And w- can you dive a little bit into what that means, uh, that culture of ballroom in the '80s?

Yeah.

I mean, it was such a important part of queer history, where so much queer expression, and art, and passion, and, um, incredible, incredible looks and legends came out of that scene.

Um, so, you know- We have the house mothers and house fathers that founded this, um, scene that was a safe haven for a lot of Black and brown trans and queer people in, uh, the '80s and '90s when, uh, you know, the AIDS crisis was happening, and, and much like today, queer and trans people were vilified.

And so this was one of the few places where they were able to express themselves and feel at home.

And so that really brought about a lot of art, a lot of, um, culture, and a lot of, you know, the, the phrases and the quips and the reading and the shay, and all of this vernacular that we know now, it- that is taking over mainstream.

But that is all due to the people of ballroom, um, in, in that scene.

Mm-hmm