fuckyeahgenderstudies:

You know what? I’ll just embed the first part.

This is part one of BRILLIANT documentary Paris is Burning. The Wikipedia entry sums it up better than i could:

Paris Is Burning is a 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African American, Latino, gay and transgender communities involved in it. Many consider Paris Is Burning to be an invaluable documentary of the end of the “Golden Age” of New York City drag balls, as well as a thoughtful exploration of race, class, and gender in America. 

this movie is simply…stunning. I highly recommend it.

(via adailyriot)