Balls (or ballrooms) are elaborate events where "walkers" compete in a series of categories emulating high fashion, style or a way of being.
The ball circuit has evolved over time and competition categories have expanded. Categories are heavily judged on realness and range from butch queen realness to drag queen realness to sex siren. Balls can also be an opportunity for gay house members to gather or compete against other houses.To learn more about balls or to get a glimpse of the action, see the documentary Paris Is Burning.
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