Inside New York's underground ballroom scene: 'It's your chosen family
Backstage with the House of Gorgeous Gucci at the Coldest Winter Ball Ever, as New York's ballroom community asks whether its culture can survive mainstream hype.
An intimate, joyful look at the real chosen families behind the culture that inspired Pose.
The last few years have seen pop culture and fashion take a huge interest in the real scene that inspired TV shows such as Pose and HBO’s Legendary. Can it survive the hype? The Guardian joined the House of Gorgeous Gucc
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