“When Paris is Burning came out I was just a kid in the local choir in my church in New Orleans. I remember how much I loved everything about it — the characters, the costumes, the music. I couldn’t believe there were gay Black and Latino men being portrayed like that on screen. It meant a lot to me and in many ways inspired me to do something different and follow my dream, no matter what others said. In many ways, Bounce is the new ball culture. We’re making a film called Bounce Queen about Bounce music — Katey Red, Sissy Nobby and I can only hope that our film does for others what Paris is Burning did for me.”
-Big Freedia, The Music and Meaning Of ‘Paris is Burning’
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