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PARIS IS BURNING (1990) dir. Jennie Livingston A vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s ball scene. Made over seven years, the documentary offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary performers like Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza, it is a celebration of the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community. (link in title)

DORIAN COREY: I always had hopes of being a big star. Then as you get older, you aim a little lower. Then I say, "Well, yeah, you might still make an impression."

PARIS IS BURNING 1990, dir. Jennie Livingston

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Dorian Corey started out doing drag as a part of the Pearl Box Revue in the 1960s. It was during this time that she began identifying as a trans woman and physically transitioning.

In the 1970s, she became a staple of the New York City drag ball scene, founding the House of Corey and acting as a drag mother to many future legendary drag mothers.

After her death from AIDS-related complications, a mummified body was found stuffed into a coat bag in her closet. The body was later identified as habitual criminal Robert Worley. It is believed that he broke into her apartment, and she killed him in self-defense, but as a Black trans woman, she was terrified of turning to the police so she stuffed him in her closet.