Venus Xtravaganza – MRQE https://mrqe.com Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:06:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://mrqe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MRQE-favicon-1.png Venus Xtravaganza – MRQE https://mrqe.com 32 32 I’m Your Venus https://mrqe.com/movie/im-your-venus-m100148937/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/im-your-venus-m100148937/ A moving and timely documentary following the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, star of the legendary Paris Is Burning as Venus two families biological and ballroom come together to seek answers and celebrate her legacy.

]]> Paris Is Burning https://mrqe.com/movie/paris-is-burning-m100021361/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://staging.mrqe.com/movie/paris-is-burning-m100021361/ Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING 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 voguers, drag queens, and trans women including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.

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