Welcome to the world premiere of the FX original series hos
Focus children it is time. We remind the world who we are
set in the 1980s this series explores the lives of gay and
Transgender people who are trying to find ways to express themselves through dance and fall culture. So what exactly is a ball?
balls are a gathering of people who are not welcome together anywhere else a
Celebration of a life that the rest of the world does not deem worthy of celebration
We asked about making this celebration of self-expression
I think what pose does so well is that it really just opposes the 1980s societies of New York
We have the ball C which is a refuge for LGBTQ people of color mostly youth and then at the same time
We also explore the world real estate
It's an amazing story, which I hope does not get lost in all of this but on top of that
it's an education about a section of humanity that I personally knew very little about it's a world and a community that
many people have not experienced before and you know art always has a way of
Cracking open people's hearts and minds I find it fascinating and so much fun and exhilarating
To explore that I've learned so much and I'm continuing to learn so much and in the process
I'm learning a lot about myself in a world where ignorant is the cause for so much violence
You can only fight ignorance with information. So I think pose is gonna do just that I'm gonna be treated like any other woman
That's my dream
It's showing how we cultivated a scene in a culture and down spaces to the when we couldn't live it in the wheel world
They decided they were gonna take fashion and culture Andrea propriate it and celebrate themselves and it's a big dance musical
It's like nothing you've ever seen it gives us
Validation pulse lets those people that have no one to look up to know that yes
You can exist you can live in your truth is the first time in my life
Where people are being able to live there for Vint excels through and through you want to be a professional dancer, right?
I want to be a star. Don't be all honey
We're back at a very special event celebrating the FX original series
hos
Effect celebrated the series group of Baal and the seamless ibrid and electrifying
Can you tell me what is ball
Cultured ball culture is a world where you get to be who you want to be and you walk and you dance and you're awarded
Trophies and you wear amazing costumes and it's really really fun
Unfortunately many LGBTQ people face rejection very often from their families very often
They're kicked out of their homes these people come together and create their own families
that's what the ball culture is growing up people of the barroom were the people who I
connected to the only people around that were available to reciprocate where I was coming from and I learned so much about the power of
Expressing yourself at a power of identity Friday night walking out first ball Friday
Best in two days girl. What are we gonna wear? I
Was there to experience shooting one of the balls and there were about 300?
Extras there all dressed in 80's clothes and seemingly having the best time of their life we have so many
Consultants helping us find the right kind of competition categories and the ball see making sure that when we're filming that we get it exactly
Right. It's amazing the scenery the colors. It's a true depiction of what happens in the world ball culture
Baby you are our secret weapon
There are more people represented from the gay and transgender communities on this series than ever before. Why is this important?
Why isn't it important especially now more than ever? I mean, it's 2018. I hope that sheds light on the transgender community for everybody
It's gonna show that any kid who is up any part of the world. They can be anything
They want to be we are a group of people that have been ignored and we're reclaiming our time
We are a part of life
we
Part of this world and when you do not acknowledge us you're writing us out of history when you're somebody who hasn't met a trans
person or gay person you have a lot of
subconscious ignorant and I think television is really special in that it helps people to empathize with
Characters and people's lifestyles that they otherwise would never meet in their personal life
This is their story and in order to make it authentic
You have to listen to people who are living it and they tear this is it's really something
Right back Sam I'm Thomas smiling. Thanks for watching
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