I'm not a beauty, but I've got class. — Angie (image via Tumblr) In 1982, Angie and several other trans performers founded House of Xtravaganza, the first Latino house in New York's gay ballroom scene. Both Angie and the House featured prominently in Jennie Livingston's controversial documentary, "Paris Is Burning." Angie nurtured dozens of homeless gay and trans youth in New York City's drag scene. "A mother is one who raises a child, not one who borns it," she told her children.
A Woman to Know: Angie Xtravaganza
A Woman to Know: Angie Xtravaganza
A Woman to Know: Angie Xtravaganza
I'm not a beauty, but I've got class. — Angie (image via Tumblr) In 1982, Angie and several other trans performers founded House of Xtravaganza, the first Latino house in New York's gay ballroom scene. Both Angie and the House featured prominently in Jennie Livingston's controversial documentary, "Paris Is Burning." Angie nurtured dozens of homeless gay and trans youth in New York City's drag scene. "A mother is one who raises a child, not one who borns it," she told her children.