Bido Lito! Magazine | Issue 118 | December 2021-January 2022

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with the amount of attacks happening. House of Suarez need to make sure we keep working on how we support people.” In addition to their aim to create a safe and inclusive space, House of Suarez have created “an ecosystem” of voguers within the city. The ball nurtures new artists to explore new styles, expand their creativity and gives opportunities for fresh collaborations. “The balls are my ultimate favourite time of the year,” Jack says, after his bold and unapologetic performance at the Poseum leaves flames in his wake. “Once the theme has been chosen and promoted then the ideas and creativity start flowing. You have your different categories: Fantasy, Sex Siren, Solo, Lip Sync and Choreography. We work hard as a house to make sure the theme runs cohesively through all categories. With collaborations from costume (Gordon Webber) to make-up and sound, we aim to appeal to all senses.” The night is glazed with empowerment, with all walks of life welcomed on the runway. “We are working with DaDa [Disability and Deaf Arts organisation] and QTPOC [Queer Trans People of Colour organisation]. We’ve also got Elements of Vogue which is an under 16s platform [who compete in a separate ball],” Darren outlines. “My house is open to absolutely everyone,” Darren, or “Mama D” as he’s known to his daughters, smiles. “I’m the mother of the house, or the father depending on your generation. Whatever people want to call me.” Darren is not only a house mother, but a commercial dancer and choreographer. In addition to running the ball (which takes place three times a year after Darren brought the event to Liverpool in 2008), he works alongside and trains dancers for festivals and other arts events throughout the year. “I learned to vogue in the 90s in Ibiza when it first came over from the States. The club kids were over there, partying, and then that style came over to the UK,” Darren tells me. He speaks eloquently, scooping up handfuls of stories from his well of knowledge as we chat. “Vogue is a way of life as opposed to a style of dance. It’s an attitude, it’s a platform of presentation. Vogue helped me through escapism when I was younger, running away from home and going through a hard time. Coming onto the gay scene changed my life and my headspace. I needed that infrastructure. Voguing really helped me to communicate with the world who I was as an adult. It gave me a family, however dysfunctional,” his explanation is punctuated with a laugh. The crowd inside the museum is wild with people snapping fingers, shimmying to the music and shining with inner beauty. The room tastes like empowerment. A stunning celebration of queer love, bodies and art which nourishes not only my soul but the soul of those surrounding me. At a time when queer expression is threatened in Liverpool, nights like this instil hope for a community spreading only love. The Night At The Poseum reminds me that the LGBTQ+ family will continue to be what it has always been. Resilient. Powerful. Beautiful. It is a community that deserves so much more than the hostility it has had to face for years and is still facing today on our city streets. The spirit of queer expression will never be contained, crushed or cracked. When in the face of hate, queer expression will always push back. It is armed with beauty and free love. LGBTQ+ liberation is simply a freedom of the mind, body and soul, and queerphobia will never suffocate these voices. It’s a light too vibrant to destroy. My eyes well with tears and my heart expands to those around me as Rikki strides down the runway, he of the sequin hot pants curved around fishnets, proudly dressed as the queen he is and tells us: “You are not too anything at this ball, baby. At this vogue ball you belong here!” This here is such a beautiful place to belong to, I think I’ll stay for a while longer. What a time to hold no fear. To boldly be here. What a time to be proud and queer. ! Words: Olive / @olive.writing Photography: Daniel De La Bastide / @danieldelabastide “A house is so much more than a company, it is your chosen family” 20
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