The Ball - Part 1
The Ball
The 1990 J&B Chicago Voguers' Ball was the 2nd Voguers' Ball to be put on to raise money for Howard Brown Memorial Clinic, the 1st one being in 1989. The event had houses compete in voguing on stage in front of the audience for trophies in 8 categories.
It occurred on the night of Thursday, September 27th, 1990, and was hosted at The Vic. Proceeds from the event, from both ticket sales and the cash bar, were used to fund the clinic and its efforts in providing direct support to people with AIDS in Chicago. The event also provided an uplifting experience that was queer-friendly, fun, and hopeful during a time when it was difficult to find hope.
At the end of this page, you will find a carousel of images. These images are scans of all 40 pages of the event program. On the next page, you will find footage of the event itself.
The Houses
As listed in the program, the Houses that competed in the event are:
- The House of Automatic Inc. by Vampire Lesbians of Sodom
- The House of Avalon Night Club
- The House of Cairo
- The House of Industry by Naneek Divad, Ltd.
- The House of North Beach Leather
- The Hosue of NRG by Christopher Clauer
- The House of Pulp
- The House of SHELTER
- The House of Whistles Salon