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Legendary to
Houses
Serve as alternative families and safe spaces for primarily black and Latinx LGBTQ people. In many cases, sharing the same last name and physical living spaces, including older folks “parenting” younger ones. Iconic houses include but are in no way limited to LaBeija, Balenciaga, Aviance and Xtravaganza.
History
Members of the LGBTQ underground in large cities of the late 19th century began to organize masquerade balls known as “drags” in direct defiance of laws banning citizens from wearing clothes of the opposite gender. Langston Hughes wrote of drag balls in the 1920s. The balls and house of today became more organized in 1950s Harlem and popularized in the 1980s. Parallel developments were taking place in Washington, D.C., and expanding today into places including Francisco, Philadelphia and Atlanta.
FAIRFIELD – ART Metals Group will build a 30,000 square foot addition to its Symmes Road manufacturing plant to expand its production capabilities.
The 40,000-square-foot stamping and bearings manufacturer plans to select a contractor next week for the $2 million project with construction beginning soon after, said Marlon Bailey, the company’s president and chief executive officer.
“We’re very excited about this project,” Bailey said. “What we know is we’ll have success by staying in this area. There is education, training, and good employees.”
ART Metals Group will celebrate its 80th anniversary next year and has been in Fairfield 25 years.
The project also includes adding new machinery and equipment totaling $3.1 million, expected to arrive this fall. Construction should be completed no later than the first quarter next year, Bailey said.