Balls are an intentional safer space for queer and trans BIPOC. Some may know about Vogue through Madonna, but the ballroom scene was created by and for African-American and Latinx LBGTQ+ communities, notably trans women and gay men, in Harlem, New York. All visitors will respect and celebrate the Ballroom culture and its roots. If you are not from this community - as a white and/or straight ally - please be mindful of the space you take up. Respect the participants and their space. If you want to walk the Ball, make sure you take some time beforehand to learn what it means to walk and what the category asks for.