User:Sbrowne2UMBC/Kiki (social gathering)

Notable People
Relevant figures for the kiki scene are, and not limited to: Twiggy Pucci Garçon, Aisha Diori, and Arbert Santana.

Twiggy Pucci Garçon is an African American non-binary LGBTQ+ youth activist who goes by she/they pronouns. They are the chief strategy officer of True Colors United, an organization that provides services for the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC homeless population, joining in 2014. She was born in Virginia. In an interview with Jama Shelton, she stated, “I came to the ballroom 16 years ago in 2004. I was in high school.”

Garçon founded the Opulent Haus of Pucci and was the house’s mother. She also oversees the House of Garçon.

She was the ball consultant and runway choreographer for the show Pose. Garcon was one of two writers for the movie Kiki (2016), as well as a subject.

Arbert Santana (Latex Evisu) was a Puerto Rican HIV/AIDS activist who was the founder and mother of the House of Latex and the House of Evisu. In 2010, Santana began a collaboration with Robert Sember and Michael Roberson of Ultra-red in order to document house/ballroom culture. The Arbert Ballroom Ballroom Freedom and Free School was founded through this collaboration and named after Santana after their death in February of 2012.

Kiki Houses
Kiki houses a part of the kiki ballroom community and scene include:


 * House of Latex: The House of Latex was conceptualized in the 1980’s in New York City and was formally founded in 1993 by Arbert Santana (Latex Evisu).


 * House of Evisu: The House of Evisu was founded in New York in 2003 by Arbert Santana who was a mother and founder of the House of Latex. In 2013, the House of Lacroix and House of Evisu merged to form the House of Xclusive Lauvin.


 * House of Ada: Based in Portland, Oregon. The father of the house is Daniel Giron, their nickname Papa Ada. According to Giron in an interview with the Portland Mercury for their participation in the third season of Legendary, they are “...the first gender non-comforming house on the show.”


 * (Kiki) House of Pucci/The Opulent Haus of Pucci: Founded by Twiggy Pucci Garcon. Participated in the third season of Legendary.


 * House of Old Navy


 * House of Telfar


 * House of Pink Lady


 * (Kiki) House of Juicy Couture


 * House of Unbothered-Cartier: Founded by Chi Chi Mizrahi