Capital City Ball and Austin Black Pride brought the ballroom to Highland Lounge on Friday, June 11, as part of ABP’s weeklong Pride celebration. Contestants, including Austin’s own House of Giuseppe, among others, competed across 13 categories inspired by Black Panther and Coming to America. Special guests included Stasha Sanchez Garçon, mother of the House of Garçon, and DJ Akasha Luxe from Season 2 of HBO Max’s ballroom reality-competition series Legendary.
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