On the night of July 29, 2023, O’Shae Sibley and a group of friends stopped at a Mobil gas station in Brooklyn. As they fueled up their car, they started dancing — specifically vogueing, to a song from Beyoncé’s Renaissance album.
It’s important to note vogueing is a particular type of dancing that originates from Harlem’s queer ballroom scene (Madonna only appropriated it). It’s also important to note Beyoncé’s Renaissance album is well-regarded in the Black LGBTQ community. Essence writer Taylor Crumpton described the album as, “…an altar call to those who have forgotten who made house and disco music: Black queer and trans people.”