The Audience at the Latex Ball, Roseland Ballroom, Manhattan, NY, August 2007

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A color digital image of the audience at the House of Latex Ball held at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan in August 2007. The image depicts a large, colorful crowd of people standing and facing forward, most with their attention just to the left of the camera. Some individuals are cheering. Round tables with colorful tablecloths are partially visible throughout the crowd. On one table near the center of the image is a vase of bright red flowers. Rows of white folding chairs are visible in the back. A person on the right-hand side of the photo holds a GMHC (Gay Men’s Health Crisis) sign that is shaped like a STOP sign and reads [HIV AND AIDS ATTENTION NEEDED HERE AND NOW]. There is a person at the bottom of the photo who holds a video camera.

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