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TENZ TENz is a multimedia platform for ballroom culture and the surrounding q***r of color community.

11/10/2025

Taking your family to a drag show is a q***r social experiment and temperature check in allyship. Some parents show up living, waving singles, screaming ‘YASSS!’ louder than the child who brought them. Others sit stunned, clutching pearls, whispering, ‘Why does Toni Braxton and Celine have a five o’clock shadow and suspiciously large. Either way, it can be a a bonding moment wrapped in wigs, lipstick, lip syncs and bottomless mimosas.

But no shade , not everyone even gets to that stage. Some q***r folks have to hide their social lives, code-switch their personality, and shrink their truth just to maintain a tolerable connection with family — if there’s one at all. Many were raised under an unspoken Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell household policy, where being tolerated depended on being invisible. Others were disowned entirely for daring to live out loud.

So whether it’s a live drag show or a RuPaul’s Drag Race binge in the living room, it’s still a moment to bring your worlds together.

11/08/2025

Face - | The Iconic House of Miyake-Mugler marked three decades of ballroom excellence in October 2019 with The Return of the Porcelain Ball at the PlayStation Theatre.

11/08/2025

Mother Fenty LSS - The Iconic House of Miyake-Mugler marked three decades of ballroom excellence in October 2019 with The Return of the Porcelain Ball at the PlayStation Theatre.

11/08/2025

| The Iconic House of Miyake-Mugler marked three decades of ballroom excellence in October 2019 with The Return of the Porcelain Ball at the PlayStation Theatre.

TONIGHT Get ready for another Battle in Brooklyn! 📸
11/07/2025

TONIGHT Get ready for another Battle in Brooklyn!

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The Iconic House of Miyake-Mugler marked three decades of ballroom excellence in October 2019 with The Return of the Por...
11/07/2025

The Iconic House of Miyake-Mugler marked three decades of ballroom excellence in October 2019 with The Return of the Porcelain Ball at the PlayStation Theatre.

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11/04/2025

So was it realness or not? 🤣

We’ve all heard tales of the great hetero bar invasions. straight crowds flooding into q***r clubs. From being ogled like zoo exhibits by ST8 girls “experiencing culture” to ST8 bros turning trade for cocktails or worse… While a seasoned Door Host or bouncer can spot the difference, the intrusion disrupts what these spaces were built for. Q***r bars were born as sanctuaries against persecution, places where we could dance, flirt, munch and exist freely without the gaze or judgment of the outside world. That freedom shifts when self-awareness leaves the door.

The gurls built them to escape y’all, not to perform for your bachelorette party or frat dare. It’s never been about exclusion; it’s about intent and respect. Allies are welcome, but only if they remember they are guests, not the main attraction.

11/02/2025

Back to reality after 2 weeks of Halloween 🎃

10/28/2025

You Nevaaaa!
OTA x TENz: Halloween (2025)
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SEVN made you move ya “Hips,” drip with “Drip,” and holler out “Break My Back.” Now, the musician and lyrical provocateu...
10/27/2025

SEVN made you move ya “Hips,” drip with “Drip,” and holler out “Break My Back.” Now, the musician and lyrical provocateur returns with the visuals for his latest single “CBT.” Opening with a cinematic Nino Brown-style intro monologue, the video sets the tone for an entirely new era.

“CBT is a Black gay villain created from trauma and karma, until he realized no one was going to save him and decided not to be the victim. He’s not here to be liked; he’s here to change the world and make it safer for Black q***r people.”

Where other artists seek validation, SEVN seeks transformation, especially for those who live and love outside the margins of respectability politics. Each release fuses s*x positivity, camp, and theatricality, the holy trinity of his artistic DNA. “CBT” takes that formula and turns it into a declaration of dominance.

SEVN has never shied away from bravado, sensuality, or spectacle. His visuals merge cinematic storytelling with raw erotic energy, always delivering high-quality production, statement looks, sharp choreography, and a few video vixens. The latest video features ballroom S*x Siren , and , , , .

When TENz last caught up with SEVN during his Pump The Beat sit-down, he opened up about discovering Ballroom after moving to New York City, a space that, as he explained, “helped me find freedom in my art and my body.” He also addressed the limitations of being labeled solely as a “q***r rapper,” emphasizing that his creativity surpasses every box. “I’m q***r, I’m Black, but at the end of the day, I’m a great artist.”

For SEVN, music isn’t escapism. It’s a stage for rebirth. The clubs, the categories, the cyphers, they’re all part of the same sermon, a pulsing after-hours confessional where truth and rhythm collide. In a culture that often demonizes Black q***r s*xuality, SEVN flips the narrative, turning the villain into the visionary.

https://youtu.be/dISnZL3r9SQ?si=KHn_I6zyDxNbSVJR

10/27/2025

“Thing” from The Adams Family gave the gurls a nasty Hand Performance at OTA x TENz: Halloween Edition (2024)!

Myles Telfar for Team Honey Balenciaga

10/25/2025

You should have never called Terri Joe a fat ass Kelly Price on Halloween!

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