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Long after the Dill Pickle Club closed, pioneering queer DJ and record producer Frankie Knuckles was instrumental in establishing and fostering house music in Chicago, which has since been popularized across the entire world where anyone loves to dance.

Beyoncé's previous album, Renaissance explored the forgotten influence of black and queer communities on house music.

Eyebrows were raised again in 2023, when Harry Styles' fun, but conceptually flimsy, Harry's House bested Beyoncé's Renaissance – a meticulous exploration of how oppressed black and queer musicians found salvation through house music.

Hailing from Carolina, Omar Courtz, whose real name is Joshua Omar Medina Cortés, has toggled his singing style between reggaeton, trap R&B and house music.

When the presentations wrap up around 9:30 p.m., the crowd moves toward the front of the large venue, where a DJ is spinning house music in a pink-lit room.