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There were mixed feelings about the return.
Actress Sandra Bernhard, who showed up in a glittering blue
dress, said she had gotten used to not having to wear makeup or
getting her hair done, but actress MJ Rodriguez, in a pale pink
corset outfit with dangling garter straps, said she was thrilled
to be dressed up.
"It's been so darn long since we've been able to actually put on
a good little garment and just show people what we got and feel
glamorous," Rodriguez said.
The final season of the popular FX show, set in 1994, will touch
on the AIDS epidemic as the popularity of the underground ball
culture faded.
Executive producer and co-creator Ryan Murphy said "Pose" is one
of the most important things he has ever done, calling it a
game-changer for the industry.
"We brought a lot of people into the business who didn't feel
they had access and are now the next generation of leaders," he
said. "That is why I always say 'Pose' is more than a TV show -
it's a movement."
Although many attendees said the night was bittersweet, the
show's executive producer, writer and director, Janet Mock,
called her experience with the show humbling.
"I was just a little black trans girl growing up in this world
and having no images of myself," she said. "And I got to go on
and put five images of myself on screen. There's no words to
describe that. It's the greatest gift in my life."
(Reporting by Alicia Powell and Hussein Al Waalie; Editing by
Karishma Singh and Gerry Doyle)
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