A New Orleans police officer is making headlines for some cheeky behavior during the 18th annual Gay Easter Parade in the city’s French Quarter. The moment when the officer delivered a “loud slap” to the backside of Qween B. Amor wa…
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New Orleans LGBTQ Backwards Parade Sends Powerful Message About Having Rights Reversed : WATCH
New Orleans Tourism launched its “Always Open” campaign in tandem with its marquee Mardi Gras celebration this week to welcome the LGBTQ community in particular to the city. Proclaiming NOLA a home for diversity and equality, the city hel…
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First Look at ‘The View UpStairs’, a Provocative New Musical About a Tragic Moment in LGBT History: WATCH
In June 1973, a fire broke out in a gay bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The fire at the UpStairs Lounge took 32 lives — bodies burned beyond recognition. Approximately 20 people escaped the blaze, which was set by an arsonist. The likely su…
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Family Dollar Says It Is ‘Taking Very Seriously’ the Incident in Which Woman Was Refused Service for Being Gay
Family Dollar store said it is taking “very seriously” an incident in which a gay customer was refused service in a New Orleans store. The incident was partially caught on video and spread virally yesterday. Melissa Langford said after as…
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Cashier at New Orleans Family Dollar Store Refuses to Serve Gay Customer: WATCH
A customer at a New Orleans Family Dollar store said that a cashier refused to serve her after she asked the employee to stop using gay slurs. In a Facebook post on Friday, 24-year-old Melissa Langford explained what happened and provided video evide…
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Incoming Louisiana Governor Will Protect LGBT State Workers Via Executive Order
John Bel Edwards, who recently defeated David Vitter to become Louisiana’s next governor, replacing anti-gay bigot Bobby Jindal, will protect the state’s LGBT citizens via executive order, his campaign announced. The Times-Picayune report…
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Your Ultimate Guide To Gay Halloween New Orleans Is Here
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Halloween New Orleans presented by Avita Pharmacy, now in its 32nd year, is known as the best gay Halloween bash in the U.S. for good reason. With 4 days of gay parties (including a black-tie gala, a neon party, a costume party, and the most sacred o…
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Iconic Young Face Of Hurricane Katrina Destruction Comes Out as Transgender: VIDEO
Nine-year-old Charles Evans who became one of the many faces of Hurricane Katrina 10 years ago after boldly telling an NBC cameraman the stark reality of the hurricane’s aftermath in 2005, is now living as a transgender woman reports NY Daily News. A…
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IBM Cancels Ribbon-Cutting For Baton Rouge Facility Over Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Anti-Gay Executive Order
In response to an anti-gay executive order signed by Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal in May, IBM has cancelled a ribbon-cutting for its new National Service Center in Baton Rouge that was scheduled for Monday. WAFB-TV reports: The event on June 22 had b…
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New Orleans Mayor Blasts Bobby Jindal’s Anti-gay Crusade, Issues Counter Executive Order to Combat Discrimination
In the wake of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's decision yesterday to bypass the state legislature and issue a controversial executive order protecting religious-based objection to same-sex marriage, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is hoping to cou…
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