Dear Ambush Nation, The 31st Annual Gay Appreciation Awards are here and we are so excited! The GAA Gala will take place on July 20th at 6 pm at Oz and we hope to see everyone there. This year has been one for the record books and for that we thank you! Not only did we break the record set last year for unique nominees but we also broke the record for votes … [Read more...] about The Official Dish July 16, 2019
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Bartender of the Month: Kyle Simmons
Kyle Simmons bartending at Sipps Bar in Gulfport This is my second in a series of Bartender of the Month spotlighting bartenders at Sipps Bar in Gulfport. Kyle Simmons has been a part of the Sipps team for two years. Unlike many stressful jobs he has had in the past, Kyle says being a bartender at Sipps is wonderful. He is part of a community and … [Read more...] about Bartender of the Month: Kyle Simmons
New Orleans Physician Educates Others Abroad about HIV
Dr. MarkAlain Déry educates medical students in Albania on HIV and Hepatitis-C. When the opportunity to educate medical students in Albania presented itself, Dr. MarkAlain Déry jumped at the opportunity. “In Albania, there’s a big issue with HIV and Hepatitis-C, sex, drugs and LGBT issues,” explains Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI. “These issues are glossed over and even ignored.” … [Read more...] about New Orleans Physician Educates Others Abroad about HIV
Funny, Not Funny
America’s Next Fag Superstar spills the tea on Boston’s Straight Pride. Have you heard the one about some elements in Boston throwing their own parade celebrating Straight Pride? Unfortunately, it’s no joke. And instead of a punchline, the LGBTQ community gets a punch in the gut. In an act of outlandish absurdity the Boston “straight rights” advocacy group Super … [Read more...] about Funny, Not Funny
Start Planning Your Future Today… The Golden Girls Way
Most people daydream about how much fun they will have when they first retire, but imagining what might come later? Not so much. Let’s face it: the thought of eventually being in a nursing home isn’t exactly an exciting prospect. For LGBT people, the anxieties around that possibility are stronger than for most. It’s time we confront our fears head-on, and the first … [Read more...] about Start Planning Your Future Today… The Golden Girls Way
Affirm Yourself: Find Purpose, Go Forward
Affirmation of self is something we may forget about sometimes, deny, or just not know how to do, because we’ve never felt self-affirming. It strikes me that many in our community, spanning age and stage, are asking difficult questions about life, goals, expectations, with a healthy amount of trying to figure out a personal kind of existential angst. Younger members of … [Read more...] about Affirm Yourself: Find Purpose, Go Forward
Trodding the Boards July 16, 2019
Rich Arnold and Dody Piper in She Loves Me (photo by Michael Palumbo) She Loves Me at Tulane’s Dixon Hall I wish we had a different occupant in the White House. I wish Hurricane Barry had not caused all the ruckus he did. And I wish Tulane’s Summer Lyric Theatre’s (SLT) production of She Loves Me had a longer run as this delightful and utterly captivating musical, … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards July 16, 2019
James Andrew Mondoro
James Andrew Mondoro, 58, of New Orleans, Louisiana, and formerly of Dunellen, New Jersey, passed away at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans surrounded by his loving family on June 28. Son of Joseph and Nina Mondoro, Jim was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and spent most of his childhood in Dunellen where he graduated from Dunellen High School in 1978 and was an active … [Read more...] about James Andrew Mondoro
Bear, Leather Enthusiasts Headed Toward “The Locker Room” for 11th Mobile Bleather Weekend Aug. 2 & 3
When the final whistle blows, the teams head toward the locker room. But that’s when the games REALLY begin at this year’s 11th Mobile Bleather Weekend! Mobile Bleather Weekend is “The South’s Premier Bear/Leather/Levi Event”. Four bars in Mobile unite to present a weekend filled with contests, music and socializing, all centered around a theme. And, in addition to the … [Read more...] about Bear, Leather Enthusiasts Headed Toward “The Locker Room” for 11th Mobile Bleather Weekend Aug. 2 & 3
United We Stand… In Leather
New Orleans did it quietly this year. Proudly, reverently and in the rain. A few of us had wondered, as the June 24 anniversary approached, if there was going to be any observances of the historic Up Stairs Lounge fire. Those of us who’d helped plan last year’s 45th anniversary events – Frank Perez as liaison with the Historic New Orleans Collection and Reverend Cory … [Read more...] about United We Stand… In Leather
