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The Official Gay Magazine of the Gulf South™

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2021 Summit on HIV and Aging

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SAGE New Orleans, in partnership with LSU Health Sciences Center, is hosting a virtual Summit on HIV and Aging on Friday, December 10th, from 1:00 to 4:30 PM, on Zoom. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Free continuing education credits will be available for Louisiana-based physicians, nurses, social workers, and counselors. Register at … [Read more...] about 2021 Summit on HIV and Aging

Under the Gaydar (December 2021 Events Calendar)

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We survived Halloween and all things that go bump in the night. Now it is time to be thankful.  With everything that has been happening over the past year and a half, the fact that we are still here is reason enough to be grateful.  Let’s celebrate the Holidays in NOLA style with food, fun and music.  Here are just some of the hot happenings in ember to put on … [Read more...] about Under the Gaydar (December 2021 Events Calendar)

Two Panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Will Come to New Orleans

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Two Panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Will Come to New Orleans as World AIDS Day is Observed on Dec. 1 Access Health Louisiana (AHL) and the National AIDS Memorial are partnering together to bring two panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt (the Quilt) to New Orleans as part of World AIDS Day observances Dec.1. The quilt panels will be revealed following a news conference … [Read more...] about Two Panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Will Come to New Orleans

Bartender Spotlight: November 2021

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New Orleans is a city that loves to drink.  Our bars, especially in the LGBT+ community, are considered places not only for entertainment; but community and safe spaces.  The people who work in this industry normally always become active in the community and in my opinion are some of the best people in the world.  That can definitely be said about my bartender of the month for … [Read more...] about Bartender Spotlight: November 2021

Ambush Magazine endorses Frank Perez for City Council, District C

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Ambush Magazine is proud to endorse Frank Perez for New Orleans City Council, District C.  District C includes the French Quarter, Marigny, Bywater, parts of St. Roch and Treme, and all of Algiers.  If elected, Perez would be the first openly gay person ever elected to the New Orleans City Council. Perez, a long-time French Quarter resident and small business … [Read more...] about Ambush Magazine endorses Frank Perez for City Council, District C

Dr. Catherine Roland (1947-2021)

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Dr. Catherine Roland, age 74, of Metairie, LA, passed away peacefully on November 5th, 2021 at Tulane Medical Center. Dr. Roland was born in Huntington, New York, on March 18th, 1947, to Dominic and Judith (Arleo) Buffalino. Catherine spent her early years on Long Island, NY, and after graduating high school, she attended Marshall University, Huntington, WV, where she earned a … [Read more...] about Dr. Catherine Roland (1947-2021)

Trodding the Boards November 2, 2021

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Tell It To Me Sweet at NOMA's Besthoff Sculpture Garden thru Nov. 14 The NOLA Project’s COVID- and hurricane-delayed Tell It To Me Sweet finally opened in NOMA's Sculpture Garden on Halloween weekend. While characters do employ tricks in some of its playlets, for audiences, the show delivers an absolute treat. Tell It To Me Sweet offers five brief works that playwright … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards November 2, 2021

Frank Perez Commentary: The Trouble With Entergy and the City Council

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Entergy’s catastrophic failure during Hurricane Ida illustrated not only its incompetence, but also the City Council’s failure to use its full regulatory power over the shareholder-owned company.  Entergy has a state-approved monopoly in New Orleans and its sole regulator is the New Orleans City Council.   The problem is that the Council has never truly … [Read more...] about Frank Perez Commentary: The Trouble With Entergy and the City Council