Money Raised from Fundraisers Announcement Party $1207 Press Party $1506.54 Leather and Lace $424 Salad Tossing 101 $338 SDGM Bartending $671.25 SDGM Bartending $346 Wine... Just Add Fruit $200 Potato Salad Contest $400 Just Us Trip $-566.27 Southern Meets Decadence Soiree’ $2390 Poster Signing $80 Total: $7562.79 Money Raised from … [Read more...] about Southern Decadence Accounting as of July 26, 2019
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Miss Louisiana Leatherette 2020
The Lords of Leather will present its annual “Miss Louisiana Leatherette” contest on Saturday, August 10 at 8 pm at Four Seasons Bar & Lounge in Metairie. This camp-drag competition features a tongue-in-cheek look at gay leather pageantry in a delightful evening for all. This contest is open to all artists/entertainers who wish to present their best with an … [Read more...] about Miss Louisiana Leatherette 2020
Forum for Equality Holds Annual Meeting
The Forum for Equality held its annual meeting on Wednesday, July 24, at the New Orleans Jazz Market. About thirty members of the Forum and a few guests enjoyed cocktails and sweets before the meeting was called to order. Three political candidates, all running for the State House of Representatives, worked the crowd during the cocktail hour: Carling Dinkler … [Read more...] about Forum for Equality Holds Annual Meeting
Tour-Guiding Classes at Loyola University to Feature LGBT+ History
LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana President and Ambush columnist Frank Perez will incorporate local LGBT+ history into three courses he is teaching at Loyola University this fall. Loyola University began offering Professional Tour Guiding courses last year as part of a new initiative to accommodate the city’s growing tourism industry as well as to address increasing … [Read more...] about Tour-Guiding Classes at Loyola University to Feature LGBT+ History
New Orleans Hot Happenings July 30, 2019
July has come and gone and we are one month closer to one of the most celebrated LGBT holidays in the Crescent City - Southern Decadence. Get ready as we amp up the amount of events and your calendar books up quickly. Here is just a sampling of some exciting happenings. (If you have a fundraiser, party, show or event coming up and would like to be listed in … [Read more...] about New Orleans Hot Happenings July 30, 2019
Party Down July 30, 2019
After coming off my amazing adventure in New York, I had to play catch up at work and just life. I also had two very excited little miniature dachshunds ready to see me, so I basically was a homebody for the beginning of the week. Then the Hurricane-that-wasn’t Barry cast a damper on the weekend. I did manage to venture out for happy hour on Friday at The … [Read more...] about Party Down July 30, 2019
Five Simple Tips to Maintain Positive Cash Flow in Your New Business
When it comes to finances, the difference between success and failure is often the ability to maintain a positive cash flow. We have this goal in our everyday lives: we seek to earn enough to pay the bills each month while saving strategically for long-term investments that will fuel future growth. The same is true for a business. If you are thinking about becoming a small … [Read more...] about Five Simple Tips to Maintain Positive Cash Flow in Your New Business
The Responsibility of Optimal Sexual Health
“If you intentionally have sex with someone knowing that you have HIV or a STD and infect them, you could get into trouble with the law,” warns Nurse Practitioner Rhea Kyles. A warning that residents in the Big Easy need to take to heart. Criminal transmission of a STD covers different types of diseases. Most state laws always include HIV as well as other … [Read more...] about The Responsibility of Optimal Sexual Health
Gay Bars, Gender Discrimination, and Boycotts—1980s Style
The recent controversy surrounding Wood Enterprises seems to have quieted down. For those readers who have been in a coma or may not otherwise know, Tom Wood aroused the anger of a significant portion of the leather community earlier this year when it was revealed that he was responsible for the closure of the Phoenix’s upstairs darkroom. A boycott of Wood owned … [Read more...] about Gay Bars, Gender Discrimination, and Boycotts—1980s Style
Partnerships
As you and I have so often walked together we have talked and dreamt of many things. “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—Of cabbages—and kings—And why the sea is boiling hot—And whether pigs have wings.” This past Sunday we enjoyed and rejoiced in the Feast of St. Anna. In it, we declared that it was a new day! We … [Read more...] about Partnerships
