No insurance or copay required; testing encouraged regularly for all adults 18-64 NEW ORLEANS, LA (May 6, 2021) — Access Health Louisiana (AHL) is pleased to announce its home-based testing program, GetCheckedAHL, which provides free HIV testing and counseling services to residents across southeast Louisiana. Participants will receive a home-based kit and be scheduled for a … [Read more...] about Access Health Introduces Free HIV Home Testing Kits & Counseling for Southeast LA Residents
Steven Powell (1956-2021)
Steven Powell passed away suddenly on May 21, 2021 at his home in New Orleans. He was 64. He was born on September 1, 1956 in Campbellsville, KY, to Barbara Edelen Powell and the lateBobbie Lewis Powell. A graduate of Western Kentucky University, Powell retired after a thirty year career asLegislative Analyst at Equifax; at that time, the United States Senate recognized … [Read more...] about Steven Powell (1956-2021)
Easter Weekend Events
Each year the Gay Easter Parade helps raise funds for Food for Friends. With no parade this year, we are still asking everyone to help support Food for Friends, a division of CrescentCare. Food for Friends currently needs donations of non perishable food items and hygiene products. Starting now and running through Easter Sunday you can make a donation at one of several gay … [Read more...] about Easter Weekend Events
The 2021 Gay Easter Parade Is Cancelled But The Charity Work Benefitting Food For Friends Continues
The Gay Easter Parade has officially been cancelled for 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns and the current restrictions put in place by State and City officials. This will be the second consecutive year the parade has been prevented from rolling due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ambush Magazine coordinates the parade each year. The Gay Easter Parade started … [Read more...] about The 2021 Gay Easter Parade Is Cancelled But The Charity Work Benefitting Food For Friends Continues
A Commentary by Larry Bagneris
Are you thinking of skipping the Sat., Mar. 20, election for U.S. Congress? I hope not! I hope you’re carefully considering the candidates vying to represent us in the U.S. House as our representative. More so, I hope that you’ll consider voting for our friend Troy Carter. To explain why, let me take you way, way back to a lost age known as the 1990s. I want to introduce … [Read more...] about A Commentary by Larry Bagneris
Obituary: Rodney Dean Workman
Rodney Dean Workman March 3, 1953–July 20, 2020 Rodney Workman passed away at his home in New Orleans on July 20, 2020. He was born and raised in New Orleans and lived here most of his life. He worked for many years as a printer. He printed the K&B flyers and would come home with purple ink on his hands and arms. Later in life, Rodney worked at the Folgers Coffee … [Read more...] about Obituary: Rodney Dean Workman
Droplets, Cloth Masks & the Broad Street Pump
by Dr. MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI Most public health successes are the results of years of research. Vaccines are a good example; the research needed to develop them can take decades. In emergent settings where the luxury of time is absent, however, resolute action is needed. In 1847, after the Hungarian obstetrician Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis realized the necessity of … [Read more...] about Droplets, Cloth Masks & the Broad Street Pump
A Mask for 28 Days Can Help COVID Go Away
by Dr. MarkAlain Déry COVID-19 is the first global pandemic of the internet era. Information is now transferred at the speed of light rather than the speed of Morse code. This gives us a big advantage over our ancestors--if we use it effectively. The virus crosses national borders, so our response must do the same. We need a global mobilization for everyone on our … [Read more...] about A Mask for 28 Days Can Help COVID Go Away
Letter to the Editor from Scott Ellis
Dear Editor: In the deliberations concerning the renaming of Gov. Nichols (the street where I lived in Quarter), I suggest that the street be named Shaw, or Clay Shaw street. Mr. Shaw was a pioneering preservationist and renovator in the Quarter, and a bronze plaque on the present Gov. Nichols honors his efforts. Not only would this honor reflect his efforts in the Quarter, … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor from Scott Ellis
Letter to the Editor (June 16, 2020) from Kenneth Mitchell
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to Jim Meadows of SAGE New Orleans. It is reprinted here with his and the author’s permission. When asked if I’m ok, I usually give the short answer. “I’m ok,” I typically reply. Here is the long answer. For me, what is troubling is not knowing whom to trust. Pre-Trump, I thought white attitudes were limited to benign … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor (June 16, 2020) from Kenneth Mitchell
