Ambush Magazine

The Official Gay Magazine of the Gulf South™

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The Archbishop, Sissies in Struggle, and Gay Pride

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In 1978, the Pink Triangle Alliance hosted the first Gay Pride rally ever held in New Orleans. The Pink Triangle Alliance was the public face/political name of the Louisiana Sissies in Struggle, a group that came out of the Mulberry House Collective in Fayetteville, Arkansas, when Dennis Williams, Dimid Hayer, Stacey Brotherlover, and Aurora relocated to New Orleans. The … [Read more...] about The Archbishop, Sissies in Struggle, and Gay Pride

The Big Easy Sisters

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Of all the nuns and orders of nuns in New Orleans, the most fabulous is The Big Easy Sisters, Parish of the Muddy Waters.  The Big Easy Sisters are an order of 21st century queer nuns. Their primary goal, in their own words, is “to promulgate universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt or, in other words, we are the clowns of our community and we banish any negative … [Read more...] about The Big Easy Sisters

Book of the Month: Who Killed Buster Sparkle?

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Cover of Who Killed Buster Sparkle? written by John W. Bateman Reading—the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay.William Styron During these incredibly trying times during quarantine, I find that reading has been my salvation.  It is a life preserver I hang onto when I find myself adrift in a raging sea of loneliness.  It is calming, transporting me … [Read more...] about Book of the Month: Who Killed Buster Sparkle?

Strange Inheritance: Past

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Let’s go back a bit. Not back to better times, but before we were sequestered in our homes and trying to keep ourselves busy. Let's go back to when we could busy ourselves with other like-minded people and find the serendipitous moments of revelation on the streets. I want to go back to a very important day that I was lucky to share with a mentor, my husband, and the mayor of … [Read more...] about Strange Inheritance: Past

Hot Virtual Happenings

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Even though our city is on quarantine, the LGBT community has found a way to keep us entertained. New Orleans has been a city alive with a culture that can’t be locked behind a door.  Music, drag performances, and fundraisers are just a socially distant or cyber click away from you.  Hopefully, these hot virtual happenings (both locally and nationally) will give you lots of … [Read more...] about Hot Virtual Happenings

LGBTQ Horoscopes May 5-18, 2020

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Dan Beck with an Astrology Client (Photo by Chelsea Wiley) Have you observed your mind lately? You don’t have a choice at this moment, do you? With globally mandated social distancing, your gaze is cast upon your inner world, your Inner Makeup. This may be frightening, as it is so easy to turn one’s attention outward, all the while forgetting that outer reality is a … [Read more...] about LGBTQ Horoscopes May 5-18, 2020

French Quarter Lockdown Journal: Some Day in April

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Date: I forget... This could have been any day this April... 5:05 am—Wake up.  See text from the middle of the night informing me yet another person I know has tested positive for the virus.  Not the best way to wake up.  Then the pissing, and the day. 5:15 am—With the coffee machine sufficiently gurgling, I step outside on the balcony.  Nope.  … [Read more...] about French Quarter Lockdown Journal: Some Day in April