Bartenders or whatever your title of choice is (mixologist, bar chef, etc.) are an important part of the gay community. They become our confidants, our protector, our cocktail suppliers and, in some cases, our therapists. But most of all, they are our friends and for many people, our chosen family. I cannot stress what vital roles bartenders at LGBTQ+ drinking … [Read more...] about Bartender Spotlight – May 2024
Arts & Culture
Trodding the Boards May 20, 2024
Shakespeare's Tempest Reimagined at the Lafitte Greenway Station through May 25 Magic Shakespeare employs magic in The Tempest, his autumnal dramedy, to move his plot along and serve as a metaphor for the spells he had cast with words in all his previous works. Those who go to The NOLA Project's Shakespeare's Tempest Reimagined at the Lafitte Greenway Station will … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards May 20, 2024
Ambush on the Road: Universal Studios in Orlando Part II
Great – We Are Upside Down Again! Ambush on the Road: Universal Studios in Orlando, Part 2 The following day, our morning routine was the same. Starbucks, water taxi and early entry to the Park. The early entry gets you into Islands of Adventure early so we rode a few of the popular rides from the day before till 9 a.m. then boarded the Hogwarts Express from … [Read more...] about Ambush on the Road: Universal Studios in Orlando Part II
Trodding the Boards May 7, 2024
Bianca Del Rio’s Dead Inside at the Mahalia Jackson Theater Bianca Del Rio recently brought her Dead Inside Comedy Tour to the Mahalia Jackson Theater. It was boring, unfunny, tedious, uninspired, slow-moving, and witty as a rock. I have no idea why so many people paid their hard-earned money to see such schlock. Bianca Del Rio and Sherry Vine (It's well known that … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards May 7, 2024
Ambush on the Road: Universal Studios in Orlando Part I
Great – We Are Upside Down Again! Vacations can be many different things to people; relaxing, adventurous, luxurious, therapeutic or all of the above. And in some cases, they can be opportunities to bring your inner child to the surface and experience all the wonder and amazement of being swept away in a fantasy world. That was what my trip to … [Read more...] about Ambush on the Road: Universal Studios in Orlando Part I
Under the Gaydar (May 2024 Event Calendar)
April Showers bring May Flowers. And that is true also about events. May is filled with events and parties. Here are just some of the hot events in April to put on your “Gaydar.” If you want your event listed, send me an email at ledgemgp@gmail.com. Weekly Events Monday: * NOAGE New Orleans Walking Group; Audubon Park; 6500 Magazine St., New Orleans, … [Read more...] about Under the Gaydar (May 2024 Event Calendar)
John Rawls and the Sodomy Statute
In 1994, New Orleans attorney John Rawls took an ad out in Impact (a New Orleans-based LGBT+ newspaper) announcing he was planning a civil lawsuit to challenge the state’s “Crimes Against Nature” law and asking, “We would like to hear from the following groups of people as possible plaintiffs: people who have the courage to reveal their sexual orientation and fight openly in … [Read more...] about John Rawls and the Sodomy Statute
Bartender Spotlight
The hospitality industry in NOLA is a large and vibrant community. And like our city’s LGBTQ+ community, it is diverse, cultured, fun and unique. As I’ve always said, if you’re a successful bartender at one of the gay bars in New Orleans, you can handle any type of job, hands down. If you’ve been in the trenches through Mardi Gras and Southern … [Read more...] about Bartender Spotlight
Southern Decadence Grand Marshals and their Announcement Party
On Saturday, April 20, outgoing SDGMs Jimmy Gale, Monica Synclaire-Kennedy, and Nicole Dubois will name their successors. In recent years, the annual announcement party has become a highly anticipated event in the New Orleans queer calendar, but that wasn’t always the case. In the beginning, there were no Grand Marshal announcement parties. In fact, when Southern Decadence … [Read more...] about Southern Decadence Grand Marshals and their Announcement Party
Bianca Del Rio–Dead Inside but Live Onstage
Gretna’s own Roy Haylock, better known as international drag superstar Bianca Del Rio, returns to New Orleans on April 24 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater with his newest solo comedy tour Dead Inside. With the theater seating over 2,200, it may be a little smaller than London’s Wembley Arena (capacity: 12,000+) which his It's Jester Joke tour sold out in 2019, but a tad larger … [Read more...] about Bianca Del Rio–Dead Inside but Live Onstage
