Pardon my French, but a lot of tour guides in New Orleans are full of shit. Those guides have never taken my Professional Tour Guiding classes. If you’ve ever spent any time walking the French Quarter or sitting outside a bar there, you already know. I hear it all the time when I’m sitting on my balcony. It never ceases to amaze me to learn of all the … [Read more...] about In New Orleans, Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
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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
Women’s History Month: Lesbians and Misogyny
In Louisiana in the 1970s, a number of organizations advocated on behalf of women’s issues. Not the least of these were the Baton Rouge and New Orleans chapters of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the Louisiana Women’s Political Caucus (LWPC). In New Orleans, many feminist activists were lesbians, which was not necessarily the case in other parts of the … [Read more...] about Women’s History Month: Lesbians and Misogyny
Trodding the Boards March 23, 2021
Stop Kiss presented by Loyola University’s Department of Theatre Arts & Dance She Kills Monsters presented by Tulane University’s Department of Theatre and Dance Given that their schedules were made up months in advance and independently of each other, it seems like it was just a coincidence that Tulane’s and Loyola’s theater departments presented two contemporary … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards March 23, 2021
Ass Cancer and Me – The Hole Story, Part 2
The result of my biopsy identified pre-cancerous cells, and treatment would be necessary. The cherry on top of this HPV sundae--I also had a fistula in the lining of my rectum. “A what?” I asked, immediately returning his call. In a rather pre-occupied tone, I was told: "A fistula is an abnormal passage that sometimes forms from the anal canal to the skin near the … [Read more...] about Ass Cancer and Me – The Hole Story, Part 2
Introducing Crowded Brain, 2021!
It’s March 2021, and here we are. This March, we may still feel stuck, tired of, or frustrated with limited socializing, no really safe playing, or less than regular physical connection. Sometimes, it may seem like there is a fog in your head and when you try to clear it, it stays a bit foggy. Foggy brain is now a thing, with the media and medical professionals … [Read more...] about Introducing Crowded Brain, 2021!
Ass Cancer and Me – The Hole Story
One morning, not very long ago, I woke up to discover that small growth clusters had begun to appear around the base of my penis and testicular area. I panicked and did what anyone with a medical mystery to solve would do – I ran straight to Google. There is a reason we should never self-diagnose ourselves using Google. Based on my findings, by late afternoon, I was almost … [Read more...] about Ass Cancer and Me – The Hole Story
Trodding the Boards March 9, 2021
Brighton Beach Memoirs at 30 by Ninety Theatre through March 14 I remember seeing Brighton Beach Memoirs at the then-recently rechristened Neil Simon Theatre and being a bit underwhelmed by it. I’m not sure if it was because my expectations were too high after its rave reviews and Tony Awards or because the charms of this intimate family dramedy got lost in the upper reaches … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards March 9, 2021
Book Clubs Are The New Bars
I am about to pour myself a glass of wine and settle down in front of my computer to log into the New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders (NOAGE) Book Club for February Zoom meeting. We are discussing our book of the month, A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane, a witty novel about an assistant to a famous movie star and their complex relationship and adventures together. … [Read more...] about Book Clubs Are The New Bars