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News (USA)
New Orleans held a ‘reverse parade’ to prove we’re never going back
Hundreds gathered on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras for a “reverse parade” to show that New Orleans is a city where ya’ll truly does mean all.
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News (USA)
New Orleans: NBA All-Star game spotlights LGBT oasis in the South
Partial credit goes to the welcoming atmosphere to the city’s French settlers — “puritanical morality” never really took over here.
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News (USA)
Haunting video: Men hunt transgender woman through streets of New Orleans
Warning: This video is graphic and disturbing.
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News (USA)
Miami leads America’s top ten cities with highest rates of HIV
Despite new treatment methods, Human Immunodeficiency Virus remains one of the most common and most dangerous STDs in the U.S.
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News (USA)
Transgender inmate’s rape lawsuit against New Orleans jail set for trial
The inmate says she was raped after being locked up with a male prisoner last year.
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News (USA)
After rejecting North Carolina, NBA taps New Orleans for All-Star Game
The NBA decided last month that it wouldn’t hold its event in North Carolina because of a state law that limits protections for LGBTQ people.
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News (USA)
Report: NBA pulls All-Star game from North Carolina because of HB2
Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena is now suddenly available next February 19 for your wedding reception or bar mitzvah.
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News (USA)
Defiance and somber celebration mark Pride events nationwide
The music was thumping and crowds were dancing at gay pride events, with revelers saying the partying was proof that people won’t give in to fear.
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News (USA)
Family Dollar responds to claim that cashier refused to serve lesbian
The customer is planning a peaceful protest on Wednesday at the store: “We can just blast some Cher and make out.”
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News (USA)
Watch as a Family Dollar cashier refuses to serve a lesbian customer
The cashier loudly proclaimed her hatred of gays and lesbians and refused to serve another customer who objected to her prejudice.
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News (USA)
Louisiana governor issues order banning LGBTQ discrimination
Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an executive order Wednesday banning discrimination in state government based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Commentary
Beyoncé’s “Formation” is unabashedly queer
Gay performers have been celebrated forever in New Orleans black culture. Their inclusion was not a stretch, but a shout-out.
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News (USA)
Theodore Shoebat: ‘Gays routinely rape and murder young boys during Southern Decadence’
“They steal little boys and then bring them to the gay bars and they rape them and they murder them in the bars.”
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News (USA)
Tulane primate center gets $4.2M to study HIV treatment
The $4.2 million federal grant will help study a potential cure for HIV patients who now must take antiviral drugs for the rest of their lives.
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News (USA)
Gay former teen prostitute shares life in New Orleans vampire cult with chilling detail
A gay man has shared his story of falling headfirst into a bizarre vampire subculture in New Orleans.
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News (USA)
Small farewell party transforms into huge gay celebration
“It’s a celebration of gay culture that’s fun and held in a city that’s very welcoming. It’s a unique, one-of-a-kind event. I don’t know if any other city could handle it.”
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News (USA)
New Orleans mayor blasts Jindal with counter executive order protecting LGBT individuals
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu responded to Gov. Bobby Jindal’s controversial religious objections executive order by issuing an order of his own.
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News (USA)
New Orleans mayor announces support for marriage equality
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has come out in support of same-sex marriage. Landrieu, a Catholic and a Democrat, has been a longtime supporter of civil unions. However, this is the first time he has endorsed same-sex marriage, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
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News (USA)
Coroner says illicit silicone injection killed transgender woman
NEW ORLEANS — A black-market silicone injection killed a transgender woman earlier this year, the Orleans Parish coroner’s office says. On Friday, the office ruled that the New Year’s Day death of 25-year-old Brenisha Hall was a homicide.