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Guest Column: Caddo's vote against Pride Month sends a devastating message to LGBTQ youth
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (611+ words) Attendees of a Caddo Parish Commission applaud a speaker that spoke in support of a special resolution recognizing Pride Month on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Government Plaza in Shreveport, La. While Pride Month, in June, is intended to acknowledge and celebrate…...
New Orleans' first-ever "big queer mass wedding" combined LGBTQ activism and cost cutting
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (713+ words) Couples Yanina Maysonet and Maz Petit, and Hannah Haynes and Courtney Frederick share kisses during the Dearly Beloved Dance Party, a group queer wedding that took place in the cozy courtyard of Creole townhouse in New Orleans Hannah Haynes and…...
Southern Decadence brings a long weekend of LGBTQ events and a parade parade Labor Day weekend
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (972+ words) Grand Marshal Vanessa Carr Kennedy marches in the 2024 Southern Decadence parade. On Labor Day weekend, Southern Decadence brings all sorts of parties, events and partying in the streets for the LGBTQ community to the French Quarter, Marigny and beyond. Over…...
Mayoral candidates talk about jobs, affordable housing and LGBTQ rights at YLC forum
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (993+ words) Royce Duplessis, Arthur Hunter, Helena Moreno and Oliver Thomas share their plans for New Orleans' future at a Young Leadership Council forum Aug. 5, 2025." The four leading contenders to become New Orleans" next mayor vowed to stick up for marginalized communities,…...