New Orleans News and Stories

Heavy Is the Wig That Wears the Crown: An Oral History of the Miss Gay America Pageant

Last week in New Orleans saw the crowning of a new Miss Gay America, the latest in a nearly 50-year line of the most exemplary female illusionists

New Orleans Gay Bars Are Not Being Unfairly Targeted. It’s Actually Much More Disappointing.

Two New Orleans gay bars faced investigations and fines by a state board, but the owner of one of the bars is partly responsible

Ahead of Mardi Gras, New Orleans Gay Bars Claim They’re Being Unfairly Targeted by the Law

Two bars, Phoenix and Rawhide, were recently cited by the state’s “Alcohol and Tobacco Control”

Week In Review, Aug. 17, 2018: Wesley Woods Speaks Out, Madonna Gets the LEGO Treatment

In our look at the week’s top stories, we check in with Wesley Woods about his recent gay bashing, and see two tributes to Madonna, in drag and LEGO