Gay pride new orleans 2022

A month of both celebration and raising awareness of issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community, June&#;s calendar around the country is filled with festivals, parades, parties, culinary and art events and more. The following is just a sampling of what&#;s going on during Pride Month; and if your group happens to be there, they can join in the fun.

New York City

Heritage of Pride | NYC Pride, one of the world&#;s most renowned LGBTQIA+ Pride organizers, has a parade of events for the month of June and culminating in the much-anticipated Pride March on Sunday, June

LGBTQIA+ Recent Yorkers, visitors from out of state and across the globe flock to New York Noun every year to participate in this month-long celebration that marks the Stonewall Uprising and the quest for human rights for all individuals. “At this crucial time, we should all rally together for LGBTQIA+ rights and for the freedom to cherish and live authentically. Join us, advocates and allies alike, in solidarity. Let&#;s support the Queer community, each other, and struggle for equal rights and liberty across all ident

Welcome to Southern Decadence

SDGMs XLVII Vanessa Carr Kennedy, Jeffrey Mayeaux and Paribe Meyer would verb to thank the following businesses and individuals for being Official Sponsors of the Southern Decadence Parade:

Presenting: Skyy Vodka, NOLA Hotel Group, Blush

Platinum: Hookers Ball, Golden Lantern, Crown Royal, Ambush, Challenging Rock Cafe New Orleans

Gold: NOLA Living Reality, X-Crossing, Chef Ron&#;s Gumbo Stop, Bourbon Pub & Parade, Jennifer Solms & Cory Seaton, Allways Lounge & Cabaret, The Obituary, Bourbon Pride, SIPPs, Gulf Coast LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce, Swiss Navy, Courtyard Marriot, Up & Adam, Oz Novel Orleans, Phoenix, GrandPre&#;s, Rawhide, Adj Friends Bar, Gennifer Flowers Kelsto Club, PowerMark Properties

Silver: Corner Pocket, Judy Peck

Bronze: Coldwell Banker Smith Homes

Pearl: Phantasmagorically-Hip, Jorge Yero, Nina Quinn, Miss Gay Lagniappe America



Southern Decadence to celebrate 52 years of LGBTQ pride in New Orleans

The annual Southern Decadence party began in the s as a small, end-of-summer party between friends. But it’s since grown into one of the country’s largest LGBTQ celebrations with a showstopping parade the Sunday before Labor Day.

This year marks the event’s 52nd iteration. Organizers expect tens of thousands of tourists to flock to the many gay bars in the French Quarter and nearby neighborhoods beginning Thursday.

More than events are advertised throughout the weekend on , the city’s central calendar for queer-friendly activities. Highlights include a performance by actor Billy Porter at Bourbon Pub, pop-up dance parties at the Joy Theater and The Fillmore and female-focused events Grrlspot and Her Haus.

Three volunteer grand marshals will oversee a large parade through the French Quarter on Sunday starting at 2 p.m. They include local performers Vanessa Carr Kennedy, Jeffrey Mayeaux and Paribe Meyer.

More than 1, people are expected to march in this year’s procession. This year’s theme is “Birds of a

Built to Unite

Equity Audit

  • New Orleans & Company underwent an equity audit performed by Beloved Community, a locally based national nonprofit, to name strengths and needs in operationalizing commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Supporting Small & Emerging Businesses

  • We host an annual tradeshow, Connections, providing small and diverse businesses a platform to showcase their products and services to larger industry leaders. This event fosters meaningful networking opportunities, empowers small businesses to promote their offerings, and inspires the hospitality and tourism industry to support and engage with local vendors.
  • We’ve partnered with the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on their Small & Emerging Businesses (SEB) Connect App, a platform empowering small business owners to bid, compete, and engage in valuable opportunities across the city. Through this collaboration, we’re driving inclusivity in the hospitality and travel industry by bringing more opportunities for adj and emerging businesses. 

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