A NOLA History of Gay Mardi Gras | Where Y'at New Orleans

Contents:

• INSI THE UNDISVERED GAY MARDI GRAS
• A NOLA HISTORY OF GAY MARDI GRAS | GAY NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS
• FIRST GAY MARDI GRAS

INSI THE UNDISVERED GAY MARDI GRAS

While the first official gay Carnival krewe, the Krewe of Yuga, was formed the late 1950s, “Gay Mardi Gras” had been gog on unrground way before then.

Though no longer active, Yuga gave birth to other gay Carnival krew, cludg the Krewe of Petroni and the Krewe of Amon-Ra, both of which are still active. While on the surface Mardi Gras appears to be no more than a party, many say Gay Mardi Gras helped her the Gay Rights Movement the Uned Stat. Here are some of the bt-known gay Carnival balls.

Typilly held on the Saturday before Mardi Gras Day, Armei’ missn is to prerve the ctoms of gay Carnival and to help te those who seek to learn more. One of the olst gay Carnival krew the cy, Petroni was found 1961 and has served as a jumpg-off pot for other krew. Other Gay Carnival Events.

A NOLA HISTORY OF GAY MARDI GRAS | GAY NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS

1978 AtraliaIn 1978, a group of young queer Atralians cid to march orr to prott the crimalisatn of homosexualy Atralia and nial of equal rights to the LGBTQI+ muny. The event was also tend to be Sydney's ntributn to the Gay Solidary Celebratns, an ternatnal show of support for New York's Stonewall rts 1969. However, due to many ternatnal Gay Rights protts endg vlence and arrts, the group wanted a posive celebratn At — affectnately known as the 'godfather of Mardi Gras' — is the one who suggted the march be more of a big, movg street party to celebrate the the 2015 documentary about the makg of The Adventur of Priscilla: Queen of the Dert,, At cheerfully explas that the Uned Stat, "they were havg the big paras, gay paras".

FIRST GAY MARDI GRAS

He refers to San Francis's Gay Pri paras — so he suggted that they do the same, to avoid vlence and arrts (which obvly did not happen). Instead of growg out of Christiany, grew out of a prott movement by members of the gay and lbian muny. This end up nnectg the para wh Mardi Gras, and they’ve merged to form what is now lled Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras (which is sentially both Pri and Mardi Gras at once).

Arrivg for this weekend of Mardi Gras allows you to have an awome experience wh paras and gay balls, but wh smaller crowds.