Gay Mardi Gras gave birth to untls LGBTQ Mardi Gras krew: Armei, Petroni, Lords of Leather. Click here to fd LGBTQ Mardi Gras paras, krew, events and more.
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THE LOST HISTORY OF GAY CARNIVAL
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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 Though no longer active, Yuga gave birth to other gay Carnival krew, cludg the Krewe of Petroni and the Krewe of Amon-Ra, both of which are still active.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.
INSI THE UNDISVERED GAY MARDI GRAS
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. TriPod: New Orleans at 300 returns wh a look at the once secret history of Gay Carnival Krew.
Armeni is an all male, gay krewe, and celebrated s 50th anniversary this year.
GAY CARNIVAL
Armeni is one of jt a handful of gay krew that still holds an annual ball.
But s ago, at one given time, there were over 20 gay krew. The krew, and krewe members, pneered this art form, the gay rnival ball, back when was, sentially, a crime. “Gay men have been gettg together and sharg rnival for a long time, we jt didn’t know about , ” said Howard Smh.
He is the thor of ‘Unveilg the Me: The Lost History of Gay Carnival New Orleans. ’ He lived New Orleans for years, and was an active participant the gay muny and gay rnival scene.