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.
Contents:
- INSI THE UNDISVERED GAY MARDI GRAS
- GAY CARNIVAL
- A NOLA HISTORY OF GAY MARDI GRAS | GAY NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS
- THE LOST HISTORY OF GAY CARNIVAL
INSI THE UNDISVERED GAY MARDI GRAS
* gay mardi gras krewes *
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Though no longer active, Yuga gave birth to other gay Carnival krew, cludg the Krewe of Petroni and the Krewe of Amon-Ra, both of which are still active.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.
GAY CARNIVAL
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.
A NOLA HISTORY OF GAY MARDI GRAS | GAY NEW ORLEANS 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. Everythg You Wanted to KnowALL ABOUT USWorkg wh the muny Armei striv to te and prerve the tradns of Gay Mardi Gras, s tradns, art-form, and social impact on the muny.
Krewe of Armei - New Orleans - The Krewe of Armei holds New Orleans' most lavish and satiril gay rnival ball. Established 1969, Armei has for 37 years, held a gay rnival ball on the eveng of the Saturday before Mardi Gras. Krewe of Olymp - Hoton, Texas - a largely gay Mardi Gras krewe dited to prervg the tradn of Mardi Gras and to raisg funds for muny chari.
THE LOST HISTORY OF GAY CARNIVAL
The Krewe of Armei holds New Orleans' most lavish and satiril gay rnival ball. Established 1969, Armei has for over 45 years, held a gay rnival ball on the eveng of the Saturday before Mardi Gras.
To receive a table vatn to the ball is an ditn that you have arrived New Orleans gay society. The Krewe of Armei now serv as an tnal and historil prervatn anizatn that seeks to prerve and pass on the tradnal art of gay Mardi Gras stume creatn and archive the gay historil photos, documents, and memorabilia om the past.