Gay Carnival - 64 Parish

Contents:

• INSI THE UNDISVERED GAY MARDI GRAS
• GAY CARNIVAL
• A NOLA HISTORY OF GAY MARDI GRAS | GAY NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS
• GONOLA GUI TO GAY MARDI GRAS
• GONOLA INTERVIEW: LARRY BAGNERIS, JR., OF THE GAY KREWE OF KREW
• GAY PARTI & EVENTS
• GAY CARNIVAL

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Though no longer active, Yuga gave birth to other gay Carnival krew, cludg the Krewe of Petroni and the Krewe of Amon-Ra, both of which are still active.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.

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. 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.

Known as the "Grand Dame" of gay Mardi Gras... The Krewe of Armei holds New Orleans' most lavish and satiril gay rnival ball.

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

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.

The social club has sce this missn change reprented the cy of New Orleans mercials, hosted semars, and llected and archived s history wh the State of Louisiana to bee one of the largt gay historil archiv of s sort the untry. Krewe of ArmeiThe Krewe of Armei aims for the prervatn and tn of the tradns and ctoms of gay Mardi Gras. A landmark movement that help her the gay rights movement the Uned Stat.

GONOLA GUI TO GAY MARDI GRAS

It will achieve this by havg social events and throwg a yearly Mardi Gras Bal Masque to prerve the tradns for the betterment of the gay muny and s straight alli. Krewe of PetroniThe “Gran Dame” of gay Carnival balls, and one of the olst gay anizatns the world, Petroni was found 1961.

Mystic Krewe of SatyrinThe Mystic Krewe of Satyrin is one of New Orleans’ largt and most fun-filled gay Carnival krew.

GONOLA INTERVIEW: LARRY BAGNERIS, JR., OF THE GAY KREWE OF KREW

Arrivg for this weekend of Mardi Gras allows you to have an awome experience wh paras and gay balls, but wh smaller crowds. Gay Mardi Gras Balls. In the late 1950s, the first gay Mardi Gras krewe – the Krewe of Yuga – was formed as a spoof of tradnal Mardi Gras krew.

Gay rights have e a long way sce then, and the gay Mardi Gras krew have also evolved wh the tim.

From annual extravaganzas thrown by gay Mardi Gras krew to block parti that ve you to leave your hibns at home, every day of gay Carnival is an opportuny to show up as you are, wherever you are.

GAY PARTI & EVENTS

In Carnival tradn, Twelfth Night marks the mencement of the season’s paras and ftivi, and the Mystik Krewe la Rue Royale Revelers kicks off style wh a night of grand, gay jubilatn at the Mardi Gras Mm of Costum and Culture. Tickets and pacy are limed, so don’t wa to secure your spot this n’t-miss rnerstone of gay rnival. But those who are lucky enough to attend this dazzlg formal event get to wns a gay Mardi Gras tradn that has been gog strong for nearly 60 years.

Want to experience the splendor of Gay Mardi Gras while supportg a good e?

GAY CARNIVAL

Everythg om the outlandish and satiril to the formal and refed feels right at home this legendary Bal Masque, which ntu to sell tickets to the public to pass on the history and grand tradn of gay Mardi Gras. The world’s olst gay Mardi Gras Krewe returns for another triumphant eveng of queer rilience.

Found at a time when anti-gay laws were still place much of the untry, this Krewe has long been revered for s ditn to ung the LGBTQ muny, even when was dangero or difficult to do so. Tap to your bawdy si wh the only krewe the untry that specifilly ters to the gay leather muny while promotg tn, raisg public awarens, and dismantlg stigmatizatn of this often-overlooked (and prejudged) queer subculture. This Gay Carnival tradn celebrat s 73rd year wh a lic multi-urse luncheon at Arnd’s Rtrant.