The 'Te Blood' character played by late actor Nelsan Ellis was revelatory for me, a gay black boy growg up the heart of the Amerin South.
Contents:
- THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
- GAYT PLAC IN LOUISIANA FOR 2020
- NELSAN ELLIS (LAFAYETTE) TALKS ‘TE BLOOD,’ GAY MARRIAGE, TYLER PERRY
THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
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Gay men have always been part of the Amerin ary. In an era before gay marriage or open pri, ary men fell love, formed passnate iendships and had same-sex enunters. But the se of one of the ary’s foundg hero, homosexualy was always part of the story.
GAYT PLAC IN LOUISIANA FOR 2020
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Historians also thk he was homosexual—and served as an openly gay man the ary at a time when sex between men was punished as a crime. He also downplayed mors that the baron had been dismissed om the Pssian ary for homosexualy.
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NELSAN ELLIS (LAFAYETTE) TALKS ‘TE BLOOD,’ GAY MARRIAGE, TYLER PERRY
Durg von Stben’s lifetime, the ncept of gay marriage, gay pri or g out was unthkable and there was no language or open culture of homosexualy.
But historil homosexual relatnships were actually don’t mean beg gay was ndoned: Sodomy was a crime lonial Ameri. Lafayette has a somewhat rocky history when to gay nightlife, jt the sense that bars and clubs have e and gone wh rapidy, and the scene n be equently flux so make sure to check advance to nfirm hours and tails for each bs. Downtown's quirky and gay-iendly Blue Moon Saloon and Gut Hoe is a mt for Zy, Cajun, and Soul.