Gay tour new orleans

Start your New Orleans story with an itinerary catered to you. Check out these custom LGBT itineraries below, with more on the way soon!. Our gay New Orleans pre-Christmas holiday weekend will be a chance to see how this unique city puts on her best face for the holidays! Attend a jazz brunch and learn about preparations for Mardi Gras in an atmosphere of unique New Orleans kitsch. Explore the French Quarter and learn its history with our local gay guide Listen to the live bands that line the streets of this musical city Stroll through the mansion and gardens of a well preserved southern sugar plantation Peer into the workings of Mardi Gras float design and parade preparation Dine at a historic Jazz Brunch landmark Christmas — Wander among the grand old oaks of City Park, bedecked with Christmas lights Easter — Revel with thousands of Parade-goers at the 35th Annual Chris Owens Easter Parade and later the Gay Easter Parade.

Gay New Orleans Guide. The best gay bars & dance clubs, gay-rated hotels, gay saunas, cruise clubs and gay massage spas in New Orleans. Notorious for voodoo lore, above-ground tombs , and timeworn taverns, New Orleans is often regarded as a mystical destination with no shortage of allegedly haunted places. Capitalizing on such mythos, ghost tours are a dime a dozen here, taking guests on strolls through morbid history with varying levels of camp, creepiness, and debauchery. My husband and I, in town for Southern Decadence , convened at the meeting point at Cafe Lafitte in Exile , the oldest continuously operating gay bar in the country.

The LGBT Queer History walking tour delves deep into the complicated past of gay New Orleans. You learn about the struggles faced by gay community members over the decades, such as brutal beatings, disowned sons and daughters, and the Upstairs Lounge fire that tragically killed over 30 people. But with each struggle, you hear about hope. A live-and-let-live attitude was ingrained into the fabric of the city; no one cared who you were or what you looked like - you had a place, and everyone respected that. We are one of the first tour companines in New Orleans to speak about the history of the Gay and Lesbian experience and history in New Orleans. While the LGBT community has enjoyed a very accepting and tolerant attitude in the French Quarter for decades, this was not always true.

The Rainbow Fleur de Lis Walking Tour is a leisurely sashay through New Orleans LGBT+ history. Based on the research I’ve conducted for my books, this tour focuses on what makes New Orleans queer history distinctive, including Gay Carnival, Southern Decadence, the Up Stairs Lounge arson, and the city’s unique heritage of gay literature. Must be 21 years old to participate, and guide gratuities are excluded. Stops may include Cafe La Fitte in Exile one of our oldest Gay bars, Good Friends, GranPres, and American Townhouse. Join Marriott Bonvoy for free and enjoy endless benefits.