As we close out Spring and move into Summer and Pride Month, we at Ambush want to start by thanking everyone who made the Gay Easter Parade (GEP) a huge success. This year we raised $27,329.34 for Food for Friends, a division of CrescentCare. Since 2003 the Gay Easter Parade has raised a total of $379,846.38 for Food for Friends. I would like to take this opportunity to … Continue Reading Article about The 2024 Official Gay Easter Parade raises over $27,000 for Food for Friends!
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Trodding the Boards May 7, 2024
By Brian Sands
Bianca Del Rio’s Dead Inside at the Mahalia Jackson Theater Bianca Del Rio recently brought her Dead Inside Comedy Tour to the Mahalia Jackson Theater. It was boring, unfunny, tedious, uninspired, slow-moving, and witty as a rock. I have no idea why so many people paid their hard-earned money to see such schlock. Bianca Del Rio and Sherry Vine (It's well known that … Continue Reading Article about Trodding the Boards May 7, 2024
Ambush on the Road: Universal Studios in Orlando Part I
By Tony Leggio
Great – We Are Upside Down Again! Vacations can be many different things to people; relaxing, adventurous, luxurious, therapeutic or all of the above. And in some cases, they can be opportunities to bring your inner child to the surface and experience all the wonder and amazement of being swept away in a fantasy world. That was what my trip to … Continue Reading Article about Ambush on the Road: Universal Studios in Orlando Part I
Under the Gaydar (May 2024 Event Calendar)
By Tony Leggio
April Showers bring May Flowers. And that is true also about events. May is filled with events and parties. Here are just some of the hot events in April to put on your “Gaydar.” If you want your event listed, send me an email at ledgemgp@gmail.com. Weekly Events Monday: * NOAGE New Orleans Walking Group; Audubon Park; 6500 Magazine St., New Orleans, … Continue Reading Article about Under the Gaydar (May 2024 Event Calendar)
The Rockford Files: The Goon Boom
The beat goes on and on and on. "Gooning" is often reduced to “excessive masturbation.” What does that even mean, anyway, "Excessive"? The hours spent trolling through Pornhub, scouring pages of sex until you find the “right” scene to release yourself, could be considered excessive masturbation. I mean, how many times have you been late for work because you couldn't … Continue Reading Article about The Rockford Files: The Goon Boom
John Rawls and the Sodomy Statute
By Frank Perez
In 1994, New Orleans attorney John Rawls took an ad out in Impact (a New Orleans-based LGBT+ newspaper) announcing he was planning a civil lawsuit to challenge the state’s “Crimes Against Nature” law and asking, “We would like to hear from the following groups of people as possible plaintiffs: people who have the courage to reveal their sexual orientation and fight openly in … Continue Reading Article about John Rawls and the Sodomy Statute
Legislative Update
By Frank Perez
The solons have gathered in Baton Rouge for the 2024 legislative session, the first under new governor, Jeff Landry, and the politicians in their infinite lack of wisdom have given us much to worry about. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Governor Landry’s agenda is pretty clear—proliferate the number of guns on the street and the number of Airbnbs in New Orleans, … Continue Reading Article about Legislative Update
Huffstatler joins CrescentCare as Director of Development
NEW ORLEANS – CrescentCare announces that Jay Huffstatler has joined the nonprofit organization as Director of Development. Huffstatler brings to CrescentCare 24 years of development and community leadership experience in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Most recently, he held the position of Chief Advancement Officer with New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity … Continue Reading Article about Huffstatler joins CrescentCare as Director of Development