Southern Decadence Marks 48 Years of Celebrating ‘Pleasure for Pleasure’s Sake’
By Ethan Knox | Published Aug 28, 2019 @ NLGJA CONNECT: Student Training Project Jackson Square Park was once a meeting stop for the oldest queer protest in New Orleans. (Photo by Ethan Knox) A royal entourage, adorned with elegant and extravagant furs and colors crossing the rainbow, followed haphazardly behind Louis XIV as he marched steadily down the…
Change to Federal Funding Forces Closing of HIV/AIDS Care Facilities
by Ethan Knox | Published on Aug 31, 2019 @ NLGJA CONNECT: Student Training Project (Photo credit: Belle Reve NOLA) Vicki Weeks has spent her career providing care for people living with HIV/AIDS, only to have her efforts undercut by a change in federal funding. The home she ran, Belle Reve, served a community of people living with HIV/AIDS and…