Gay Mardi Gras: A Brief History of the Queer Carnival

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Gay Mardi Gras: A Brief History of the Queer Carnival
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Find out about the history of gay Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the queer part of the Carnival celebration.

In New Orleans, the spirit of Mardi Gras extends far beyond a single day. Kicking off in January, on Twelfth Night, the official end of the Christmas season brings with it not winter doldrums and the pretense of wellness under the guise of “new year, new me” resolutions, but instead a series of events marvelously steeped in history and revelry in equal parts.

As the expansion of the state’s criminal code continued into the middle of the 20th century, homosexuality, and with it the vast and varied expressions of queer identity, were actively criminalized within New Orleans and across the United States through laws that explicitly prohibited homosexual behavior and tacitly through a culture of discrimination and homophobia.

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