Rainbow Fleur de Lis Walking Tour

12/05/2023

32 Days to Twelfth Night. Do you have your tickets yet to the Rue Royale Revelers Party? If not, get them here:

The Lord of Misrule and his Mystik Krewe de la Rue Royale Revelers command your presence at Frank's Annual 12th Night Party.

12/11/2022

This money will help preserve LGBT+ history!

Many thanks to Misti and Catherine Gaither and all who supported Winter Wonderland this year. Last night the Archives Project was presented a check for $11,232.00! (Photo Cedit: Jeff Palmquist)

08/30/2022

Newsflash: Special Southern Decadence edition of my LGBTQ+ Walking Tour--Friday, September 2 at 11:00. Tour departs from 638 St. Peter. Call 504-568-0717 to reserve your spot.

08/26/2022

Did you know there were two Southern Decadence parties in 1972? Here are the invitations. The first one was on the Sunday before Labor Day. The second one, two weeks later, was a farewell party for Michael Evers. Invitations designed by Robert Laurent.

08/19/2022

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-forgotten-tragedy-at-a-new-orleans-gay-bar-and-a-new-effort-to-honor-victims-remains?fbclid=IwAR26t375K1cXG9Td3KD1w6ikAtfG8_RS4Nvm8kB6meFfr5btAslC4m2Y5PU

After nearly 50 years, New Orleans issued a formal apology for its response to an arson at the popular gay bar UpStairs Lounge and renews the search for the remains of four victims.

08/15/2022

https://my.hnoc.org/9741

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

07/26/2022

Having a ball providing tours for the Tales of the Cocktail Conference this week.

07/19/2022

https://www.facebook.com/THNOC/photos/a.164238103418/10159933254503419

Registration is now open to the public for a Wednesday, August 24, event during which historian and author Frank Perez will moderate a discussion with the founders of Southern Decadence about the origins and evolution of the event from a house party to one of the largest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the world.

The executive director of the LGBT+ Archives Project, Perez has written several books on New Orleans q***r history and is the founder and captain of the Krewe de la Rue Royale Revelers. He will be joined by Southern Decadence founders Maureen and Charlie Block and Robert Laurent.

Register now for this in-person event: http://ow.ly/O1kY50JSV7P

Presented in partnership with the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana.

06/07/2022

We've been ranked by Tripadvisor as one of "six incredible tours across the globe!

From secrets of the Vatican to famous haunts in New Orleans, these LGBTQIA+ friendly tours provide a Q***r perspective on destinations around the world.

06/04/2022

I'll be offering a special version of the Rainbow Fleur de Lis Tour next Sunday starting at the Roosevelt. Sign up here:

The Roosevelt presents Drag Me to The Roosevelt, a two-hour interactive exploration of New Orleans's gay history.

12/05/2021

32 days to 12th Night. Admission pins to the Krewe de la Rue Royale Revelers’ Carnival Kick-Off Party are now available at my shop (638 St. Ann) and on Eventbrite. For a mere $30, you get: Admission to the Party, Admission to the Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture, Open Bar, Great Food, Entertainment, Commemorative Pin, and Membership in the Krewe. Get your pin today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mystik-krewe-de-la-rue-royale-revelers-twelfth-night-party-tickets-218534361157?fbclid=IwAR0jCwFF6sgj-4iNrbLxTPo09sgef0d9uxkCTGDhrh2fOsO2QiUZW1WMCdw

11/19/2021

OUT Traveler is the latest national media outlet to recognize the Rainbow Fleur de Lis Walking Tourhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ACOfqz1y7A&t=4s

Laissez Le Bon Temps Rouler – Let the good times roll in , as we Get Back OUT There with Out Traveler! If you’ve been following us over...

07/09/2021

Check out this article that features yours truly:

VinePair interviewed eight LGBTQ+ archivers around the country about documenting America’s gay and le***an bars while they still can.

06/28/2021

Private tour with James and Will from the Amazing Race

03/07/2021

Stormé DeLarverie, an LGBT rights activist best known for her role in the Stonewall uprisings in 1969, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1920 to an African American mother and a white father. She spent most of her adult life in New York, where she worked as an MC, singer, bouncer, bodyguard and volunteer street patrol worker. In later life, she was known as the "guardian of le***ans in the Village." DeLarverie died in 2014.

02/16/2021

Gay Carnival pioneer Bill Wooley on Mardi Gras day, 1966.

02/15/2021

Gay Carnival Fun Fact: Elmo Avet was an early pioneer of Gay Carnival in New Orleans. Here he is costumed as the Marquis de Vaudreuil, an early colonial governor of Louisiana, with his friends on Mardi Gras day sometime in the 1950s in front of his Royal St. antique store. Photo credit: The Historic New Orleans Collection, Gift of Mr. Clay Watson.

02/14/2021

Gay Carnival Fun Fact: The Bourbon Street Awards was founded in 1964 by Arthur Jacobs as a way to drum up business for his diner, the Clover Grill.

02/13/2021

Gay Carnival Fun Fact: The Krewe of Queenateenas names a King Cake Queen each year. Pictured here gracing the cover of Ambush Magazine is current King Cake Queen Felicia Phillips.

02/12/2021

Gay Carnival Fun Fact: The Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture is the sight of the Krewe de la Rue Revelers annual 12th Night Party. One highlight of the party is the meeting of the courts of the Krewe de la Rue Royale Revelers and the Krewe of Queenateenas. (pic from 2020)

02/11/2021

Gay Carnival Fun Fact: The Krewe of Narcissus staged its first ball in 2016. This pic is from the 2019 ball. Photo credit: Michael J. Trupiano

02/10/2021

Gay Carnival Fun Fact: The Krewe de la Rue Royale Revelers was founded in 2014. The 2017 ball ended with a fire truck, state troopers, and an ambulance. Find out more about the krewe here:

Krewe de la Rue Royale Revelers I’ve always loved Carnival. As a child, I thought Mardi Gras was the most magical day of the year. I still do. In 2013, I wanted to celebrate the arrival of Carnival Season by throwing a party. I invited everyone I knew. About 100 people attended that first party in...

02/09/2021

Gay Carnival Fun Fact: The Krewe of Mwindo was formed in 1998 and remains Gay Carnival’s only predominantly African American krewe. Pictured here is the krewe’s 2020 royalty. Photo is from the Krewe of Mwindo’s page.

02/08/2021

Gay Carnival Fun Fact: The Lords of Leather staged its first ball in 1984. Here is the poster from their 2020 ball.

02/07/2021

Gay Carnival Fun Fact: The Krewe of Ishtar, the only le***an krewe, was founded by Diane DiMiceli, pictured here with Michael Hickerson and Lou Bernard. Photo credit Laine Kaplan-Levenson / WWNO