New Orleans Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Sexual orientation and gender identity === [[File:Bourbon Pub & Parade - We stand in pride with Pulse Nightclub - New Orleans Pride Parade 2016 (27762662225).jpg|thumb|2016 New Orleans Pride]] New Orleans and its metropolitan area have historically been popular destinations for [[LGBT|lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender]] communities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LGBT Travellers in New Orleans, USA |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/new-orleans/narratives/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers |access-date=2021-07-17 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717003738/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/new-orleans/narratives/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Gay History |url=https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/lgbt/history/ |access-date=2021-07-17 |website=www.neworleans.com |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717003737/https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/lgbt/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, a [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]] survey determined New Orleans was one of the largest cities in the American South with a significant LGBT population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Survey data shows New Orleans in top 10 of metro areas with gay population |url=https://www.nola.com/news/article_53f7957e-a126-5ae1-866a-a5ceffb59488.html |access-date=2021-07-17 |website=NOLA.com |date=March 21, 2015 |language=en |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717003737/https://www.nola.com/news/article_53f7957e-a126-5ae1-866a-a5ceffb59488.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Leonhardt |first1=David |last2=Miller |first2=Claire Cain |date=2015-03-20 |title=The Metro Areas With the Largest, and Smallest, Gay Populations |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/upshot/the-metro-areas-with-the-largest-and-smallest-gay-population.html |access-date=2021-07-17 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708143407/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/upshot/the-metro-areas-with-the-largest-and-smallest-gay-population.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Much of the LGBT community in New Orleans lives near the Central Business District, Mid-City, and Uptown; several gay bars and nightclubs are present in those areas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 LGBTQ Bars to Check Out in New Orleans, the Most 'Anything Goes' City in America |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/new-orleans/best-gay-lgbtq-bars-new-orleans |access-date=2021-07-17 |website=Thrillist |date=June 19, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512005306/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/new-orleans/best-gay-lgbtq-bars-new-orleans |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page