Baton Rouge, Louisiana 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 identity === During the middle of the 20th century, ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]'' and other region-wide newspapers discriminated against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.<ref name=":13" /> In 1969, the Krewe of Apollo—an LGBT social club originating from nearby New Orleans—developed a sister branch for Baton Rouge; its annual drag balls were targets of further discrimination.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ+ Rights Movement in Louisiana |url=https://64parishes.org/entry/lgbtq-rights-movement-in-louisiana |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=64 Parishes |language=en}}</ref> Since then, other organizations have been established such as Capital City Alliance,<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.ccabatonrouge.org/about/history/ |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Capital City Alliance |language=en-US}}</ref> and the area has grown a sizeable LGBT community, holding festivals such as Baton Rouge Pride.<ref name=":11" /> 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