OUTRAGEOUS!! Homosexuals celebrate in ravaged New Orleans

I heard that this was also on the TV news today:


"SOUTHERN DECADENCE" (march/parade/celebration) was scheduled for 8/31/05, but could not be held due to the DISASTER. World Net Daily has the following article showing that they just postponed it. I will include another article at the bottom that shows what the gays think of it,,,kind of their advert for it before it was canceled. If you thought Mardi Gras was wild, you haven't seen this. It is public nudity, public sex (perverted sex, gay sex). UNBELIEVABLE that they could conceive of holding this, ESPECIALLY right now.

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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46161

Tuesday, September 6, 2005
IN KATRINA'S WAKE

Homosexuals celebrate in ravaged New Orleans

Dozen of 'gays' march up Bourbon Street, reslate Southern Decadence for tomorrow Posted:

September 6, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Joe Kovacs
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

Partiers enjoy a previous 'Southern Decadence' festival in New Orleans (courtesy Ambushmag.com)Despite the devastation and ongoing suffering by thousands from Hurricane Katrina, homosexuals paraded on Bourbon Street in New Orleans over the weekend, and have rescheduled their "Southern
Decadence" event for tomorrow.

"It's New Orleans, man. We're going to celebrate," Matt Menold, a 23-year musician wearing a sombrero and a guitar slung on his back, told the Associated Press.

An account of the small parade on the homosexual newssite 365gay.com noted:

It was a scene like something from a Fellini movie. Amid the death, the destruction, and suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina a small parade behind a tattered rainbow flag made its way up Bourbon Street on Sunday.

The marchers said they were celebrating Southern Decadence. The group – about two dozen people – all said they lived in the largely gay French Quarter. Defiant, they said they were not about to flee the
community despite orders from the city to do so. One marcher carried a sign proclaiming, "Life Goes On?" Homosexuals march in parade on Bourbon Street Sunday afternoon (courtesy The Daily Breeze)
"The shocking callousness of New Orleans' gay activists towards the severe suffering of its fellow citizens cannot be adequately articulated in a news report," says James Hartline, a former homosexual, who describes the "Southern Decadence" festival as being "replete with tens of thousands of men and women engaged in public nudity, prostitution, illegal drug use and destructive public S & M sex."

"The idea that human beings are continuing to party while hundreds of thousands of fellow citizens are starving, dying and suffering from a multitude of sicknesses brings into focus the real lack of judgment that these constant advocates of special gay rights demonstrate in a time of crisis."

According to Agape Press, Hartine himself has AIDS and is now warning homosexuals about the consequences of their lifestyle.

As WorldNetDaily previously reported, Hurricane Katrina walloped New Orleans just two days before the annual homosexual "Southern Decadence" festival was to begin in the town, an act characterized by some as God's work.

The event has been slated to go on tomorrow in the nearby town of Lafayette, La., featuring "Floatin' Floozies," according to the event's website.

As writer John d'Addario explained in "Southern Decadence 2005: A How-To Guide" posted on FrenchQuarter.com:

Parades and non-stop parties aside, Southern Decadence may be most famous (or infamous) for the displays of naked flesh which characterize the event – which is only fitting, since New Orleans in early
September is generally the closest thing you'll ever experience to walking around in a steambath outside of a health spa. While police have started to crack down on public lewdness and pressure from a local
crackpot conservative religious organization has caused the five-day festival to become a little more sedate than it was in years past, the atmosphere of Southern Decadence has stayed true to its name and public displays of sexuality are pretty much everywhere you look.

The event has been endorsed by Mayor Ray Nagin, who promoted the activities in a letter stating: "There is no place like this on Earth! Southern Decadence XXXII is an exciting event. We welcome you and know that you can anticipate great food, great music and great times in New Orleans."

Those wishing to contribute to hurricane relief efforts can donate to the Salvation Army online or by calling 1-800-725-2769. Red Cross donations can be made online or by calling 1-800-435-7669.

Joe Kovacs is executive news editor for WorldNetDaily.com.

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SOUTHERN DECADENCE 2005: A HOW-TO GUIDE
By John d'Addario

Decadence Revelers Parading in Costume When people who have never
spent Labor Day weekend in New Orleans ask me what Southern Decadence
is, I usually take the easy way out and tell them that it's sort of like
a gayer version of Mardi Gras, although Mardi Gras is pretty gay itself
and Southern Decadence isn't really like any other celebration in New
Orleans, or anywhere else. So maybe it's easier to explain what Southern
Decadence isn't.

It's not a party to celebrate a particular holiday, like Halloween or
New Year's Eve (or even Mardi Gras), although it has taken place every
Labor Day weekend in New Orleans for nearly 35 years. It's not an event
for the whole family. And it's definitely not for the easily shocked or
faint of liver: if you're thinking of seeing out the summer in a
starched polo shirt while sipping gin and tonics on an immaculately
manicured lawn somewhere, don't come to New Orleans. (Or at least stay
Uptown.)

First Decadence played out in 1972
According to various online histories of the event, the first Southern
Decadence celebration took place in 1972 when a group of omnisexual
downtown New Orleans residents - including several women and at least
one Yankee - decided to hold an impromptu cocktail party and costume
parade to break the late summer monotony and honor a friend who was
leaving town. From such inauspicious beginnings, Southern Decadence has
become one of the largest gay events in the country (the third largest,
by most accounts, after Gay Pride in New York and San Francisco), with
over 120,000 revelers converging on the French Quarter last year.
Since usual standards of decorum in New Orleans (at least on this side
of Canal Street) are never very high to begin with, especially where
alcohol is involved (and what kind of celebration in New Orleans
doesn't involve alcohol?), you can expect things to get pretty wild
over Decadence weekend. First-time visitors to New Orleans are almost
invariably surprised by two of our most notable civic institutions: 24
hour bars and permissive open container laws, which not only means that
you'll never hear the words "last call", but that you'll be able to take
the party (and your drinks) with you wherever you choose to wander.

No tickets necessary to enjoy the party
Unlike most gay and lesbian party weekends, Southern Decadence doesn't
revolve around one single ticketed party, although multiday passes are
sold by the two main gay dance bars (the Bourbon Pub and Oz) which flank
either side of Bourbon Street and Saint Ann. If the weekend has a
signature event, though, it's the Southern Decadence parade which begins
at the Golden Lantern on Royal Street on Sunday afternoon and winds its
way through the French Quarter on the whim of whoever happens to be the
Grand Marshal that year. Since the Grand Marshals tend to be eminent
figures from the city's bar and nightlife scenes, you can expect the
parade to hit most of the main watering holes in the Lower Quarter
before dispersing just as informally as it began. Even if you choose not
to pack your favorite wig and pair of seven-inch showgirl pumps and be
on display yourself (and you are highly encouraged to do so), the
costumes worn by the Grand Marshall and his (or her) retinue are not to
be missed.

Leave your prudish friends and family at home
Parades and non-stop parties aside, Southern Decadence may be most
famous (or infamous) for the displays of naked flesh which characterize
the event - which is only fitting, since New Orleans in early September
is generally the closest thing you'll ever experience to walking around
in a steambath outside of a health spa. While police have started to
crack down on public lewdness and pressure from a local crackpot
conservative religious organization has caused the five-day festival to
become a little more sedate than it was in years past, the atmosphere of
Southern Decadence has stayed true to its name and public displays of
sexuality are pretty much everywhere you look. Like I said, you might
want to leave your more prudish friends and family at home. However, if
you're open-minded enough to plan on joining the crowds this year, it's
not too late to find a place to stay; New Orleans is built around the
hospitality industry, and there are usually plenty of accommodations
available over Labor Day weekend in and near the French Quarter to suit
every taste and budget. Don't just limit yourself to looking for places
to stay in the French Quarter; there are plenty of lodgings available in
the Central Business District and Faubourg Marigny, and you'll
appreciate having somewhere quiet yet nearby to retire to when you need
a break from the crowds.

After all, the party in New Orleans never really stops - during Southern
Decadence weekend or any time of year. August 31 - September 5, 2005.

Writer John d'Addario lives in New Orleans with his significant other,
three dogs and a cat.


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