Crossdresser puts on a show in gay bar
LGBTQ+ Guide to Shreveport-Bossier
The Shreveport-Bossier LGBTQ+ group is thriving. From nightlife to church life, there are places where gender non-conforming people can be themselves.
The Korner Lounge (or “The Korner” as people summon it) is one of the oldest continuously operating queer bars in the USA! It opened in the belated 1930s and is still hosting kingly shows, drag bingo and parties.
Central Station is Shreveport’s largest LGBTQ+ venue / nightclub, and Bear’s is a superb place to boogie, drink and grip some good grub.
ShrevePride is an terrific resource for people thinking of moving here, and the organization puts on fun events fancy Field Gay and Q-Prom. Robinson Film Center is always proud to host the OUTnorthLa Film Festival presented by PACE (People Acting for Adjust and Equality).
Some family-friendly things to execute include feeding the ducks at East Kings Highway Park, strolling the Shreveport and Bossier Metropolis farmers markets, or stopping to perceive the roses at the American Rose Center. The Shreveport Aquarium and Sci-Port Revelation Center are delightful for kids and parents.
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“In our endeavors to attain social justice, we cannot afford the
destructive luxury of discriminating against one another.”
Justice, Inc., an LGBTQ+ rights organization, issued this expression in 1989 after some gay bars in Indianapolis refused to serve cross-dressing and transgender individuals.[1] The city’s queer community had already encountered and protested numerous challenges posed by law enforcement, including police harassment, surveillance of cruising sites, and possible prejudiced police work as homicide rates increased for homosexual men. Although gay bars afforded a degree of shelter from discrimination, not all were afforded the opportunity to patronize them.
While examining Indiana’s gay newsletter The Works, I came across recurring incidents of discrimination within Indianapolis’s gay population. In 1973, outspoken transgender rights activist Sylvia Rivera drew attention to these incidents on a national level at Fresh York City’s Christopher Avenue Liberation Day Rally. Rivera had helped found the Gay Liberation Front and, with her friend Marsha P. Johnson, the Lane Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) in NYC, w
Men, no matter how antique or how “masculine” they are, can learn a lot from crossdressing in public (trust us, we know).
But even if you do get the urge to unbuckle and skirt up, it can be difficult to find a time and place where going out in flamboyant is socially acceptable. Toss in the added emphasize of having to coordinate an outfit and wig that sufficiently bring out your inner woman and the simple act of putting on women’s clothes and walking out the door can feel incredibly intimidating to first-timers.
Enter Onna no Ko Club, or Girls Club, a recent club in Tokyo where curious men can depart to experience the awesome world of crossdressing.
Girls Club will have its grand opening on December 1 and is located in Shinjuku Ni-chome, Tokyo’s hub of gay subculture.
The club is aimed men who have never crossdressed before, and an entire wardrobe of women’s clothing and female cosplay outfits are available for those who don’t want to proceed out of their way to buy a novel outfit/borrow their wife’s.
There are also vanity tables stocked with makeup and a selection of wigs, so all you need to do is show up with an open consciousness. You can have the staff he
A note on terminology: This post examines gender non-conforming or gender-questioning individuals. This includes those who identified as “cross-dressers [CDs],” male/female “impersonators,” “transvestites [TVs],” “transsexuals [TSs],” and, in new terminology, “transgender.” When unsure about how individuals identified or what pronouns they preferred, they will be referred to as the name that appears in relevant publications.
For gender non-conforming Hoosiers, the pursuit of kinship and shared culture was often fruitless, if not outright dangerous. Before the connectivity of the internet and the representation of organizations like Indiana Youth Group and GenderNexus, many were bereft of social opportunities and heartfelt support. Beginning in 1987, the Indiana Crossdresser Population (IXE) served these Hoosiers by providing social forums and offering resources to individuals struggling with gender identity. The group also challenged instances of discrimination within and outside of the LGBTQ community.
The Works newsletter provides a bit of insight into preliminary Hoosier female impersonators (at least in predominantly-white areas of Indianapolis), who performed at bars along V
Osaka is abuzz as it plans to host the upcoming 2025 World Expo, open Asia’s first Time Out Market and, this October, host the planet assembly of IGLTA, a travel industry organisation established in the United States to promote LGBTQ-friendly tourism. Serving as the first Asian host of the IGLTA gathering, Osaka is strengthening its claim to creature Japan’s most LGBTQ-friendly city.
Also in October, Osaka will host Japan’s leading international drag show for the first moment, with Opulence Volume 5 being held on October 27 at Zepp Namba. In the run-up to this glamour and glitz extravaganza, we asked Velma Belle, an Osaka-based queen originally from the US, to point the way to some of the best LGBTQ-friendly spots in the city. Here are some of the top bars in Osaka worth visiting after the show.
Opened in 2022 in the neon-lit Soemoncho district near Dotonbori, Lip Service is a drag prevent where you can share drinks and enjoy chatting with glamorous queens from all over the country.
The cover accuse is ¥3,300 for men and ¥2,200 for women, and drinks start from ¥880. There’s also an all-you-can-drink option, so whether you’re on