Southern Decadence in New Orleans /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Smith, Howard Philips (Author), Perez, Frank, 1968- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Southern Decadence (Festival) > History. Gay pride celebrations > Louisiana > New Orleans > History. Gay pride parades > Louisiana > New Orleans > History. Festivals > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by Robert Laurent
A note on numbering and sources
Introduction: the quest for the pleasure-dome 1
Decadence takes the world, 2016: part 1
The birth of Southern Decadence, 1972-1980
The French Quarter gay community
The gaying of Decadence, 1981-1996
Southern Decadence and Carnival
Bar culture and the rise of Decadence
The AIDS crisis and community building
The juggernaut, 1997-2015
Decadence takes the world, 2016: part 2
The future of Southern Decadence
Afterword / by Maureen Block
Putting on the parade: interviews with Southern Decadence participants. Edward "Blanche" Norton ; Robert Laurent ; Lou Bernard Jr. ; Errol Rizzuto ; Greg Manogue (Miss Love)
Rip and Marsha Naquin-Delain ; The super 8mm films ; Early Southern Decadence invitations ; Master list of parades and grand marshals ; In memoriam.