Southern Decadence kicks off Thursday with a focus on gay rights issues

Perhaps as a reflection of the growth in advocacy for gay rights issues nationwide, this year's Southern Decadence festival, which begins Thursday, will include efforts to bring more social awareness to pressing issues in the gay community. In addition to the nighttime bashes and daytime pool parties that draw more than 100,000 revelers to the French Quarter each Labor Day weekend, this year's eve...

Times-Picayune • Sep 1, 2011