Showing posts with label Rhea Litre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rhea Litre. Show all posts
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
NOLA's Southern Decadence Breaks Records in 44th Year!!
The 44th Annual Southern Decadence celebration of LGBT+ Life, Music and Culture broke all records bringing in over 180,000 participants Labor Day weekend 2015 in New Orleans.
With an economic impact of a whopping $216 million, this will be one for the history books. The economic impact may be much more since the spending average per person is based on a very conservative $1,200. The end of summer circuit weekend is the 5th largest in the city following Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Essence Fest, and French Quarter Fest.
Totals from this 44th Annual Southern Decadence celebration have been added to the records kept by the official website. Since 1996 the celebration has had a 1 billion, 705 million dollar economic impact on the New Orleans economy, with estimated crowds now totaling over 1,757,000.
This year saw another first with five grand marshals leading the festivities including Southern Decadence Grand Marshals XLI Steven Mora, Rip Naquin, Marsha Delain, Misti Ates and Frankie "Fierce" Wingerter.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Dubai Government Officials Force Rhea Litre To Perform Out Of Drag
Over the weekend, West Hollywoods‘s Fiercest Diva was forced to perform out of drag in the United Arab Emirates.
Rhea Litré, fresh from an Australian tour with Willam (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Four), was booked to perform her hit song, “Let’s Have a KaiKai” at the grand opening of “Carnage,” Dubai’s newest party. Andrew Christian sponsored the party, one of the few LGBT-friendly events in town, and Carnage flew in Litré, Andrew Christian models, Jonathan Myers, Ryan Moore, and Jake Andrews.
Rhea Litré and her pals arrived without a hitch and were enjoying themselves right up until the performance when local security approached them to shut down the team. Instead of facing the consequences for performing in drag or stepping down and canceling the performance, Rhea Litré decided the show must go on. Rhea made the quick decision to untuck and perform out-of-drag.
Who would have known what would have happened if Rhea Litré performed in drag? Punishments for homosexual relations in the UAE range from jail time, deportation, to the death penalty.
Kai Kais can still happen in Dubai, they’ll just have to happen behind closed doors until further notice. If you’re traveling to Dubai, be careful, boys (and gurls).
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