Psychologically as well, it's going to be difficult for parents and young children who have been told schools are opening again soon. It's a notable setback considering the country started the week in high spirits following days of no domestic infections. On Saturday, it was reported that 40 new Covid-19 cases had been detected as a result of the recent nightclub cluster in Itaewon. It would be wrong to impose cultural values on to another sovereign nation or seek to understand the Korean situation through a specifically Eurocentric lens, would it not? But they were represented in the media and then legally following the passing of the 2013 same-sex marriage law.īut for a post-authoritarian democracy like Korea, the perspective is naturally very different.
Of course, many did no doubt suffer, both publically and in silence. Yet they were not successful or known simply because of their sexuality instead, they were respected and held positions of prominence because of their abilities.
The television screen, the radio, newspaper columns, and award shows were always filled with "gay" celebrities: Ian McKellen, Stephen Fry, Graham Norton, Samantha Fox, George Michael, Kenneth Williams, Sue Perkins, Tom Daley and innumerable others. Growing up in the U.K., being gay seemingly wasn't really that much of a defining factor for success or failure. Their minds must be doing cartwheels trying to parse this cognitive dissonance.Īdmittedly, it's a little bit strange for me. Spare a thought for those that want to blame gay people for the latest outbreak but then, in the same breath, assert that there are no gay people in South Korea. Here in South Korea, in the public eye at least, there is the country's "top gay", and then everyone after that is normally meant to stay quiet. Different countries take different cultural paths and different peoples have different value systems. Despite struggling with his own sexuality during his life, the "flamboyant" singer (a media euphemism if ever there were one) came out as gay in a Penthouse interview in 1995.īut we're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. I'm sure the late, great, Little Richard who passed away yesterday would have enjoyed it too. It's a good song, has a cracking riff, and doesn't take itself too seriously. It’s a lesser known but refreshing take on this iconic NOLA cocktail.I've always been a big fan of Detroit's Electric Six, and their 2003 hit has been going round my head every time I've turned on the news this past couple of days. If you’ve had a Purple already, try their version of a Hurricane. Be careful: just one can knock you on your ass. Have: A VooDoo Daiquiri, aka a “ Purple.” It’s a local favorite. The building, constructed in the French/Spanish colony during the 18th century, is one of the older surviving structures in New Orleans and has been called the oldest structure in the U.S. Stop 1: Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop (941 Bourbon Street) So let’s start with a bar crawl theme everyone knows and loves, Sunday Funday. Print out this handy map, and come on, y’all! Some might call this a more “expected” or stereotypical list of bars in the LGBT community, but don’t fret: we’ll take you down the lesser-known gems of New Orleans gay nightlife throughout the series. For the first crawl, we’re hitting up a few of the most frequently visited and well-known establishments by both locals and tourists alike. We use the term lightly as there are several places we frequent that are not specifically “gay”… and that’s what we love about this city.
#TAKE YOU TO THE GAY BAR SONG SERIES#
This is part one in our series of “gay” bar crawls through NOLA.