Editing New Orleans (section)

=== Sexual orientation and gender identity ===
[[File:Bourbon Pub & Parade - We stand in pride with Pulse Nightclub - New Orleans Pride Parade 2016 (27762662225).jpg|thumb|2016 New Orleans Pride]]
New Orleans and its metropolitan area have historically been popular destinations for [[LGBT|lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender]] communities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LGBT Travellers in New Orleans, USA |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/new-orleans/narratives/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers |access-date=2021-07-17 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717003738/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/new-orleans/narratives/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Gay History |url=https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/lgbt/history/ |access-date=2021-07-17 |website=www.neworleans.com |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717003737/https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/lgbt/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, a [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]] survey determined New Orleans was one of the largest cities in the American South with a significant LGBT population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Survey data shows New Orleans in top 10 of metro areas with gay population |url=https://www.nola.com/news/article_53f7957e-a126-5ae1-866a-a5ceffb59488.html |access-date=2021-07-17 |website=NOLA.com |date=March 21, 2015 |language=en |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717003737/https://www.nola.com/news/article_53f7957e-a126-5ae1-866a-a5ceffb59488.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Leonhardt |first1=David |last2=Miller |first2=Claire Cain |date=2015-03-20 |title=The Metro Areas With the Largest, and Smallest, Gay Populations |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/upshot/the-metro-areas-with-the-largest-and-smallest-gay-population.html |access-date=2021-07-17 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708143407/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/upshot/the-metro-areas-with-the-largest-and-smallest-gay-population.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Much of the LGBT community in New Orleans lives near the Central Business District, Mid-City, and Uptown; several gay bars and nightclubs are present in those areas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 LGBTQ Bars to Check Out in New Orleans, the Most 'Anything Goes' City in America |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/new-orleans/best-gay-lgbtq-bars-new-orleans |access-date=2021-07-17 |website=Thrillist |date=June 19, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512005306/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/new-orleans/best-gay-lgbtq-bars-new-orleans |url-status=live }}</ref>