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Before I went to New Orleans, I was a little scared of New Orleans. I don't know why. I had only been there a…

— Harold Perrineau

New Orleans just wasn't anything for me. I didn't fit in. I just couldn't get adjusted.

— Austin Rivers

Coming out as gay was an easy enough matter for me, since I worked in a profession where being gay had a long history…

— Stephen Fry

For some strange reason, my gay life didn't get easier when I came out. Quite the opposite happened, really.

— George Michael

Here was long period on my life when I was very disappointed by the fact I wasn't gay. Because I grew up going to…

— Moby

I struggled tremendously with anxiety and depression related in part to my sexuality and growing up in a time when to be gay felt…

— Darren Hayes

I really missed being in New Orleans, but I'm one of the lucky ones.

— Robby Albarado

I was so terrified for so long about what people think about my sexuality, and I didn't wanna find myself in a position where…

— Calum Scott

How did you fall in love with New Orleans? At once, madly. Looking back, sometimes I think it was predestined.

— Andrei Codrescu

I took many trips down to New Orleans trying to experience the city as deeply as possible. I'm from Detroit so New Orleans seemed…

— Ruta Sepetys

I've always been comfortable with my gayness, but I was intimidated by the social anxiety.

— Syd

After coming out as gay, I soon felt a lot more comfortable in my life, moment to moment.

— Jane Velez-Mitchell