Coming on the heels of several heated social clashes involving the gay community, the Louisiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union announced its participation in this weekend's Pridefest, a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community entertainment celebration in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood.
The event will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Washington Square Park, located at 706 Elysian Fields Ave.
Amidst live music, drag shows, contests and a Sunday parade, local ACLU staff and volunteers will hand out literature concerning the civil rights of a community that ACLU Executive Director Marjorie Esman says is struggling to secure basic liberties.
"(Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people deserve ... the right to privacy, the right to equal treatment in the workplace, the right to be free from violence and harassment that other people enjoy," Esman said.
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