section_path: Demographics/Sexual orientation and gender identity
section_name: Sexual orientation and gender identity
paragraph_text: Sexual orientation and gender identity
  
  New Orleans and its metropolitan area have historically been popular destinations for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. In 2015, a Gallup survey determined New Orleans was one of the largest cities in the American South with a significant LGBT population. 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.