LGBT news source The Advocate listed Crescent City as the fifth queerest city in the US. To put that into perspective, there are 19,495 incorporated cities in the US and New Orleans made the top 5!

In The Big Easy, the chances of someone snooting at your fishnet and stiletto combo on your daily trip to Starbucks are pretty slim. For that, it seems only fair that we award the city with a big bear 5 in terms of LGBT-friendliness and rights.

Anyone who looks into NOLA knows that if you head on over to the French Quarter and follow the masses to Bourbon Street you're in for a winning time, day or night. Grab a "cocktail to go" (our fave is the Voodoo brew) and find yourself lost in a world of colour, music and dancing.

The Lavender Line is a street bisecting Bourbon which is the unofficial Gay Spot. Most legendary on the scene, is Cafe Lafitte in Exile, one of the oldest gay bars in the US (est 1953) but lets face it, the line between gay and straight in New Orleans is about as blurred as my nana's vision, with all bars accepting diversity if not celebrating it.

Bourbon Pub & Parade is possibly the most popular venue, with everything from Karaoke to Drag shows. It's not uncommon to spot some of the countries most famous Drag Queens here too! For Jazz lovers, the most famous bar around is The Spotted Cat on Frenchmens Street which is the go to street for all kinds of live music! Don't forget, there's a speakeasy or two around if you know where to look for them. Botique Du Vampyre will give you an interesting perspective on Anne Rice and the local Vampyre legends as well as a password to get into The Potions Lounge.

No one can go to New Orleans without having beignets in Cafe Du Monde, located in the French Quarter. Though always busy, it's been an institution in NOLA since 1862 and hasn't changed much since the Civil War. As far as food goes there's not exactly anywhere you CAN'T find good grub. All depends on what you're after, street food and farmers market? They've got it. Bistros and Al Fresco dining? They've got it. There's so many things to try! Gumbo, PoBoys, Jumbalaya, Turtle Soup, Oysters, Crab, Crawfish, Alligator...wander anywhere and your taste buds will be tingling!

Whether you choose to adventure around NOLA by trolley (basically a tram to the Brits) or on foot, there's so much to see! If you're by the Mississippi you'll see incredible paddle wheelers like the Creole Queen where you can go cruising (not like that - that's for the bars!), there's more than likely going to be street performers dotted around the French Quarter in the day time but if you fancied something more intimate there's The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret with live music, comedy, plays and a unique burlesque show. The more haunting side of NOLA is a super interesting world to discover too, from the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, to Anne Rice and her Interview with a Vampire, there's plenty of haunted or historic tours that could make you shudder.