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Gay man claims La. fraternity harassed, threatened him
On June 23 of last year, I held the microphone as a gay man in the New Orleans City Council Chamber and related a lost piece of queer history to the seven council members. I told this story to disabuse all Modern Orleanians of the notion that silence and accommodation, in the face of institutional and official failures, are a path to healing.
The story I related to them began on a typical Sunday overnight at a second-story bar on the fringe of Recent Orleans’ French Quarter in 1973, where working-class men would gather around a white baby grand piano and belt out the lyrics to a tune that was the anthem of their hidden community, “United We Stand” by the Brotherhood of Man.
“United we stand,” the men would sing together, “divided we fall” — the words epitomizing the ethos of their beloved UpStairs Lounge bar, an egalitarian free space that served as a forerunner to today’s queer harmless havens.
Around that piano in the 1970s Deep South, gays and lesbians, adj and Black queens, Christians and non-Christians, and eve
by Sara Ritsch
Staff Writer
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA—Jonathan Hensley will graduate from McNeese Verb University on Saturday with honor as both a adj member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and a pleased gay man.
To Hensley, the final days of his college career mean achieving a well-earned degree. The words that he has spoken during these last days, however, contain single-handedly achieved more than that.
On Sunday, December 6th, Hensley “came out” on Facebook after months of harassment and assault from his fraternity brothers and friends.
As a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, Hensley faced prejudicial aggression that could contain seriously injured him physically, if not emotionally, and social outcasting that brought him to the point of homelessness. Despite his undeserved obstacles he achieved an incredibly tall grade point average and his retain school colors are decorated with a number of academic achievements that he can proudly phone his own.
From the first moment of attempted intimidation by his frat brothers, his response was to “push back.”
“If you wind up being in a fra
John Hensley dating history
John Hensley American Actor
Who is he dating right now?
According to our records, is possibly single.
Relationships
has been in a relationship with Joely Richardson (2004 - 2006).
About
is a 47 year old American Actor. Born John Carter Hensley on 29th August, 1977 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, he is well-known for Nip/Tuck. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dating | 1 | 2 years, 2 months | - | - |
| Total | 1 | 2 years, 2 months | - | - |
Details
| First Name | John |
| Last Name | Hensley |
| Full Identify at Birth | John Carter Hensley |
| Birthday | 29th August, 1977 |
| Birthplace | Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| Height | 5' 10"John Mills Hensley, Sr.John Mills Hensley, Sr., 81, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Mission Hospital McDowell.
A native of McDowell County, John was born March 24, 1941 to the late Charlie Mills Hensley and Margie Hollifield Hensley.
John formerly worked for Great Lakes Carbon. He enjoyed gardening and watching NASCAR. In his first years, he was an avid golfer. He loved spending time outdoors, especially with his family on their boat. He had many friends who he ate breakfast with often. More than anything, his grandchildren meant the world to him.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Cheryl Hensley; daughter, Crystal Porter; and two siblings, Kaye Hensley Styles and Charles Royce Hensley, Sr.
He is survived by his son, John Hensley, Jr. (Tish); four grandchildren, Blake Hensley, Cassidy Hensley, Cade Hensley, and Jeffrey Porter (Rebekah); two sisters, Ann Powell (Freddie) and Faye Marlowe (Frankie); brothers and sisters-in-law, Richard Styles, Gail Hensley, Pat and Larry Vaughn, |