New Orleans Gay Activist Mourned

NOLA community activist mourned.

By Kate X Messer, 2:10PM, Fri. Jun. 15, 2007

As we celebrate gay Pride in June here in Texas, New Orleans mourns one of her own. Once Southern Decadence Grand Marshall (1998), beloved community activist, and French Quarter hair-salon owner Robin Malta was found beaten to death in his Faubourg Marigny home earlier this week.

According to a report by NOLA TV station WWLTV, friends are shocked at the news:

"'He loved everyone,' said Malta’s sister, Monica Thurmond. 'He didn’t have an enemy anywhere.'

"Friends said the fact that Malta was so well-liked makes it hard to understand who could commit such a crime."

According to NOLA Against Crime, "Robin will be laid to rest on Saturday [June] 16th at Tharp-Sonheimer, 1600 N. Causeway. Mass will be at 2:30 PM, afterwards there will be a celebration of his life – location to be announced at the services."

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