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By Remembering,
We Honor Those We Lost
The LGBT+ Archives Project’s programming focus this year is the history of HIV/AIDS in New Orleans. The New Orleans AIDS Memory Project (NOAMP) will consist of a series of monthly events from June through December as well as a historical exhibition opening in October and running through March 2025. The exhibit is being produced in collaboration with the Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library. New Orleans Panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be featured in the exhibit. Most of the events, as well as the exhibit, will take place at the recently renovated Dodwell House at 1519 Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans.
By Remembering,
We Honor Those We Lost
The LGBT+ Archives Project’s programming focus this year is the history of HIV/AIDS in New Orleans. The New Orleans AIDS Memory Project (NOAMP) will consist of a series of monthly events from June through December as well as a historical exhibition opening in October and running through March 2025. The exhibit is being produced in collaboration with the Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library. New Orleans Panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be featured in the exhibit. Most of the events, as well as the exhibit, will take place at the recently renovated Dodwell House at 1519 Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans.
Why the LGBT+ Archives Project Matters
- Queer history has been ignored for too long
- History offers us lessons and teaches us the power of activism
- Understanding our history helps us feel connected and gives us an understanding of ourselves
- An understanding of history combats stereotypes
- Our contributions have gone unrecognized. By filling in gaps in the historical record, we are reclaiming our heritage
- LGBTQ youth are at a higher risk of suicide. History provides validation and support and helps youth feel less invisible and alone
LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana
Mission
Our mission is promoting and encouraging the protection and preservation of materials that chronicle the culture and history of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community in Louisiana.
Purpose
Our main purpose is educating the community on the importance of archiving LGBT+ historical materials and making them available for future generations to access, research, and study. By developing financial resources to assist in the preservation and availability of certain LGBT+ collections, we hope to help promote the proper maintenance and preservation of historical LGBT+ materials and then index, publish, and maintain a current list of these materials and where they are located.
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1308 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
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Land Acknowledgement
The LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana acknowledges the area now known as Louisiana was once home to a variety of Native Peoples, including, but not limited to, the Choctaw, Ishak, Natchez, Caddo, Chitimacha, Coushatta, Houma, and Tunica-Biloxi. We further acknowledge the enduring presence of Native Americans in Louisiana and recognize their contributions to the cultural heritage of the state. Colonial visitors in the Gulf South observed that Indigenous Nations recognized and respected the existence of more than two genders and conducted marriages between people of the same gender. The legacy of acceptance of LGBT+ people has a deep history locally, for which we salute Native American Nations.
The LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana complies with all applicable Federal and state civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity).