LGBT+ Archive of Louisiana Accomplishments

  • Grant to Tulane University to appraise and process the Stewart Butler collection.
  • Grant to Amistad Research Center to digitize “Just for the Record,” an LGBT+ themed talk show that aired on cable open access television from 1987-1993.
  • Grant to Louisiana State Museum for the exhibit “Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans.”
  • Grant to Ryan Leitner for the Restoration of Gay Monuments, including the plaque commemorating the Up Stairs Lounge fire.
  • Grant to Howard P. Smith, author of Unveiling the Muse: The Lost History of Gay Carnival in New Orleans.
  • Grant to Lasse Lau & Flo Maak for a documentary film still in production.
  • Grant to the Louisiana State Museum for the purchase of vintage photos of gay Mardi Gras.
  • Public lecture on Clay Shaw and the climate of LGBT+ New Orleans in the 1960s by Dr. Alecia Long.
  • Public lecture on Gay Carnival by Wayne Phillips, Curator of the Carnival Collection at the Louisiana State Museum.
  • Public Lecture about Dyke Bar History Project.
  • Public Lecture by Robert Fieseler, author of Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation.
  • Speech by Executive Director Frank Perez on the History of Police Relations and the LGBT+ Community in New Orleans to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans.
  • Speech by Executive Director Frank Perez on New Orleans LGBT+ History to the American Museum Association.
  • “The Origins of Southern Decadence.” Panel Discussion, The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA 2022.
  • “Queering the Collection.” University of Louisiana at Lafayette Library Lecture Series, Lafayette, LA 2022.
  • “The Children of Yuga: The Birth and Early Years of Gay Carnival.” The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA 2022.
  • “Reclaiming the Quarter’s Rainbow History.” Gallier Gatherings, Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses, New Orleans, 2021
  • “Celebration and Change in LGBT+ New Orleans.” Panel Discussion, Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA 2020
  • “Up Stairs Lounge Commemoration Ceremony.” New Orleans, LA 2020.
  • “The Rainbow Fleur de Lis.” National Park Service, New Orleans, LA 2019
  • “Writing the Queer Quarter.” Patio Planters of the Vieux Carre, New Orleans, LA 2019
  • “Recovering Hidden History.” New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, LA 2019
  • “Queer History of the French Quarter.” Tricentennial Lecture Series, VCPORA / Beauregard-Keyes House, New Orleans, LA 2018
  • “Violence and Celebration in LGBTQ New Orleans.” Panel Discussion. Literary Festival, New Orleans, LA 2018
  • “Queer New Orleans.” Panel Discussion. Louisiana Book Festival. Baton Rouge, LA 2018
  • “Gay Carnival.” American Alliance of Museums Conference, New Orleans, LA 2019
  • “History of Pride in New Orleans.” Panel Discussion, LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 2020
  • Presentation at the Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association conference.
  • Presentation at the Invisible Histories Project conference.
  • Panel discussion on the history of the HIV/AIDS in New Orleans.
  • Panel discussion on the Up Stairs Lounge fire at the Historic New Orleans Collection.
  • Panel Discussion on lesbian activism in the 1990s at the Newcomb College Institute.
  • Workshop on Personal Archiving.
  • Development of a volunteer / internship program with Tulane University.
  • Facilitation and processing of the donations of the following collections:
    • Stewart Butler
    • Valda Lewis
    • Alan Robinson
    • Mike Moreau
    • Ken Mitchell
    • Rip & Marsha Naquin Delain
    • BreakOUT! (trans advocacy group)
    • Southern Decadence
    • Larry Best
    • and others
  • Facilitation of the donation of publications, such as Impact, The Zipper, Ambush Magazine, The Rooster, The Alternative, The Whiz, The Big Easy Times, and others
  • Facilitation of a wide variety of ephemera.
  • Operation of an exhibit space in New Orleans.
  • Instituted an Oral History Initiative.
  • Published an exhaustive bibliography of primary source material regarding the LGBT+ community in New Orleans, including, books, chapters in books, periodicals, journal articles, newspaper articles, films, theses, dissertations, and websites.
  • Maintained an active website.
  • Assisted researchers, including authors, journalists, grad students, scholars, film-makers, bloggers, television producers, and others.
  • The LGBT+ Archive Project of Louisiana is a member of the Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association (LAMA).