by Frank Perez | Dec 14, 2025 | News
Sharon Dauzat & Daughters of Bilitis to be Honored on October 15 Join us at the Historic New Orleans Collection for an evening honoring the legacy of the Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian social and civil rights organization. The program will include an archival...
by Frank Perez | Aug 14, 2025 | News
Louisiana Gets First Historical Marker Noting a Gay Person A Louisiana Historical Marker honoring physicist and philanthropist Peter Putnam was placed recently near 3127 East Main Street in Houma, Louisiana. In 1979, Putnam funded the Gay Liberation...
by Frank Perez | Jul 28, 2025 | News
Daughters of Bilitis Collection We’ve recently added a new gallery to our website featuring the New Orleans chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The collection consists of copies of the organization’s newsletter, GAY-LA, from 1975—1977. You can read the newsletters...
by Frank Perez | Jul 28, 2025 | News
Up Stairs Lounge Plaque To Be Dedicated June 22 A new plaque commemorating the 32 victims of the tragic 1973 Up Stairs Lounge arson will be dedicated on Sunday, June 22. The ceremony takes place at 5:00pm at the site of the Up Stairs Lounge (604 Iberville St.) in the...
by Frank Perez | May 13, 2025 | News
Annual Membership Meeting: June 5 Join us for our annual Membership Meeting, which will serve as the launch of our 2025 programming focus—Louisiana Queer Arts. After a brief business meeting, we will present the Stewart Butler / Alfred Doolittle Award for...
