Newsletter – July 2025

Newsletter – July 2025

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...
Newsletter – June 2025

Newsletter – June 2025

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...
Newsletter – May 2025

Newsletter – May 2025

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...
Newsletter – April 2025

Newsletter – April 2025

Up Stairs Lounge Plaque Update A dedication ceremony for the new Up Stairs Lounge commemorative plaque is scheduled for Sunday, June 22. You may recall the old plaque (pictured above) was stolen last year. The unveiling and dedication of the new plaque will be...
Newsletter – March 2025

Newsletter – March 2025

Rare Documents on HIV History Preserved The Archives Project recently preserved two rare documents that shed light on the history of the AIDS crisis in Louisiana. The first was the draft of a speech delivered by James Kellogg on June 12, 1994, to Celebration ‘94,...
Newsletter – February 2025

Newsletter – February 2025

Call for Gay Ball Program Covers Do you have old Gay Carnival Ball programs? If so, please take a picture of the cover and send them to us so we can include them in a new section of our website’s Gay Carnival photo gallery. We recently added the gallery and currently...