Publication
Gay La – Daughters of Bilitis, New Orleans Chapter Newsletters
Gay-La was the newsletter published by the New Orleans (Louisiana) chapter of the Daughters of...
1970s
Gallery
Invitations to the First Several Southern Decadence Parties
Invitations to the first several Southern Decadence parties (all designed by Robert Laurent)
Gallery
Photos from the Up Stairs Lounge Fire
These are photos from the Up Stairs Lounge, both before and after the fire. Some of these photos...
Video
The Up Stairs Lounge Fire | New Orleans: 50 Years Later
In 1973, the deadliest fire in New Orleans’ history occurred in a small gay bar at 604 Iberville...
Video
Upstairs Lounge Fire: Ferris LeBlanc
More than 40 years after a loved one dies in the worst gay mass murder in U.S. history, the family...
Gallery
Images from the Anita Bryant Protest
In June of 1977, a coalition of local groups called H.E.R.E. organized a protest against Anita...
Video
Human Equal Rights for Everyone (HERE) protest in New Orleans, 1977
Anita Bryant’s 1977 crusade against homosexuality sparked a nationwide movement, prompting the...