Oral History
Michael Oglesby
Michael Oglesby was born in Monroe, Louisiana in 1954. He was the youngest of six siblings, born to...
Activism
Oral History
Charlie Thornton
Charlie Thornton was born in Winfield, Louisiana, where his father worked as a soda distributor....
Oral History
Kenneth Mitchell
Mitchell is a lifelong activist who has spent five decades fighting for the rights of LGBTQ+...
Oral History
Frank Perez
Frank Perez is a writer, teacher, tour guide, and public speaker who also serves as the Executive...
Person
Richard Chaney
This is the story of two queer men from Indiana who moved to New Orleans in 1973. I was 24...
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
LSUS Archives Collection 554
Images and documents from LSUS Archives Collection 554, related to Robert Darrow.