Quiet Conversations The Upstairs Lounge Arson Attack The Changing Chiaroscuro of the French Quarter
In this episode, we discover the culture of the French Quarter in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. We first hear from historians and authors Johnny Townsend, ” “Let the Faggots Burn,” Frank Perez, a"Ambush Magazine "and "French Quarter Journal’. and Robert Fiesler “Tinderbox: the Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation.”
We also meet Regina Adams, French Quarter legend Regina Adams who grew up in a mormon, upper suburban middle class neighborhood in New Orleans. As Regina was discovering her sexuality, she discovered her sexual identity. She also met the “love of her life,” a man of color and a Jesuit preist, Reggie Adams.
Historian Frank Perez explains the mission of the LGBT+ Archives of Louisiana and a welcome to Quiet Conversations.
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with Rio Riggen