Tuesday, January 7, 2025

New Orleans activists fundraise to replace stolen plaque remembering an arson that killed 32 queer people

New Orleans activists fundraise to replace stolen plaque remembering an arson that killed 32 queer people:
Frank Perez head of the LGBTQ Archives Project of Louisiana stands at the site of the missing Upstairs Lounge fire plaque in New Orleans French Quarter June-25-1973-Times-Picayune-photo-by-Philip-Ames

Along Iberville Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter, there’s a large, square gap in the brick sidewalk. The empty space reminds Frank Perez of being in the closet.