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The Queer Quarter:  A Moveable Feast

6/28/2020

 
Rainbow History - June 2020
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The corner of Dumaine and Bourbon streets, June 2020

In the 1900s, LGBT+ people from around the country were drawn to the French Quarter's shifting centers of queer gravity, which offered both a spicy nightlife scene and an evolving culture.  

- by Frank Perez


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The Up Stairs Lounge Fire Memorial Service

6/27/2020

 
Story Board photo essay  - June 2020
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On the 47th anniversary of an arson fire that killed 32 LGBT+ people in the French Quarter, the weather reflected the mood of the mourners.  

photography by Andrew Simoneaux  

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Jackson Square Protest - June 5

6/6/2020

 
The Eyes Have It - photo essay
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Friday evening, much of New Orleans waited with bated breath in hopes the protest in the French Quarter would be peaceful.  The rest of the city attended. Thousands rallied in front of Jackson Square in a remarkable show of solidarity against racism. 

- by Ellis Anderson 


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