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Frank Perez: Part of the Quarter’s Continuum
Frank Perez: 1968 - 2026
Frank’s stories were always a heavy pour – his writing could quickly intoxicate listeners and readers, bringing on a kind of double vision where suddenly, the past existed alongside the present.
– by Ellis Anderson
For Future Reference: Preserving Louisiana’s Queer History
LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana opened a new French Quarter exhibition space this spring, offering a comprehensive – and fascinating - overview of Queer history in New Orleans.
– by Kim Ranjbar
A Look Inside: Rainbow Fleur de Lis
Frank Perez's new book on New Orleans LGBT+ history bears witness to the value of local journalism, especially when covering minority communities.
-by Claude Summers
To Collect and to Preserve: The LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana
Founded in 2012, this powerhouse organization works to bring New Orleans’ queer history out of the closet and into the open.
– by Doug Brantley
Review – Political Animal: The Life and Times of Stewart Butler
In this new book, New Orleans historian and author Frank Perez delves into the fascinating life of the late LGBT+ activist, a man both driven and influential.
– by Clayton Delery
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter, Part 9
Books, bookstores, writing and reading: historian Frank Perez contemplates the literary life in a neighborhood that's "a world of dreams and letters."
- by Frank Perez
The 2020 Up Stairs Lounge Fire Memorial Service
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
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter, Part 8
On the summer solstice, historian and writer Frank Perez reflects on the passage of time as his French Quarter neighborhood slowly reopens.
- by Frank Perez
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter, Part 7: Reopening
As the nation writhes in turmoil, historian and writer Frank Perez looks through the lens of the past to ponder the French Quarter's future.
- by Frank Perez
- photos by Frank Perez and Ellis Anderson
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 6
Leaving the French Quarter for the first time since the COVID shutdown, the writer's destination of choice? The family tomb in Galliano.
- by Frank Perez
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 5
Fifth in the series of diary entries by writer/historian Frank Perez, this day finds him in his French Quarter home, dreaming of Paris.
- by Frank Perez
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 4
Fourth in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez, this piece covers unfortunate hair-cuts, making groceries, and graffiti scrubbing.
- by Frank Perez
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 3
Third in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez, this piece considers the comforts of the ordinary.
- by Frank Perez
A Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 2
Second in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez. "To be one flash of color in the kaleidoscope that is the Quarter lends perspective."
- by Frank Perez
A Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 1
The diary of a French Quarter writer details the neighborhood's new norm.
- by Frank Perez