Gay boys celebrate every Sunday in the French Quarter with what&apos;s called, &quot;Tea Dance.&quot;   Regina and Reggie, a young interracial couple went out to celebrate Gay Pride at a bar called the Upstairs Lounge on June 24, 1973. Stuart and his lover Alfred were also there with their new playmate in their lover&apos;s triad. Regina left the bar to take Adam Fontenot to dinner.  Find out what happened to change the lives of these four people and so many o their friends forever. Historian Frank Perez explains the mission of the LGBT+ Archives of Louisiana and a welcome to Quiet Conversations. with Rio Riggen<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2219186/support">Support the Show.</a>

Bill Larson and Bubba Copeland and the World Today

My name is Arthur Severio, and welcome to Quiet Conversations&nbsp;I left home with a suitcase filled with dreams,&nbsp; a pack of brand-new Fruit of the Loom underwear, two pairs of 501s, and some shirts that weren’t exactly made for a fat kid like me.&nbsp; My mama had stuffed a twenty-dollar bill in my pocket just in case I wanted a&nbsp; snack and a Diet Coke from the vending machine for my ride into the Crescent City.My brother met me at the downtown Greyhound bus terminal to take a United Cab back to his French Quarter apartment.&nbsp; It was 1983, and I was only 17.&nbsp; I was so happy because I had finally reached the place that I had dreamed&nbsp; about to get me through those endless days of doing little more than survivingIn these Quiet Conversations, I talk to people who've used their artistic talents and creativity to enhance their lives and improve the world around them.