NEW ORLEANS:  Frank Perez share 300 years of New Orleans history in just a few minutes. We learn about the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana, the inception point & ingredients of jazz, and all about his latest book.

For books, tours with Frank & more go to his website www.frenchquarterfrank.com

A peek inside:

• Who was in New Orleans first?
• The Spanish, French & Haitian influences in NOLA - as well as Vietnamese
• How Frank answered the call to preserve Queer New Orleans History
• What happens when African folk songs, spirituals & opera are put in a gumbo

BIO:

Frank Perez is a writer, teacher, tour guide, and public speaker who also serves as the Executive Director of the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana. He has authored several books on LGBT+ history in New Orleans and is also a columnist for three New Orleans magazines—Ambush, French Quarter Journal, and Yazz Queen. His publications also include a number of scholarly articles in academic journals as well as a number of poems and short stories in various literary journals.  His latest book, Rainbow Fleur de Lis: Essays on Queer New Orleans History, is forthcoming from the University Press of Mississippi.

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Music Credits: INTRO: Loyalty - Philip Ayers | OUTRO: Grasshopper's Dance - Etienne Roussel