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  • Southern Decadence in New Orleans

    by Howard Philips Smith, Frank Perez ...
    Founded in the summer of 1972 by a few friends as a modest celebration, the Southern Decadence festival has since grown into one of New Orleans’s largest annual tourist events.The multiday extravaganza features street parties, drag contests, dancing, drinking, and bead tosses, culminating with a boisterous parade through the French Quarter. With over 200,000 participants—predominantly LGBT+—these ... Read more

    Was $40.99 USD Now $18.99 USD

  • Café Lafitte in Exile

    Queer New Orleans and the Story of America’s Oldest Gay Bar

    by Frank Perez, Jeffrey Palmquist ...
    Café Lafitte in Exile tells the story of queer New Orleans through the lens of its most legendary gay bar. The bar has held a central place in New Orleans’s queer scene for many years, with a profuse mythology entwining its history. Café Lafitte in Exile endeavors to set the record straight.The story begins long before the founding of gay bars, with an exploration of Indigenous sexual and gender ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Rainbow Fleur de Lis

    Essays on Queer New Orleans History

    by Frank Perez ...
    Rainbow Fleur de Lis: Essays on Queer New Orleans History is an anthology of eighty-five short, easy-to-read essays that originally appeared in Ambush Magazine and French Quarter Journal. Author Frank Perez has collected essays on a wide variety of topics in LGBTQ+ history and arranged them into multiple sections. Each section contains five essays and begins with a brief introductory overview that ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Political Animal

    The Life and Times of Stewart Butler

    by Frank Perez, Frank Perez ...
    Narrated by Thomas Fria ...
    Series series Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography

    Abridged

    13 hours 35 min

    During Mardi Gras 1973, Stewart Butler (1930–2020) fell in love with Alfred Doolittle—a wealthy socialite and schizophrenic from San Francisco. Their relationship was an improbable love story that changed the course of LGBTQ+ history. With Doolittle's money, Butler was able to retire and devote his life to political activism in the cause of queer liberation. A survivor of the horrific Up Stairs ... Read more

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    Natalie Page (Unabridged)

    by Katharine Haviland Taylor ...
    Narrated by Dallas Camara, Frank Perez, William Rogers ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours

    In the quaint town of Willow Creek, Natalie Page, a young woman with a troubled past, seeks solace and a fresh start. But as she delves into the community, she uncovers a web of secrets and long-buried truths that threaten to unravel her fragile existence. Haunted by memories of a tragic accident, Natalie struggles to reconcile her past with her present. As she navigates the complexities of love, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Political Animal

    The Life and Times of Stewart Butler

    by Frank Perez ...
    Series series Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography
    Named a 2024 Honorable Mention Book by the Louisiana Library AssociationDuring Mardi Gras 1973, Stewart Butler (1930–2020) fell in love with Alfred Doolittle—a wealthy socialite and schizophrenic from San Francisco. Their relationship was an improbable love story that changed the course of LGBTQ+ history. With Doolittle’s money, Butler was able to retire and devote his life to political activism ... Read more

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  • Tinderbox

    The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation

    by Robert W. Fieseler ...
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