Quiet Conversations

Anita Bryant’s Pie in the Eye, how New Orleans shut her down, Stuart Butler and Regina Adams after the Upstairs Lounge Fire

December 15, 2023 Arthur Severio Season 1 Episode 14
Anita Bryant’s Pie in the Eye, how New Orleans shut her down, Stuart Butler and Regina Adams after the Upstairs Lounge Fire
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Quiet Conversations
Anita Bryant’s Pie in the Eye, how New Orleans shut her down, Stuart Butler and Regina Adams after the Upstairs Lounge Fire
Dec 15, 2023 Season 1 Episode 14
Arthur Severio

In our fourteenth and final episode of Season 1:
How did the city of New Orleans treat the survivors of the arson at the Upstairs  Lounge?  
There were a lot of social and political changes happening in the @lgbti community regarding organizing and social awareness. 
Regina became the woman of her creation or as she said "started living in drag."  
Listen and find out about who Fury was and what it was like hustling in the seventies.
How did the Advocate magazine did to help the victims of the arson at Upstairs Lounge and how it would set the precedent for what was about to come?

Historian Frank Perez explains the mission of the LGBT+ Archives of Louisiana and a welcome to Quiet Conversations.


Art Span NOLA’s mission is to do just that. It is a non-profit 501 c3 designed especially for contemporary artists just like You and me. Art span Nola extends across the globe, sponsoring programs like creative mentorship, exposure visibility, and project development through collaboration and community. 

Please visit Artspannola.org to make your contribution. 



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In our fourteenth and final episode of Season 1:
How did the city of New Orleans treat the survivors of the arson at the Upstairs  Lounge?  
There were a lot of social and political changes happening in the @lgbti community regarding organizing and social awareness. 
Regina became the woman of her creation or as she said "started living in drag."  
Listen and find out about who Fury was and what it was like hustling in the seventies.
How did the Advocate magazine did to help the victims of the arson at Upstairs Lounge and how it would set the precedent for what was about to come?

Historian Frank Perez explains the mission of the LGBT+ Archives of Louisiana and a welcome to Quiet Conversations.


Art Span NOLA’s mission is to do just that. It is a non-profit 501 c3 designed especially for contemporary artists just like You and me. Art span Nola extends across the globe, sponsoring programs like creative mentorship, exposure visibility, and project development through collaboration and community. 

Please visit Artspannola.org to make your contribution. 



with Rio Riggen

Support the Show.