Frank Perez aka "French Quarter Frank" Writer, Teacher, Tour Guide & Public Speaker

EPISODE · Jan 23, 2024 · 18 MIN

Frank Perez aka "French Quarter Frank" Writer, Teacher, Tour Guide & Public Speaker

from The Quest Express: Travel, Culture & Untold Stories · host Carrie Anne

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.comA peek inside:Who was in New Orleans first?The Spanish, French & Haitian influences in NOLA - as well as VietnameseHow Frank answered the call to preserve Queer New Orleans HistoryWhat happens when African folk songs, spirituals & opera are put in a gumboBIO: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. Website:  https://www.thequestexpress.comFeedback Survey:  https://forms.gle/6yMieXo2iGEE1Qmr9Say Hi:   [email protected] Credits:  INTRO:  Loyalty - Philip Ayers | OUTRO: Grasshopper's Dance - Etienne Roussel

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