{"product_id":"cafe-lafitte-in-exile-queer-new-orleans-and-the-story-of-americas-oldest-gay-bar-hardcover","title":"Café Lafitte in Exile: Queer New Orleans and the Story of America's Oldest Gay Bar - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Perez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Palmquist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCafé Lafitte in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eCafé Lafitte in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e endeavors to set the record straight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story begins long before the founding of gay bars, with an exploration of Indigenous sexual and gender roles, colonial views on queerness, and the notable gay writers, musicians, and activists of nineteenth-century New Orleans. Queer men played a crucial role in the preservation of the French Quarter in the early twentieth century, and the resulting \"French Quarter Renaissance\" deeply informed the establishment of Café Lafitte. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1953, in an era of aggressive anti-gay crackdowns, Café Lafitte moved to its present location. Later, in the midst of the burgeoning gay liberation movement in the 1970s, the bar was sold to Tom Wood, under whose ownership it has sometimes failed to live up to its potential as a diverse, inclusive gathering place. Still, the bar has remained a crucial locus of queer New Orleans culture through the HIV\/AIDS crisis and into the present era of more widespread acceptance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on oral histories and newspaper accounts, as well as personal recollections, \u003ci\u003eCafé Lafitte in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid portrait of Café Lafitte and the queer community that sustains it. It's a history of joy, a chronicle of struggle, and a reclamation of the history of southern queerness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Perez\u003c\/b\u003e is the executive director of the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eAmbush \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, the founder of the Krewe de la Rue Royale Revelers, and author of several books and hundreds of articles on New Orleans's queer history. He also served as co-Southern Decadence Grand Marshal XLIV. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Palmquist\u003c\/b\u003e is a twenty-five-year resident of New Orleans and the French Quarter and a former bartender at Café Lafitte. He was co-Southern Decadence Grand Marshal XLII and Grand Reveler I. Originally from South Dakota and a graduate of Dakota Wesleyan University, Palmquist found his home in New Orleans, where he fell in love with the history, architecture, and soul of the city.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.26 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978313171245,"sku":"9780807185841","price":33.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/WQFy3v7GmM9780807185841.webp?v=1775801569","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/cafe-lafitte-in-exile-queer-new-orleans-and-the-story-of-americas-oldest-gay-bar-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}