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Committee agreed to produce a lengthy informative pamphlet, a first draft to be reviewed at the June conference. Group reviewed agenda for the conference as well as whom to invite. Draft of letter to The Friend circulated for comments.

Cecil Heath and Mary Holden from the Friends Temperance and Moral Welfare Union discussed strategies for addressing homosexuality at the Yearly Meeting. Committee agreed to hold a one-day conference in June with selected guests and to publish a…

Henry Kubicki, an early member of MCC New Orleans, has recorded his recollections and impressions of this affair, along with an account of the subsequent history of the MCC congregation.

TIME magazine published a major story on the 40th anniversary (July 1, 2013 issue).

Filmmaker Royd Anderson produced a documentary film that examines the tragedy of the Upstairs Lounge Fire (2013).

Playwright/composer Wayne Self wrote and produced this original musical drama portraying events around the Upstairs Lounge Fire to mark its 40th anniversary.

Eddie Hosea Warren, 24, of Pensacola, Florida, son of housekeeper Willie Inez Warren and brother of James Curtis Warren. All three died in the fire.

James Curtis Warren, 26, from Pensacola, Florida, son of housekeeper Willie Inez Warren and brother of Eddie Hosea Warren. All three died in the fire.

Louis Horace Broussard (on right), 29, partner of Duane George "Mitch" Mitchell (see below).

Clarence Joseph McCloskey, Jr. , 48, store manager, partner of Joe William "Bill" Bailey (see above).  McCloskey’s sisters and two nieces attended the memorial service.

by Joseph Ross

A new permanent pastor at MCC, Ron Pannell, arrives two years after the fire to bring renewed energy to the community.

A memorial service, held on the second anniversary of the Upstairs Lounge fire, calls for permanent memorials for the 32 victims of the tragedy.

Two women are married at MCC New Orleans and, as an early precursor to today’s social developments, announce plans to apply for a marriage license.

MCC New Orleans strives to communicate that it is continuing and growing following the tragic loss of members at the Upstairs Lounge.

The last of the newspaper series relates the dramatic change in policies and attitudes toward homosexual persons in New Orleans over the previous 15 years.

The first in a series of newspaper stories notes the emergence of the Gay People’s Coalition and heightened visibility and activism in the New Orleans gay community following the fire.

The Gay People’s Coalition forms in the aftermath of the fire and works with the Human Rights Committee to make New Orleans a safer and more open place for LGBT persons.

A letter to the editor by a closeted gay person raises questions about the discounting of gay people in the aftermath of the fire.

The Appeals Court upholds the ruling by a District Court judge that the city and its agencies are not liable to families of victims of the fire.