Baton Rouge's LGBTQ Community: Then and NowA collection of oral history that can be found in the Williams' collection, these interviews focus on the LGBTQ community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from the 1950s to the 2000s. Interviewees describe what it was like to identify as gay at a time when negative stereotypes were pervasive, and discuss the changes they’ve witnessed as LGBTQ causes have become more mainstream. Interviewees share personal experiences of marriages and relationships, coming out, and recount their involvement and activism in the LGBTQ and Baton Rouge communities whether social, political, religious, or related to HIV/AIDS causes.
Located on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the T. Harry Williams Center is a research department within Louisiana State University Libraries. The Center's mission aligns with the Libraries' core mission that includes creating new knowledge, teaching research skills, and preserving Louisiana's diverse culture.