The Up Stairs Lounge Arson: Thirty-Two Deaths in a New Orleans Gay Bar, June 24, 1973

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On June 24, 1973, a fire in a New Orleans gay bar killed 32 people. This still stands as the deadliest fire within the city’s history. Despite the fact that arson was once suspected, and Despite the fact that the police identified a likely culprit, no arrest was once ever made. Additionally, government and spiritual leaders who in most cases would have provided moral leadership at a time of crisis were either silent or were openly disdainful of the dead, most of whom were gay men. Based upon review of hundreds of number one and secondary sources, including recent news accounts, interviews with former patrons of the living room, and the extensive documentary trail left in the back of by the criminal investigations, The Up Stairs Lounge Arson tells the story of who used to go to this bar, what happened at the day of the fire, what course the investigations took, why an arrest was once never made, and what the lasting effects of the fire have been.

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