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Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge – Episode #161

Marker located at the corner of Iberville and Chartres. New Orleans.

Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge On June 24, 1973 an arsonist set fire to a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge. Within moments fire engulfed the bar, and ultimately claimed the lives of 32 people. It was the largest massacre of LGBTQ individuals in the United States until the Pulse… Continue reading Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge – Episode #161

Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge – Episode #66

Marker located at the corner of Iberville and Chartres. New Orleans.

. Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge On June 24, 1973 an arsonist set fire to a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge. Within moments fire engulfed the bar, and ultimately claimed the lives of 32 people. It was the largest massacre of LGBTQ individuals in the United States until the… Continue reading Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge – Episode #66