Upstairs Inferno

Upstairs Inferno (2015)

November 1st, 20151h 36min

History, Documentary
61%

Overview

On June 24, 1973, a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge was deliberately set on fire — an event that, for over 40 years, was considered the "Largest Gay Mass Murder in U.S. History."


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