More than 40 years before 49 people were fatally shot at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the Up Stairs Lounge arson in New Orleans was the largest mass murder of gay people in U.S. history. On June 24, 1973, the French Quarter gay bar the Up Stairs Lounge was crowded with dozens of people enjoying … Continue reading Up Stairs Lounge fire killed 32 gay people in 1973 New Orleans