In 1973, the Up Stairs Lounge bar, a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community of New Orleans, was intentionally set on fire. The attack was the largest mass killing of LBGTQ+ people in the 20th century - so how was it never solved, and why was ...See moreIn 1973, the Up Stairs Lounge bar, a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community of New Orleans, was intentionally set on fire. The attack was the largest mass killing of LBGTQ+ people in the 20th century - so how was it never solved, and why was it seemingly lost to history? Award-winning journalist and author Robert Fieseler joins Candice to discuss his book Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation, and why it's so important to tell this story 50 years after the tragedy.
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