On a personal level, writing the book was also a way to reconnect with a relative whose death had been an important turning point in Fieseler’s life, a gay man who had died of AIDS when Fieseler was 13. I thought that this was this inherently important history.” Fieseler has come out with a new book “Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation,” that details the fire and its aftermath:Īs a gay man, Fieseler said he thought he knew a lot about the gay liberation movement but then in 2013, his journalism professor - who was from the New Orleans area - told him about the fire: “I was fascinated and compelled. Within minutes, the flames engulfed the bar, killing 32 patrons. NEW ORLEANS - On Sunday June 24, 1973, dozens of patrons had gathered at the Up Stairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans when an arsonist set fire to the building. Robert Fieseler's book is called "Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation." Photo by G.E. A new book details the 1973 deadly fire at the gay bar that killed 32 patrons. Several persons leaped to safety before the entire bar was engulfed in flames. Join the conversation File - In this Jfile photo, firemen give first aid to survivors of a French Quarter fire that swept through a second story bar leaving 29 dead and 15 injured in New Orleans.
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