On Gay Pride Day in 1973, an arsonist set the entrance to a French Quarter gay bar on fire. In the terrible inferno that followed, 32 people lost their lives, including a third of the local congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church, their pastor burning to death halfway out a second-story window as he tried to claw his way to freedom. A mother who'd gone to the bar with her two gay sons died alongside them. A man who'd helped his friend escape first was found dead near the fire escape. Two children waited outside of a movie theater across town for a father and step-father who would never pick them up. During this era of rampant homophobia, several families refused to claim the bodies, and many churches refused to bury the dead. Author Johnny Townsend pored through old records and tracked down survivors of the fire and relatives and friends of those killed to compile this fascinating account of a forgotten moment in gay history.
Let the Faggots Burn: The Upstairs Lounge Fire
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Author: Townsend, Johnny
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781614344537
Details:
Author: Townsend, Johnny
Brand: Booklocker.com, Inc.
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 342
Release Date: 15-08-2011
Part Number: new18-December112015-b0054554
Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781614344537
