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Upstairs Inferno
The forgotten story about the largest gay mass murder in U.S. History.
2015·1h 36m·★ 5.6
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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Light commitment · 1h 36m
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