June 24th

On this day - June 24th 1973 - Arson attack on "UpStairs Lounge" Gay Bar 

"UpStairs" was a gay bar located in New Orleans in Louisiana, USA. 32 people died of smoke inhalation when the bar was set on fire on June 24th. No one has ever been charged for the crime, but the most likely suspect was a man that had been thrown out of the bar earlier the same evening. It was the deadliest known attack on a gay bar in the US until the recent shootings in Florida. Our thoughts goes to the families and friends who lost someone in both the attacks.