Monthly Archives: June 2018
“It Took Away The Rest Of My Life”
On June 24, 1973, thirty-two people died after the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar on Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana burned from an arson attack. It is the deadliest fire in New Orleans and the … Continue reading
“Bi, Poly, Switch—I’m Not Greedy, I Know What I Want”
June was chosen for LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots which began on June 28, 1969. The New York Police Department staged a raid on The Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. At 1:30 AM, contrary … Continue reading