S02E03 | Upstairs Horror in Downtown New Orleans | The Arson of the UpStairs Lounge (Part III)
When gay New Orleanians headed out to the UpStairs Lounge in the French Quarter on Sunday, June 24th, 1973, they had no idea that many of them would never be returning home. A fire started in the main stairwell leading up to the bar quickly spread, as patrons desperately tried to escape the burning building. Until the Pulse Nightclub Massacre in 2016, this was the worst loss of Queer life in American history. In Part 3, we look at the aftermath of the fire, including the total disregard and lack of compassion for the victims displayed by politicians, law enforcement, religious figures and the public. Discord Live Discussion: 15 January 2022 @ 3PM SAST (1PM UTC): https://discord.gg/WqZBtJjc?event=929780903243313244 RECOMMENDATIONS UpStairs Inferno: https://watch.plex.tv/movie/upstairs-inferno or https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0FJXZR1BZPJV40EP5A8K505TVK/ CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, CBS News & NBC Nightly News, NBC News (June 25th, 1973): https://youtu.be/cvvRJNQolYM CRISIS HELPLINES AIDS Helpline: 0800 012 322 Lifeline South Africa: 0861 322 322 National GBV Helpline: 0800 150 150 National Suicide Crisis Line: 0800 567 567 OUT LGBT Well-Being: 012 430 3272 Same Love Toti: 082 654 8635 Substance Abuse Helpline: 0800 12 13 14 or SMS/Text 32312 The Triangle Project: 021 712 6699 CREDITS Production Executive Producer: Janine MacLean Writer: Nj Hourquebie Editor: Nj Hourquebie Audio Engineer: Nj Hourquebie Music Theme Music: Bluemount_Score - Multiplication Cast Host: Nj Hourquebie Announcer: Janine MacLean Radio DJ conversation: Created with voices from LOVO (www.lovo.ai) LINKS Email: acmqpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACMQpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACMQpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ACMQpod Discord: https://discord.gg/aw59YweQJn SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ACMQpodcast Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ACMQpodcast A CRIME MOST QUEER IS A VAMAZING PRODUCTIONS PRESENTATION --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/acmqpodcast/message