Upstairs Inferno

Upstairs Inferno

The forgotten story about the largest gay mass murder in U.S. History.

2015 · 96 min · ★ 5.6 · History, Documentary

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."

Directed by Robert L. Camina · Written by Robert L. Camina

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