Chapter Two: The History
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On this episode, host Joey Hardy Gray talks to journalist Robert Fieseler, author of Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation. They discuss how the arson fits within the larger arc of queer history, as well as the cultural and societal climate at the time of the attack and how those factors influenced the events leading up to the fire and its aftermath.
Visit Robert's website to read more of his work and purchase your copy of Tinderbox.
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