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Tinderbox : the untold story of the Up Stairs Lounge fire and the rise of gay liberation / Robert W. Fieseler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Liveright Pub. Corp., a division of W.W. Norton & Co., [2018]Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxviii, 343 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781631491641
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.152/34/09763/35 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6250.4.H66 F54 2018
Summary: Discusses the fire that destroyed the New Orleans' subterranean gay community in 1973, focusing on the toxic prejudice that came about in the aftermath, including hate from families, the Catholic Church, and the city; which brought the emergence of an impassioned gay movement.
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library 364.152/FIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844500060248

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-314) and index.

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Discusses the fire that destroyed the New Orleans' subterranean gay community in 1973, focusing on the toxic prejudice that came about in the aftermath, including hate from families, the Catholic Church, and the city; which brought the emergence of an impassioned gay movement.

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