32 gay men were murdered with impunity in 1973 and you know nothing about it (Warning - graphic pic)

[UnrepentantLiberal]

Last edited Mon Jun 25, 2012, 04:19 PM - Edit history (1)

I was so shocked by Rowdyboy's thread in the LGBT Group that I asked him if I could post a link to it here. Please read his post and pass it on. These men should not be forgotten.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/113716577#post12

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Thank you for posting that link...

What an appalling and horrible story.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

2. It's horrible and hard to believe.

[Chorophyll]

3. I read the original thread yesterday.

Such an atrocity.

Kick.

[fishwax]

4. Definitely a story that needs to be told

I hadn't heard about this until Rowbdyboy's thread either.

[zappaman]

5. I had no idea.

Thank you for re-posting this!

[antigone382]

6. Not wanting to detract from the importance of this story...

...it may be considerate of DUers with PTSD or other sensitivities to put a graphic warning in your subject line.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

8. Good point.

Should I delete the picture or just put a warning in the OP title. Either one works for me.

[antigone382]

9. Hard to say...

I believe that images like that need to be shown. Human suffering should not be swept under the rug, and these kinds of horrors need to be made real. So that would argue for leaving the image in with a graphic warning. But at the same time, if you put up a graphic warning, DUers who for whatever reason don't feel comfortable looking at those images will miss the chance to learn about this story...which would argue for taking the image out.

I could respect either decision on your part.

And thank you for bringing this to broader attention, by the way. I did not know about it until your post.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

10. Good points.

I'm torn. I'll post the warning for now but might take the image out.

[HappyMe]

7. Dear God.

What a horrifying tragedy.

[Rowdyboy]

11. Thank you for doing this...they deserve to be remembered and many more people will know

their story now.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

12. It's the LEAST I can do.

[Rowdyboy]

13. K&R

[Major Nikon]

14. Here's a picture of what was the upstairslounge taken just yesterday when I was in NO

I could find no marker anywhere on the building that said anything about it. If you look closely, someone stuck a flower in the bars in the lower right hand corner of the picture.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

15. Huff Post says there is one.

The complete list of the 32 people killed in the fire can be found at The UpStairs Fire: 25th Memorial Service website.



A sidewalk memorial plaque rests outside the building, dedicated on the fire's 30th anniversary in 2003.

[Major Nikon]

16. I didn't check on the sidewalk

I was looking on the walls for it.

I'm glad there is a marker.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

17. Me too.

This should never be forgotten.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

18. Shameless bump