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Robert W. Fieseler

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Enemies of the People

A forgotten race war in McCarthy-era Miami.

by Robert W. Fieseler via Southern Cultures on December 10, 2025
The Fiery Life of Stewart Butler, New Orleans’ Great Gay “Political Animal”

How the city’s pioneering, pot-smoking queer activist rose from the ashes of anti-gay violence.

by Robert W. Fieseler via Slate on June 25, 2022

American Scare: Florida's Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives

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The aftermath of the UpStairs Lounge fire on June 25, 1973.

50 Years Later, the UpStairs Lounge Fire Is More Important to Remember Than Ever

The arson attack on a New Orleans nightclub was the largest massacre of queer people in 20th-century America—and it remains relevant to our present moment.

by Andrew Sciallo via The Nation on June 22, 2023

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