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“I was asked later if this was a hate crime, but I said the hate crime wasn’t who started the fire. ... The hate crime was the reaction after the fire," a survivor said.
“I was asked later if this was a hate crime, but I said the hate crime wasn’t who started the fire. ... The hate crime was the reaction after the fire," a survivor said.
In 1970s New Orleans, a boy from Hamilton was living a dream some would have considered impossible at the time. Roscoe Lairson had created a new life for himself and was leading a church congregation as Rev. Bill Larson.
A book and a family tree uncover Hamilton's little-known role in gay liberation Bill Larson's death in the worst fire in New Orleans history is tragically well-documented. But, until several years ago, little was widely known about his life. and last updated 2020-12-21 18:37:34-05 HAMILTON â Bill Larson lived a nearly impossible dream in 1970s New Orleans: He was an openly gay minister. His death, in the worst fire in that city's history, is tragically well documented. But, until several years ago, little was widely known about his life. It directly ties the Tri-State to one of the m...