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Stonewall National Monument
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New York, NY
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This area of town was and continues to be central to the gay rights movement. Check out the small park and great surrounding bars!
Stonewall National Monument is a 7.7-acre U.S. National Monument in the West Village neighborhood of Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It's the view right from our roof!
President Obama in 2016 designated this monument to commemorate the gay rights movement in the United States
“There was no out, there was just in.” Before the 1960s almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) person was illegal. New York City laws against homosexual activities were particularly harsh. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGBT civil rights and provided momentum for a movement.
“There was no out, there was just in.” Before the 1960s almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) person was illegal. New York City laws against homosexual activities were particularly harsh. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the…