Posted on 06/24/2016 5:57:10 PM PDT by Whenifhow
On June 28, 1969, patrons at a gay bar in New York City's West Village neighborhood decided they had finally had enough after yet another police raid.
As the NYPD attempted to enforce a law making it illegal to serve alcohol to "homosexuals," the resistance of the bar patrons turned into an uprising - the Stonewall Uprising - an event now widely credited with sparking the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the U.S.
Now, nearly 50 years later, that same location - where members of the community stood up to government injustice - has been designated a new national monument by the President of the United States.
"Stonewall will be our first national monument to tell the story of the struggle for LGBT rights," President Obama said in a YouTube video released by the White House Thursday. "I believe our national parks should reflect the full story of our country - the richness and diversity and uniquely American spirit that has always defined us, that we are stronger together, that out of many, we are one."
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Tim Gill, co-chair of Gill Foundation, which partnered with the National Park Service to help identify historical places of importance to the LGBTQ community, shared Segal's sentiments.
"LGBT history is American history, and it's vital for our stories to be told and retold and remembered," said Gill. "The designation of Stonewall today helps to ensure that legacy for generations to come."
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The new Stonewall National Monument includes nearly 8 acres of land, including the Stonewall Inn, Christopher Park and the surrounding streets and sidewalks that were part of the 1969 uprising.
Under President Obama, a number of LGBTQ sites have been designated as National Historic Landmarks or listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Dr. Franklin E. Kameny Residence in Washington, D.C. and the Bayard Rustin Residence in New York City.
Good idea, we could all vomit on the wall!
Oh, well then I guess that makes 0bama’s feverish efforts at bringing in all those moslems who want all homosexuals murdered OK.
Will gerbils also have a place at this queer monument?
Mr. Michael Obama, the first trans. The elites are really forcing us patriotic Americans to become disgusted. Thankfully, the Lord is taking notes and the elites will have no standing before the court on judgment day, unless they repent and do penance - kiss the boot of Marine - before death.
Good. A new place to deface & vandalize
The Local Chief of Police and various politicians probably did not get their “cut” of the take so they decided to raid the joint.
He is definitely queer for a Muslim.
Obama’nation didn’t announce this on TV. Aiming at kids, again. Boy, he sure acts homosexual, designating children.
I couldn’t tell his neck was male, but the rest of the information was incredibly telling. What was the website mentioned at the end?
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