13 Sites
Activism Before Stonewall
The June-July 1969 Stonewall Uprising is widely considered a key turning point in the LGBT rights movement, but efforts to achieve LGBT equality in the United States actually date back... Learn More
20 Sites
Gay Activists Alliance
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) was formed in December 1969 by Jim Owles, Marty Robinson, Arthur Evans, Arthur Bell, and others, who became disaffected by the Gay Liberation Front (GLF),... Learn More
17 Sites
1970s Lesbian Activism & Community
Lesbian rights activists in New York City worked to gain a voice, equal rights, and recognition within the Gay Liberation and Women’s Liberation movements, which emerged almost simultaneously in the... Learn More
24 Sites
Activism Outside Manhattan
While much of the narrative of LGBT activism and liberation has long been focused on Manhattan, the other four boroughs also have important sites that help contextualize the broader movement... Learn More
99 Wooster Street
Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) formed in December 1969 and became the most influential American gay liberation political activist organization in... Learn More
Wall Street & Broadway / 11 Wall Street
ACT UP Demonstrations on Wall Street
Formed in New York City in 1987, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (more commonly known as ACT UP) brought... Learn More
West 42nd Street (between Eighth Avenue & Broadway)
Gay Activists Alliance, Gay Liberation Front, and Radicalesbians Demonstration Against Police Harassment at Times Square
A peaceful Times Square protest over recent increased police harassment against the LGBT community in the Greenwich Village and Times... Learn More
2850 Broadway
Gay Activists Alliance “Demonstration of Affection” at the Gold Rail Tavern
The Gay Activists Alliance and other LGBT activists held a “demonstration of affection” protest on October 16, 1970, at the... Learn More
1 Centre Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Marriage Bureau
New York’s City Clerk Herman Katz became incensed over the publicity of a same-sex “illegal marriage” at the Church of... Learn More
333 West 17th Street
Lavender Menace Action at Second Congress to Unite Women
“Lavender Menace” was an action led by Radicalesbians, with women from the Gay Liberation Front and several feminist organizations, at... Learn More
130 West 42nd Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at Fidelifacts of Greater New York
On January 18, 1971, the Gay Activists Alliance zap at Fidelifacts of Greater New York, in Times Square, highlighted that... Learn More
1260 Avenue of the Americas
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at Radio City Music Hall
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) zapped a presidential campaign fundraiser for Mayor John V. Lindsay on January 25, 1972, after... Learn More
180 Christopher Street
Gay Activists Alliance Community Demonstration / Zap at Christopher’s End
A large “Community Demonstration to Protest Syndicate Domination and Police Harassment of Gays” on Saturday night July 24, 1971, was... Learn More
120 East 56th Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York Republican State Committee Headquarters
A Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) zap at the headquarters of the New York Republican State Committee in Midtown on June... Learn More
City Hall Park
Gay Activists Alliance Actions at City Hall
The Gay Activists Alliance held a number of zaps and other actions in City Hall Park from 1970 to 1975... Learn More
5 West 63rd Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the West Side YMCA
On August 6, 1971, the Gay Activists Alliance held a zap at the West Side YMCA to protest the Y’s... Learn More
1335 Sixth Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the Inner Circle Dinner at the New York Hilton Hotel
The Gay Activists Alliance’s April 15, 1972, zap of reporters’ Inner Circle dinner at the New York Hilton Hotel, to... Learn More
240 Centre Street
Gay Activists Alliance Protest at New York City Police Headquarters
On November 11, 1972, the Gay Activists Alliance led a protest over never-ending police mistreatment of the LGBT community at... Learn More
2 Park Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at Harper’s Magazine Offices
The Gay Activists Alliance held a zap in the form of an all-day sit-in of Harper’s Magazine’s offices on October 27,... Learn More
67 Wall Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission
On September 25, 1972, the Gay Activists Alliance zapped the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission to protest its... Learn More
65 Court Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Board of Examiners
The Gay Activists Alliance zapped the Board of Examiners, the agency responsible for the licensing of teachers, in downtown Brooklyn... Learn More
110 Livingston Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Board of Education
The Gay Activists Alliance held a zap at the Board of Education headquarters in downtown Brooklyn on January 25, 1971,... Learn More
277 Park Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at Household Finance Corp.
The March 1, 1971, Gay Activists Alliance zap at the Household Finance Corp. was part of its coordinated campaign to... Learn More
1000 5th Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The first public zap by the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) occurred on April 13, 1970, in front of the Metropolitan... Learn More
70 East 10th Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zaps at Saul Sharison Residence
On September 30 and October 3, 1971, the Gay Activists Alliance zapped the apartment building of Saul Sharison, chair of... Learn More
1446 First Avenue
Founding of the Gay Activists Alliance at the Arthur Bell Residence
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) was officially founded in December 1969, after a number of activists left the earlier Gay... Learn More
June 2, 2021
Interactive map reveals lesser-known landmarks in Queens’ LGBTQ rights movement June 29, 2020
March 24, 2021 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
MAKING A KILLING: 34th Anniversary of ACT UP’s First Protest
June 23, 2020
“Marching for Pride: The Basics,” Fact Sheet for Pride March Anniversary, Released
June 16, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
ZAP!: A Virtual Tour of Post-Stonewall Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) Actions
May 5, 2019
Project Consults on Upcoming Exhibition Highlighting LGBTQ Nightlife and Activism
April 15, 2019
Leaders in LGBTQ History Documentation, Interpretation, and Outreach Create Stonewall 50 Factsheet
October 12, 2018
Celebrate LGBTQ History Month with this interactive map of historic N.Y.C. sites
August 15, 2018
Elmhurst corner co-named for Latino activist added to interactive map of historic LGBT sites
May 3, 2017
Preservationists Launch Interactive Map of Historic Sites of LGBT Activism and Culture
252 West 12th Street
Caroline Pratt & Helen Marot Residence
In 1928, this largely intact Italianate style brick row house was purchased by Caroline Pratt, an education reformer and founder... Learn More
41 East 57th Street
George Platt Lynes at the Pierre Matisse Gallery
George Platt Lynes was one of the great American photographers of the 20th century. His public career focused on elegant... Learn More
20 Sites
Sex & Cruising
In the 17th century, the colony of New Amsterdam on the southern tip of present-day Manhattan made homosexuality a capitol offense under Dutch law, a punishment that was continued through... Learn More
38 Sites
Outdoor Public Spaces
This curated collection highlights LGBT history associated with outdoor public spaces — parks, beaches, and playgrounds — that are under the auspices of the New York City Department of Parks... Learn More
90 Kent Avenue
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
Marsha P. Johnson was a Black trans activist and Stonewall veteran who became a key figure in the gay liberation... Learn More
360 Central Park West
Harvey Milk & Joe Campbell Residence
Future LGBT rights icon Harvey Milk lived with his boyfriend Joe Campbell in an apartment in this building across the... Learn More
6 St. Mark's Place
New St. Marks Baths
The New St. Marks Baths was one of the largest and most renowned bathhouses in New York City from 1979... Learn More
Battery Park
Emma Lazarus Memorial Plaque
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
City Hall Park
Jane Addams Memorial
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Ralph Bunche Park
Bayard Rustin Plaque
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Riverside Park
Eleanor Roosevelt Monument
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Bryant Park
Gertrude Stein Monument
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza / Katharine Hepburn Garden
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
2 Hylan Boulevard
Alice Austen Park
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
East Houston Street & Baruch Drive
Wald Playground
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Montgomery & Monroe Streets
Lillian D. Wald Playground
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Flushing Avenue & Steuben Street
Steuben Playground
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Kosciuszko Street & Lewis Avenue
Eleanor Roosevelt Playground
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
St. Nicholas Houses
Langston Hughes Playground
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
St. Nicholas Park
James Baldwin Lawn
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Tenth Avenue & West 47th Street
Lorraine Hansberry Park
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Silver Lake Park
Audre Lorde Walk
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
September 21, 2021
Women’s Liberation Center listed to National Register of Historic Places
200 Central Park West
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History has been affiliated with numerous LGBT individuals, including Margaret Mead, Colin Turnbull and Joseph... Learn More
Crack is Wack Playground
Keith Haring & “Crack is Wack”
In 1986, Keith Haring painted his iconic Crack is Wack mural on a handball court wall visible from the Harlem... Learn More
43 Fifth Avenue
Mary E. Dreier & Frances A. Kellor Residence
In 1920, 43 Fifth Avenue was home to Mary Dreier and Frances Kellor, two leading Progressive reformers whose lives were... Learn More
21 Sites
Spotlight on the Theater
LGBT performers, directors, playwrights, and those in associated professions have had an enormous impact on the history of American theater and culture. However, acceptance even in the theater world did... Learn More
11 Sites
The AIDS Crisis
In 1981, a “rare cancer” first seen in a group of gay men primarily in New York and San Francisco eventually became a widespread epidemic more accurately known as acquired... Learn More
11 Sites
Influential Black New Yorkers
This curated collection focuses on the former residences of influential “in the life” African-American writers, performers, and activists, most of whom were associated with Harlem, a neighborhood that has been... Learn More
43 Sites
Broadway Theater District
New York City has long been considered the leading American center for arts and culture. The arts, especially theater, constitute one of New York’s primary economic forces. Throughout the 20th... Learn More
22 Sites
Homophobia & Transphobia
Despite New York City’s reputation as being more LGBT friendly than most other places, LGBT-related discrimination, hate crimes, and harassment are part of its history, past and present. Sites in... Learn More
24 Sites
Bars & Nightlife
While their significance is often underestimated or dismissed by heterosexual society, bars and other establishments played a pivotal role throughout the 20th century — but particularly in the pre-Stonewall era... Learn More
12 Sites
Jewish New York
Though here earlier, Jewish immigrants arrived in New York City in significant numbers from Germany in the mid-19th century and then in particularly large waves from Eastern Europe beginning in... Learn More
13 Sites
The Harlem Renaissance
From roughly 1919 to 1935, the literary and artistic movement now known as the Harlem Renaissance produced an outpouring of celebrated works by Black artists and writers. Relatively recent scholarship... Learn More
7 Sites
Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights, where the Queens Pride Parade takes place annually, has had a gay presence since it was developed in the 1920s. This collection highlights the neighborhood’s diverse LGBT history... Learn More
8 Sites
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights became known as a center of gay life beginning in the 1920s. This collection highlights the neighborhood’s LGBT history through residences of notable LGBT figures, gay cruising areas,... Learn More
21 Sites
City of Immigrants
For centuries, the character of New York City has been shaped by waves of immigration from all parts of the globe. LGBT immigrants have left their own mark on the... Learn More
18 Sites
Literary New York
New York City has long been home to a wide range of literary figures, including the 19th century poet Walt Whitman, whose famously homoerotic “Calamus” poems was one of the... Learn More
17 Sites
Communities of Color
Throughout many sections of New York City, cultural institutions, businesses, organizations, and gathering places have been created by and for people of color. This includes LGBT people of color, who... Learn More
8 Sites
Transgender History
New York City has been home to a number of influential transgender activists who helped advance gay and trans equality, even as they had to fight for their own inclusion... Learn More
841 Barretto Street
Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!)
The award-winning Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!) was founded by dancer/choreographer Arthur Avilés and writer/activist Charles Rice-González, Bronx... Learn More
437 East 12th Street
Ernestine Eckstein Residence / Allen Ginsberg Residence
Ernestine Eckstein was an influential lesbian of color who was active in the LGBT rights movement in the pre-Stonewall years.... Learn More
39 Fifth Avenue
Vernon “Copy” Berg Residence
Vernon E. Berg, III, known as Copy Berg, was the first naval officer to challenge the military’s ban on gay... Learn More
200 Park Avenue
Richard Lippold & “Flight” at the Pan Am (now Met Life) Building
Richard Lippold, the preeminent mid-20th-century creator of site-specific indoor sculpture in America, designed three major works for spaces in New... Learn More
28 West 28th Street
Everard Baths
The Everard Baths, one of the most legendary of New York’s bathhouses, was a refuge for gay men probably since... Learn More
122 East 17th Street
Elisabeth Marbury & Elsie de Wolfe Residence
Elsie de Wolfe, often credited as America’s first professional interior designer, and Elisabeth Marbury, one of the world’s leading, and... Learn More
240 West 38th Street
Corduroy Club / Isaia NYC Fashion House
The Corduroy Club, located here from March 1967 to 1971, was a significant effort by the pre-Stonewall LGBT community in... Learn More
296 Ninth Avenue
Church of the Holy Apostles
From 1969 to 1974, the Church of the Holy Apostles in Chelsea was one of the most important meeting places... Learn More
Various Locations
Central Park
Central Park has had numerous associations with the LGBT community since its creation in 1857, including many areas popular for... Learn More
31 Cornelia Street
Caffe Cino
The Caffe Cino is widely recognized as the birthplace of Off-Off-Broadway theater and was located on the ground floor of... Learn More
315 Convent Avenue
Billy Strayhorn & Aaron Bridgers Residence
Jazz great Billy Strayhorn lived here with his partner, jazz pianist Aaron Bridgers, from 1939 to 1948, though Strayhorn stayed... Learn More
Central Park
Emma Stebbins & “Angel of the Waters”
The Angel of the Waters statue atop the Bethesda Fountain is the 1860s masterpiece of lesbian sculptor Emma Stebbins and was the earliest... Learn More
111 West 44th Street
Belasco Theater (originally Stuyvesant Theater)
Opened in 1907 as the Stuyvesant Theater and renamed the Belasco Theater in 1910, this venue has staged multiple productions... Learn More
253 West 125th Street
Apollo Theater
During the Apollo Theater’s heyday as a showcase for Black performers from the 1930s into the 1970s, nearly every important... Learn More
181-189 Second Avenue
Louis N. Jaffe Art Theater / Club 181 / Phoenix Theater
The Louis N. Jaffe Art Theater, a former Yiddish theater, was the location of the Mafia-controlled Club 181 (1945-51), known... Learn More
530 Sixth Avenue / 69 West 14th Street
Gay Liberation Front at Alternate U.
After the Stonewall rebellion in June 1969, the first LGBT activist organization formed was the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), in... Learn More
517 East 233rd Street
Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery in the northern Bronx is not only a magnificent park-like landscape, but is the final resting place of... Learn More
1133 Broadway
Mattachine Society & Daughters of Bilitis Offices
From about 1959 to 1968, this building near Madison Square was the location of the offices of the Mattachine Society... Learn More
1634 Broadway
Winter Garden Theater
Opened in 1911, the Winter Garden Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Vincente Minnelli,... Learn More
445-465 West Street
Westbeth Artists’ Housing
The Westbeth Artists’ Complex is an early (1968-70) conversion of industrial space into housing for artists and has been home... Learn More
371 Sixth Avenue
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s has long been one of the Roman Catholic parishes in New York City most welcoming to the LGBT... Learn More
291 Mercer Street
Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop
Gay rights activist Craig Rodwell established the East Coast’s first gay and lesbian bookstore (and the first one in the... Learn More
457 Sixth Avenue
Murray H. Hall Residence
This rowhouse near the Jefferson Market police court (now the Jefferson Market Library) was the last residence and office of... Learn More
446 West 36th Street
Metropolitan Community Church of New York
The Metropolitan Community Church was founded to minister to the LGBT community whose members were not welcome in most churches.... Learn More
80 Fifth Avenue
National Gay Task Force Headquarters
The National Gay Task Force (later National Gay and Lesbian Task Force), the first national gay rights organization, had its... Learn More
263-267 Henry Street
Henry Street Settlement
In 1893, public health nurse and progressive reformer Lillian Wald co-founded the Henry Street Settlement to provide no-cost medical services... Learn More
St. Nicholas Park
Hamilton Grange
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton lived in this house – which was built for him and his family in 1802 – until his... Learn More
Pelham Bay Park
Orchard Beach
Orchard Beach, sometimes referred to as “the Bronx Riviera,” has long been a meeting and cruising location for LGBT people... Learn More
500 25th Street
Green-Wood Cemetery
Many LGBT individuals are buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, one of the most beautiful landscapes in America. Here one... Learn More
116th Street & Broadway
Student Homophile League at Earl Hall, Columbia University
The Student Homophile League, the first gay student organization in the country, was founded at Columbia University in 1966 and... Learn More
150 West 55th Street
Carl Van Vechten Residence
This apartment building was the home of influential cultural arbiter Carl Van Vechten beginning in 1924. Van Vechten is especially... Learn More
1342 Lexington Avenue
Andy Warhol Residence
Pioneering pop artist Andy Warhol lived in this house from 1960 until 1972, during the most creative period of his... Learn More
2 Hylan Boulevard
Alice Austen House
Pioneering female photographer Alice Austen grew up in her family’s home where she later lived with schoolteacher Gertrude Tate, her... Learn More
1232-1238 Broadway
Oscar Wilde at the Grand Hotel
The Irish poet and dandy Oscar Wilde stayed for a few days at the Grand Hotel while on his expenses-paid... Learn More
171 West 12th Street
Marion Dickerman & Nancy Cook Residence / Mary Dewson & Polly Porter Residence
This building was one of many apartment houses in Greenwich Village that attracted same-sex couples. After its completion in 1923,... Learn More
Christopher Street Pier
Greenwich Village Waterfront
For over a century, the Greenwich Village waterfront along the Hudson River, including the Christopher Street Pier at West 10th... Learn More
23 Beekman Place
Katharine Cornell & Guthrie McClintic Residence / Paul Rudolph Residence
“First Lady of the Theater” Katharine Cornell and her husband, director-producer Guthrie McClintic, lived here from 1922 to 1951. Architect... Learn More
215 West 92nd Street
Joan Nestle Residence
From 1974 to 2002, apartment 13A in this Upper West Side building was the residence of Joan Nestle, an influential... Learn More
208 & 210 East 13th Street
Emma Goldman Residence & “Mother Earth” Office
Anarchist leader and immigrant Emma Goldman was the first prominent figure and ally in the United States to publicly speak... Learn More
481 Eighth Avenue
Magnus Hirschfeld at the Hotel New Yorker
Considered one of the first, great pioneers of LGBT rights in the early 20th century, German-Jewish physician and sexologist, Magnus... Learn More
28 East 125th Street
Mt. Morris Baths
Between the 1920s and 2003, when it was closed by New York City officials, the Mt. Morris Baths was an... Learn More
2 Fifth Avenue
Larry Kramer Residence / Edie Windsor & Dr. Thea Clara Spyer Residence
Author, playwright, and pioneering activist Larry Kramer resided in this Greenwich Village apartment for over three decades, until his death... Learn More
Jacob Riis Park
Riis Park Beach
The isolated eastern end of the beach at Jacob Riis Park has been a location for LGBT sunbathing and cruising... Learn More
318 West 22nd Street
Mel Cheren Residence / Gay Men’s Health Crisis Office
This Greek Revival rowhouse was the home of innovative record executive Melvin “Mel” Cheren and Paradise Garage founder Michael Brody... Learn More
103-17 115th Street
Frank Kameny Childhood Residence
Renowned gay rights pioneer Franklin (“Frank”) E. Kameny grew up in this semi-detached brick house from 1925 to 1948. Kameny,... Learn More
29 Washington Square West
Eleanor Roosevelt Residence
Between 1942 and 1949, this 16-story apartment building on MacDougal Street and Waverly Place was the New York City residence... Learn More
217 Mott Street, rear
Igal Roodenko Residence / Bayard Rustin Residence
Behind this tenement building is another building at the back of the lot that was the home of civil rights... Learn More
26 West 56th Street
Arnold Scaasi Residence, Showrooms & Design Studio
Between May 1959 and early 1964, fashion designer Arnold Scaasi used this building, which he owned, as his design studio,... Learn More
243 West 20th Street
Women’s Liberation Center
In the early 1970s, the Women’s Liberation Center was founded as an important meeting space for many women’s groups, including... Learn More
401 West 24th Street
Vito Russo Residence
Best remembered for his pioneering book The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies, Vito Russo was also a significant gay rights... Learn More
214 16th Street
Transy House
Transy House was a transgender collective operated by Rusty Mae Moore and Chelsea Goodwin from 1995 to 2008. It provided... Learn More
135 & 133 West 4th Street
Washington Square United Methodist Church & Parish House
The congregation of this former church was led by the pioneering, openly gay Reverend Paul M. Abels from 1973 to... Learn More
33-23 171st Street
Manford Family Residence
In 1972, Queens schoolteacher Jeanne Manford publicly spoke out in support of her gay son Morty at a time when... Learn More
Signs639 East 169th Street
Mabel Hampton Residence
Mabel Hampton was an African-American performer during the Harlem Renaissance and, in the 1970s and ‘80s, a key member of... Learn More
247 West 11th Street
Liberation House
In 1972, friends Leonard Ebreo and Alice Bloch co-founded Liberation House, an early post-Stonewall community center that provided health services... Learn More
208 West 13th Street
LGBT Community Center
Since 1983, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community Center has served as a vital support system for hundreds... Learn More
484 14th Street
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Founded in 1974, the Lesbian Herstory Archives was first housed on the Upper West Side of Manhattan before opening its... Learn More
676 Broadway
Keith Haring Studio & Foundation
The artist Keith Haring worked in a fifth-floor studio in this building from 1985 to 1990, the last five years... Learn More
78th Street & 37th Avenue
Julio Rivera Corner
This street sign in Jackson Heights commemorates Julio Rivera, a gay Puerto Rican man who in 1990 was brutally attacked... Learn More
137 West 71st Street
James Baldwin Residence
Literary icon and civil rights activist James Baldwin used this Upper West Side remodeled rowhouse as his New York City... Learn More
580 St. Nicholas Avenue
Ethel Waters Residence
Legendary Black performer Ethel Waters lived in this apartment building from at least 1925 to 1927, when she was well... Learn More
Building 7, Penn South
Bayard Rustin Residence
Bayard Rustin, one of the most important yet little-known figures of the Black civil rights movement, lived in an apartment... Learn More
75 1/2 Bedford Street
Edna St. Vincent Millay Residence
Openly bisexual poet Edna St. Vincent Millay lived in this narrow house from the fall of 1923 to the spring... Learn More
207 St. Paul's Avenue
Audre Lorde Residence
Acclaimed Black lesbian feminist, writer, and activist Audre Lorde lived here with her partner and two children from 1972 to... Learn More
Castle Williams & Fort Jay
Henry Gerber on Governors Island
Early gay rights activist Henry Gerber lived on Governors Island from the late 1920s to 1945 as a member of the United... Learn More
re55 Washington Square South
Judson Memorial Church
Judson Memorial Church on Washington Square in the 1960s and ’70s was home to avant-garde arts groups, and a site... Learn More
196 Bleecker Street
Little Red School House
Often considered the city’s first progressive school, the Little Red School House in Greenwich Village was founded by lesbian reform... Learn More
112 Waverly Place
Lorraine Hansberry Residence
In 1960, playwright Lorraine Hansberry bought this building with money earned from her award-winning play, A Raisin in the Sun (1959). Remaining... Learn More
123 Androvette Street
Jimmy Zappalorti Lane
On January 22, 1990, Vietnam War veteran Jimmy Zappalorti was murdered near his home on the South Shore of Staten... Learn More
82-70 Austin Street
Kitty Genovese Residence
From 1963 to 1964, Kitty Genovese lived here with her girlfriend Mary Ann Zielonko, though they were known to most... Learn More
2 Spring Street
Robert Indiana Residence & Studio
Robert Indiana, a pioneering Pop artist whose gay identity was often obliquely expressed in his paintings, sculptures, and prints, lived... Learn More
Madison Square Park
Desi Dhamaka Protests at Madison Square Park
For several years in the 1990s, the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA) led “Desi Dhamaka” protests in Madison... Learn More
225 East Houston Street
Jasper Johns Residence & Studio
Jasper Johns, who had his home and studio in this building from 1967 to 1987, was famed for his paintings... Learn More
59-61 East 4th Street
WOW Café Theatre
Formed in 1980, WOW (Women’s One World) Café Theatre is considered one of the premiere centers for lesbian, women’s, and... Learn More
15 Christopher Street
Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop
In 1973, Craig Rodwell moved his Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop, the first gay and lesbian bookstore on the East Coast... Learn More
1 Sheridan Square
Café Society / Ridiculous Theatrical Company
Café Society, what has been billed as New York’s first integrated club, featured many of the jazz giants and singers... Learn More
Washington Place, west of Sixth Avenue
NYC Pride March
New York City’s first ever Pride March was held on Sunday, June 28, 1970 (the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall... Learn More
37 Ninth Avenue
West Side Discussion Group Center
This building in the Meatpacking District was the longest home of the West Side Discussion Group, which met here from... Learn More
238-244 West 44th Street
Helen Hayes Theater (originally Little Theater)
Opened as the Little Theater in 1912, this venue, the smallest house on Broadway, has staged multiple productions involving major... Learn More
350 Bleecker Street
Craig Rodwell Residence / Arnie Kantrowitz Residence
Craig Rodwell, one of the key leaders of the pre- and post-Stonewall gay rights movement, moved into this recently-built apartment... Learn More
99 Clinton Street
Gay Alliance of Brooklyn at Spencer Memorial Church
The Gay Alliance of Brooklyn was one of the first gay civil rights organizations established in New York City outside... Learn More
160 Bleecker Street
Mills House No. 1 / Village Gate
Opened in 1897 as Mills House No. 1, which was intended as a wholesome residential hotel for single, working-class men,... Learn More
June 24, 2021
Historians and Preservationists Convene to Discuss LGBTQ+ Landmarks During Pride Month
June 24, 2021
Initiative uncovers historical sites linked to the LGBTQ+ movement across New York City
243-251 West 47th Street
Ethel Barrymore Theater
Opened in 1928, the Ethel Barrymore Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Noel Coward,... Learn More
Fifth Avenue and East 61st Street
German-American Steuben Parade
The first German-American Steuben Parade, celebrating German-American heritage, was held in 1958. Named for the hero of the American Revolution,... Learn More
4 St Marks Place
Tempo Playhouse / Key Theater / New Bowery Theater / Bridge Theater
This 1831 house had a significant and colorful Off-Off-Broadway theatrical history from 1955 to 1967, reflecting its location on St.... Learn More
39 Whitehall Street
Picket in Front of U.S. Army Building, First-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
On September 19, 1964, the very first public demonstration for gay rights in the United States took place outside the... Learn More
104 West 136th Street
Countee Cullen Branch, New York Public Library
Renamed for the noted gay poet Countee Cullen in 1951, this library was the first in the New York Public... Learn More
Kingsborough Houses
Richmond Barthé & Green Pastures: The Walls of Jericho
Sculptor Richmond Barthé created this 8-foot by 80-foot frieze Exodus and Dance (completed in 1939) for the Harlem River Houses, which was... Learn More
74 East 4th Street
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club was founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart and moved to 74 East 4th Street in... Learn More
7 East 7th Street
Picket at the Great Hall, Cooper Union, Second-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
On December 2, 1964, the second-ever public demonstration for gay rights in the United States – and the first to... Learn More
46-09 31st Avenue
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
From October 1995 until at least December 1999, Queens/SAGE, a social services and support group for LGBT senior citizens (unaffiliated... Learn More
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Picket at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Fourth-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
On April 18, 1965, the fourth-ever gay rights demonstration in the United States – and the third in New York... Learn More
201 West 13th Street
Metropolitan-Duane United Methodist Church
Openly gay Reverend C. Edward “Ed” Egan, Jr. led the Metropolitan-Duane United Methodist Church from 1971 to 1977, when he... Learn More
337 Bleecker Street
Lorraine Hansberry Residence
From 1953 to 1960, playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry resided in the third-floor apartment of this building. While here, Hansberry... Learn More
117 East 81st Street
Jerome Robbins Residence
Jerome Robbins was a renowned Broadway choreographer of musicals such as West Side Story, Gypsy, and Fiddler on the Roof, and director and... Learn More
85 Bedford Street
Anna Rochester & Grace Hutchins Residence
Leading social reformers Anna Rochester and Grace Hutchins lived in an apartment in this building from 1924 until their deaths... Learn More
77th Street & Broadway
Guillermo Vasquez Corner
Guillermo Vasquez was a leading gay rights, AIDS, and Latino community activist in Queens who emigrated from Colombia in 1972.... Learn More
Whitehall Street, south of Water/State Streets
New Amsterdam “Place of Execution”
Two men are known to have been executed in New Amsterdam in 1646 and 1660 for sexual relations with boys.... Learn More
170 East 2nd Street
Allen Ginsberg & Peter Orlovsky Residence
A founding figure of the Beat Generation, one of the 20th century’s most important literary movements, the openly gay poet... Learn More
205 West 57th Street
Leonard Bernstein Residence at the Osborne Apartments
Leonard Bernstein, perhaps the most influential figure in American classical music during the post-war era, lived in the Osborne Apartments... Learn More
87 Christopher Street
H.M. Koutoukas Residence
From c. 1960 to 2010, absurdist playwright H.M. “Harry” Koutoukas lived in this apartment building. While here, he contributed to... Learn More
89th Street & 37th Avenue
Queens Pride Parade
In 1993, the inaugural Queens Pride Parade and Multicultural Festival took place in the historically gay neighborhood of Jackson Heights... Learn More
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture houses one of the country’s most significant collections of African American history... Learn More
43rd Street & Skillman Avenue
St. Pat’s for All Parade
In 2000, the inaugural St. Pat’s for All Parade took place in the historically Irish neighborhoods of Sunnyside and Woodside,... Learn More
91 Joralemon Street
Renée Cafiero & Nancy Garden Residence
Pre-Stonewall gay rights activists Renée Vera Cafiero and Nancy Garden moved to an apartment in this building in December 1964,... Learn More
881 Seventh Avenue
Carnegie Hall: Studio Towers
The Studio Towers apartments were constructed atop Carnegie Hall from 1894 to 1897, a few years after the famed performance... Learn More
62 Montague Street
Willard Maas & Marie Menken Residence
Bisexual poet-filmmaker-educator Willard Maas and his wife, visual artist-filmmaker Marie Menken, resided in this building from at least 1940 to... Learn More
170 West 130th Street
National Headquarters for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Beginning in the 1920s, this Harlem rowhouse was home to a number of important Black social and political organizations. Most... Learn More
Christopher Park
Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Flagpole
This flagpole is named for the first officer to be killed during the Civil War, Union Army Col. Elmer Ephraim... Learn More
The New York Times81-10 35th Avenue
Community United Methodist Church
This Jackson Heights church, opened in 1923, became an important hub for diverse community groups, including LGBT groups, beginning in... Learn More
141 Montague Street
Brooklyn Heights Press Offices
In July 1966, the homophobic policies of The Brooklyn Heights Press, then headquartered in this building, were the focus of a... Learn More
388 Chauncey Street
Pauli Murray Residence
From 1947 to 1960, the prominent Black civil rights attorney and author Pauli Murray lived in an apartment on the... Learn More
Christopher Park
Christopher Park / Stonewall National Monument
Located just across from the Stonewall Inn, Christopher Park has been at the center of the LGBT rights movement since... Learn More
239-247 West 45th Street
Music Box Theater
Opened in 1920, the Music Box Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Ethel Waters,... Learn More
695 Lenox Avenue
Hotel Olga
For about 25 years, beginning in 1920, countless African-American travelers stayed at the renowned Hotel Olga in Harlem. In the... Learn More
302-314 West 45th Street
Al Hirschfeld Theater (originally Martin Beck Theater)
Opened as the Martin Beck Theater in 1924, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators,... Learn More
7 East 96th Street
Ogden Codman, Jr. Residence
Ogden Codman, Jr. was an influential early 20th-century interior designer and residential architect, most famous for the publication The Decoration of... Learn More
215-223 West 49th Street
Ambassador Theater
Opened in 1921, the Ambassador Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Mulatto by Langston Hughes and Bring... Learn More
81 Horatio Street
James Baldwin Residence
From 1958 to 1961, author and civil rights activist James Baldwin rented an apartment in this building, where he continued... Learn More
249 West 45th Street
Imperial Theater
Opened in 1923, the Imperial Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Jerome Robbins, Joel... Learn More
223 West 42nd Street
Apollo Theater (42nd Street)
Opened as the Apollo Theater in 1920, this venue is significant as the site of the first lesbian love scene... Learn More
208 West 41st Street
Nederlander Theater (originally National Theater)
Opened as the National Theater in 1921 and renamed the Billy Rose Theater in 1959 and the Nederlander Theater in... Learn More
Lincoln Center Plaza
Lincoln Center: Damrosch Park
The outdoor performance space at the southwest corner of Lincoln Center has served New York City since its opening in... Learn More
234-240 West 45th Street
Gerald Schoenfeld Theater (originally Plymouth Theater)
Opened as the Plymouth Theater in 1918, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including... Learn More
245-257 West 44th Street
Majestic Theater
Opened in 1927, the Majestic Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Mary Martin, Adrian,... Learn More
220-228 West 48th Street
Longacre Theater
Opened in 1913, the Longacre Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Edith Head, Cyril... Learn More
149-157 West 45th Street
Lyceum Theater
Opened in 1903, the Lyceum Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Oliver Smith, Clyde... Learn More
135 Charles Street
6th Police Precinct Station House
Following the March 1970 police raid on the Snake Pit, a nearby gay bar, 167 gay men were arrested and... Learn More
221-233 West 44th Street
Shubert Theater
Opened in 1913, the Shubert Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Cole Porter, Michael... Learn More
219 West 48th Street
Walter Kerr Theater (originally Ritz Theater)
Opened as the Ritz Theater in 1921 and renamed the Walter Kerr Theater in 1989, this venue has staged multiple... Learn More
59 Christopher Street
Mattachine Society Office
In 1972, the Mattachine Society of New York, the city’s first gay rights group, mostly for men, moved its office... Learn More
242-250 West 45th Street
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (originally Royale Theater)
During this venue’s time as the Royale Theater (opened in 1927), the John Golden Theater (renamed in 1934), and then... Learn More
1564-1566 Broadway
Palace Theater (interior)
Opened in 1913 for vaudeville, and reopened as a legitimate theater in 1966, the Palace Theater has staged multiple productions... Learn More
252-256 West 45th Street
John Golden Theater (originally Theatre Masque)
Opened as the Theatre Masque in 1927 and renamed the John Golden Theater in 1937, this venue has staged multiple... Learn More
9 St. Luke's Place
Arthur Laurents & Tom Hatcher Residence
Playwright, screenwriter, librettist, and director Arthur Laurents lived in this house, with Tom Hatcher, his partner of 52 years, from... Learn More
851 Prospect Avenue
Prospect Theater
The Prospect Theater is significant in the LGBT history of the Bronx as the venue for the Yiddish play The God... Learn More
1964 East 35th Street
Ruthie Berman & Connie Kurtz Residence
Lesbian activists Connie Kurtz and Ruthie Berman lived in this house in the Marine Park neighborhood of Brooklyn from 1979... Learn More
261-265 West 47th Street
Samuel J. Friedman Theater (originally Biltmore Theater)
Opened as the Biltmore Theater in 1926 and renamed the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in 2008, this venue has staged... Learn More
222-232 West 45th Street
Booth Theater
Opened in 1913, the Booth Theater has been associated with major LGBT performers and creators that include Jill Esmond, Noel... Learn More
167 West 12th Street
James Beard Residence & Foundation
The rowhouse at 167 West 12th Street was the home of James Beard, one of the most significant figures in... Learn More
235-243 West 44th Street
Broadhurst Theater
Opened in 1918, the Broadhurst Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including the play The Green... Learn More
209 East 61st Street
Montgomery Clift Residence
Actor Montgomery Clift lived here at the height of his career, from 1951 to 1959. During these years he was... Learn More
138-146 West 48th Street
Cort Theater
Opened as the Cort Theater in 1912, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including... Learn More
Myrtle Avenue & Cornelia Street
March for Truth
On March 13, 1993, the March for Truth was organized by the Anti-Violence Project and Queens Gays and Lesbians United,... Learn More
2248 Broadway
Richard Hunt at Reeves Teletape Studios
Richard Hunt was a prominent Muppet performer at The Jim Henson Company, working there from 1969 until shortly before his... Learn More
213 West 42nd Street / 214 West 43rd Street
Lyric Theater
Opened in 1903, the Lyric Theater staged several productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Clyde Fitch, Cole Porter,... Learn More
256-262 West 47th Street
Brooks Atkinson Theater (originally Mansfield Theater)
Opened as the Mansfield Theater in 1926 and renamed the Brooks Atkinson Theater in 1960, this venue has staged multiple... Learn More
236 West 42nd Street
AMC Empire 25 Theater (originally Eltinge Theater)
Opened as the Eltinge Theater in 1912, this venue was named for Broadway and vaudeville star Julian Eltinge, often considered... Learn More
214 West 42nd Street
New Amsterdam Theater
Opened in 1903, the New Amsterdam Theater has staged several productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Clyde Fitch,... Learn More
246-256 West 44th Street
St. James Theater (originally Erlanger Theater)
Opened as the Erlanger Theater in 1927 and renamed the St. James Theater in 1932, this venue has staged multiple... Learn More
227 West 42nd Street
American Airlines Theater (interior) (originally Selwyn Theater)
Opened as the Selwyn Theater in 1918, this venue staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including, among... Learn More
235 East 58th Street
Buffie Johnson Residence / Tennessee Williams Residence
The painter Buffie Johnson purchased this building in 1943 and lived here until 1950, though she owned the property until... Learn More
244-254 West 52nd Street
Neil Simon Theater (originally Alvin Theater)
Opened as the Alvin Theater in 1927 and renamed the Neil Simon Theater in 1983, this venue has staged multiple... Learn More
21 Cornelia Street
Tharon Musser Residence
Tharon Musser was a pioneering and prolific lighting designer who lived in this rowhouse from 1959 to 2007, the latter... Learn More
230-238 West 49th Street
Eugene O’Neill Theater (originally Forrest Theater)
Opened as the Forrest Theater in 1926 and renamed the Coronet Theater in 1945 and the Eugene O’Neill Theater in... Learn More
226-236 West 46th Street
Richard Rodgers Theater (originally Chanin’s 46th Street Theater)
Opened as the Chanin’s 46th Street Theater in 1924 and renamed the 46th Street Theater in 1932 and the Richard... Learn More
203-217 West 46th Street
Lunt-Fontanne Theater (originally Globe Theater)
Opened in 1910 as the Globe Theater, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including... Learn More
1681 Broadway
Broadway Theater (interior)
Opened in 1924 as a motion picture/vaudeville house, the Broadway Theater began presenting legitimate theater in 1930. Major LGBT performers... Learn More
243-259 West 52nd Street
August Wilson Theater (originally Guild Theater)
Opened in 1925 as the Guild Theater and renamed the ANTA Playhouse in 1950 and the Virginia Theater in 1981,... Learn More
127B Prince Street
Leslie-Lohman Gallery (now Leslie-Lohman Project Space)
The Leslie-Lohman Gallery, the precursor to the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (formerly the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art),... Learn More
10 Mitchell Place
Lorena Hickok Residence
The groundbreaking journalist Lorena Hickok lived in an apartment here from 1929 to 1933. Hickok had a close and long-lasting... Learn More
124-130 West 43rd Street
Stephen Sondheim Theater (originally Henry Miller’s Theater)
Opened in 1918 as Henry Miller’s Theater, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and characters, including... Learn More
525 Lexington Avenue
Georgia O’Keeffe Residence at the Hotel Shelton
The artist and painter Georgia O’Keeffe lived and worked in suite 3003 at this hotel from 1925 to 1936. She... Learn More
48 Grove Street
Patricia Highsmith Residence
The writer Patricia Highsmith lived in a one-bedroom apartment here with her mother and stepfather from 1940 until 1942. The... Learn More
130 Stuyvesant Place
Richmond College
Housed in this office building, Richmond College, a division of the CUNY system that later became the St. George campus... Learn More
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
From the 1950s through the 1980s, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade was one of the city’s most popular and well-known gay... Learn More
3202 Kossuth Avenue
Ronald I. Jacobowitz Residence
Bronx gay rights activist Ronald I. Jacobowitz, who lived in this apartment building from 1986 to 1994, co-founded Gay Men... Learn More
217-239 West 51st Street
Mark Hellinger Theater (originally Hollywood Theater)
Opened as a movie palace called the Hollywood Theater in 1929 (converted to legitimate theater in 1934) and renamed the... Learn More
160-164 West 129th Street
Drag Balls at Imperial Lodge of Elks
A rare surviving Harlem building that hosted drag balls, the Imperial Lodge of Elks (also referred to as the Elks... Learn More
139-141 West 44th Street
Hudson Theater
Opened in 1904, the Hudson Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT creators and performers, including W. Somerset Maugham,... Learn More
29 West 9th Street
Maurice Sendak Residence & Studio
The award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak lived and worked in a duplex apartment in this Greenwich Village... Learn More
45 Belmont Place
Michelle Cliff Residence
The Jamaican-born author Michelle Cliff was living in this two-family house when she graduated from nearby Curtis High School in... Learn More
51 Clark Street
Hotel St. George
From the 1920s through the 1970s, the mammoth Hotel St. George was one of the best known centers of gay... Learn More
715 Ocean Terrace
Staten Island Community College
Now occupied by a public school, the campus of Staten Island Community College, later the Sunnyside campus of the College... Learn More
City Hall Park
City Hall Park
City Hall Park is the earliest known documented gay male cruising area in Manhattan, according to newspaper accounts beginning in... Learn More
490 Riverside Drive
Riverside Church
Since opening for services in 1930, Riverside Church has been one of the most progressive religious institutions in New York... Learn More
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center: Philharmonic Hall
Lincoln Center, a world-class performing arts center, has had close connections to the LGBT community since planning began in the... Learn More
133 West 138th Street
Alberta Hunter Residence
From 1927 to at least 1945, the closeted blues singer Alberta Hunter owned an apartment in this Harlem building. During... Learn More
450 East 52nd Street
Greta Garbo Residence at the Campanile
Greta Garbo was one of the silver screen’s most iconic stars of the 1920s and 1930s and was also well... Learn More
1000 Richmond Terrace
Sailors’ Snug Harbor
Once a home for aged sailors, the Sailors’ Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens has been an important venue... Learn More
1 West 72nd Street
Dakota Apartments
The Dakota, the famed apartment building on Central Park West, has long been a home for celebrities, including notable LGBT... Learn More
Bryant Park
NYC Dyke March
First organized by the Lesbian Avengers in 1993, the NYC Dyke March is an annual march from Bryant Park to... Learn More
101 East 63rd Street
Hirsch Residence / Halston Residence
In 1966, real estate lawyer Alexander Hirsch and his partner Lewis Turner commissioned architect Paul Rudolph to remodel their residence... Learn More
320 Manhattan Avenue
Georgette Harvey & Musa Williams Residence
From 1935 until sometime between 1940 and 1942, the Black lesbian couple Georgette Harvey and Musa Williams lived at the... Learn More
24 Bond Street
Robert Mapplethorpe Residence & Studio
Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the most influential and controversial photographers of the 20th century, known as much for his... Learn More
1 Fifth Avenue
Sam Wagstaff Residence
As an art curator and collector, Sam Wagstaff almost single handedly drove the market in the acquisition of photographs by... Learn More
201 West 92nd Street
Womanbooks
Open from 1975 to 1987, Womanbooks was the second feminist bookstore in New York City. It sold books written, published,... Learn More
338 East 6th Street
Ellen Broidy & Linda Rhodes Residence / Rita Mae Brown Residence
From about 1967 to 1971, activists and then-partners Ellen Broidy and Linda Rhodes rented a fifth floor apartment at 338... Learn More
154 West 10th Street
Djuna Books
Named after pioneering lesbian fiction author Djuna Barnes, Djuna Books was a feminist bookstore in Greenwich Village from 1977 to... Learn More
33 Barrow Street
Labyris
Labyris, where the “The Future is Female” slogan was coined, was the first feminist bookstore in New York City. Owned... Learn More
25 Hyatt Street
Staten Island AIDS Task Force & EAGLE Headquarters
The Staten Island AIDS Task Force, now Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI), opened its first office in this... Learn More
Seventh Avenue (35th to 41st Streets)
Fashion Walk of Fame
Beginning in the year 2000, plaques have been installed along Seventh Avenue — a corridor synonymous with the fashion industry... Learn More
106 Central Park South
Barbizon-Plaza Hotel
Completed in 1930, the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel was the first residential hotel equipped as a music and arts center in the... Learn More
South Beach
South Beach, Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk & Parking Lots
The beaches, boardwalk, and parking lots of South Beach have been Staten Island’s most popular LGBT cruising areas since at... Learn More
5 Patchin Place
Djuna Barnes Residence
Djuna Barnes was one of the first writers of lesbian literature, publishing three texts directly related to lesbianism, including Nigthwood (1936), the... Learn More
99 Seventh Avenue South
Circle Repertory Company Theater
From its founding in 1969, by four veterans of the Caffe Cino, until it closed in 1994, the Circle Repertory... Learn More
235 West 46th Street
Billy Rose’s Diamond Horseshoe Nightclub
From 1938 to 1951, entertainment impresario Billy Rose operated one of New York City’s most opulent and successful nightclubs, the... Learn More
135-139 West 31st Street
Father Mychal F. Judge at St. Francis of Assisi Church & Friary
Father Mychal F. Judge was a Catholic priest at St. Francis of Assisi Church and lived in its friary from... Learn More
54 Seventh Avenue South
Women’s Coffeehouse
Open from 1974 to 1978 in Greenwich Village, the Women’s Coffeehouse was a popular and important social gathering and activist... Learn More
421 5th Avenue
Brooklyn Women’s Martial Arts
Brooklyn Women’s Martial Arts (BWMA), renamed the Center for Anti-Violence Education in 1990, was founded in 1974 to teach self-defense... Learn More
141 Prince Street
Daughters of Bilitis Center
The Daughters of Bilitis Center was the first exclusively lesbian center in New York City and one of the first... Learn More
381 Lafayette Street
Robert Rauschenberg Residence & Studio
Considered one of the most important artists to emerge after World War II, Robert Rauschenberg was a pioneering American artist... Learn More
9301 Avenue B
Langston Hughes Public School 233
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Langston Hughes... Learn More
203-02 109th Avenue
Langston Hughes Public School 134
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Langston Hughes... Learn More
190-20 109th Road
Lorraine Hansberry Public School 118
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Lorraine Hansberry... Learn More
27 Vandam Street
Paul Taylor Residence
Paul Taylor, one of the creative geniuses of Modern dance, lived at 27 Vandam Street from c. 1970 until 2009,... Learn More
181-189 Second Avenue
Peter Hujar Residence & Studio / David Wojnarowicz Residence & Studio
Photographer Peter Hujar was barely recognized in his lifetime but, since his death due to AIDS-related pneumonia in 1987, he... Learn More
351 West 18th Street
James Baldwin School
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. James Baldwin... Learn More
2 Astor Place
Harvey Milk High School
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Harvey Milk... Learn More
900 Tinton Avenue
Jane Addams High School for Academic Careers
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Jane Addams... Learn More
June 22, 2021 | 6:00PM to 7:00PM
Saving 99 Ryerson: The Peculiar Problem of Landmarking Brooklyn’s Earliest LGBT Site
June 16, 2021
New York’s gay bars are still vital, especially post-COVID, owners say | Pride and Pandemic
June 16, 2021
Pride Month: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project ‘Making An Invisible History Visible’
411 East 76th Street
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Eleanor Roosevelt... Learn More
515 West 182nd Street
Eleanor Roosevelt Junior High School 143
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Eleanor Roosevelt... Learn More
244 West 144th Street
Countee Cullen Public School 194
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Countee Cullen... Learn More
351 West 18th Street
Bayard Rustin Educational Complex
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Bayard Rustin... Learn More
133 East 53rd Street
Emma Lazarus Public School 268
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Emma Lazarus... Learn More
77 Clinton Avenue
Benjamin Banneker Academy for Community Development
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Benjamin Banneker... Learn More
1970 West Farms Road
Lorraine Hansberry Academy Public School 214
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Lorraine Hansberry... Learn More
1871 Walton Avenue
Langston Hughes Public School 236
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history. Langston Hughes... Learn More
143-147 West 11th Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan
Beginning in the early 1980s, under the leadership of the Sisters of Charity, an organization within the Catholic Church, St.... Learn More
324 East 14th Street
Jackie Curtis Residence
From 1974 to 1985, prolific playwright, director, performer, poet, and Warhol Superstar, Jackie Curtis, resided in the second floor, front... Learn More
246 East 58th Street
Modulightor Building
The Modulightor Building, built between 1989 and 1992, was designed by iconic modernist Paul Rudolph, who incorporated new construction into... Learn More
St. Vincent's Triangle
NYC AIDS Memorial
The New York City AIDS Memorial — dedicated on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2016 — honors the more than... Learn More
254 East 3rd Street
Paul Thek Residence & Studio
Paul Thek, who lived and worked at 254 East 3rd Street in at least the late 1960s, was a visual... Learn More
Grand Central Parkway & 78th Avenue
Demonstration Against LGBT Harassment in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Tree Grove
In June 1969, a week before the Stonewall uprising, a group of local Queens residents formed a “vigilante committee” to... Learn More
85 South Oxford Street
Audre Lorde Project
The groundbreaking Audre Lorde Project (ALP), founded in 1994, has been located in the parish house of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian... Learn More
June 29, 2021 | 6:00PM to 7:30PM
From the Queen City to the Big Apple: LGBTQ Historical Connections in WNY and NYC
1890 Seventh Avenue Manhattan
Edna Thomas, Lloyd Thomas & Olivia Wyndham Residence
Edna Thomas, one of the earliest Black actors of the New York stage, came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance... Learn More
June 2, 2021
Former Residence Of Celebrated Writer Lorraine Hansberry Is Now A National Historic Place
June 2, 2021
Residence of Lorraine Hansberry Listed to National Register of Historic Places
June 2, 2021
Playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s Former New York City Residence Receives Historic Distinction
May 25, 2021 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
DARING AND DANGEROUS: The life of Eve Adams, a talk with author Jonathan Ned Katz
June 17, 2021 | 4:00PM to 5:00PM
Preserving LGBTQ History, with the Preservation League of New York State
February 14, 2021 | 1:00PM to 2:00PM
LOVE SAVES THE DAY: Celebrating 1970s NYC LGBT Nightlife
December 17, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
LEAPING LAVENDER LATKES! Honoring Jewish LGBT New Yorkers this Hanukkah
June 25, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
50 YEARS of PRIDE: Celebrating New York City’s First Pride March
May 18, 2020 | 6:15PM to 7:30PM
#DamesAtHome: Virtual celebration of Caffe Cino and the Birthplace of Gay Theater
April 21, 2020 | 6:00PM to 8:00PM
#StayHomeSipIn: Music, Cocktails & Conversation for the Julius’ “Sip-In”
March 9, 2020
Forgotten but pivotal moment in gay-rights movement took place 50 years ago in NYC
November 26, 2019
Artist Georgia O’Keeffe and Writer Patricia Highsmith Added to Project Website
November 26, 2019
Manhattan Residences of Georgia O’Keeffe and Patricia Highsmith Published
September 16, 2019
James Baldwin’s Home Is Now a Nationally Registered Historic Place
September 16, 2019
James Baldwin’s former Upper West Side home receives national landmark status
September 12, 2019
James Baldwin NYC residence added to National Register of Historic Places
September 28, 2019 | 1:00pm-2:30pm
OPEN Finance: Tour of the LGBT History of Greenwich Village
May 28, 2019
Preserving Walt Whitman’s Clinton Hill house: Poet’s 200th birthday improves odds
May 28, 2019
6 New York City LGBTQ landmarks might be created to keep the city’s queer history alive
May 28, 2019
These Six NYC LGBTQ Historical Sites Are Being Considered for Landmark Designation
May 28, 2019
A Gay Theater and James Baldwin’s N.Y. Apartment May Get Landmark Protection
June 27, 2019 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Tour & Toast in Celebration of Stonewall 50: Walk with the Experts Documenting the City’s LGBT History
June 24, 2019 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Tour & Toast in Celebration of Stonewall 50: Walk with the Experts Documenting the City’s LGBT History
June 6, 2019 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Tour & Toast in Celebration of Stonewall 50: Walk with the Experts Documenting the City’s LGBT History
May 14, 2019 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Upper West Side PRIDE: Walking in LGBTQ Footsteps, beyond Stonewall
April 10, 2019
NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project Receives a 2019 Excellence in Preservation Award
April 6, 2019 | 1:00pm-5:00pm
Stonewall 50: Defining LGBTQ Site Preservation, at Columbia’s Earl Hall
April 14, 2019 | 2:00pm-4:00pm
“Stonewall 50” Tour of Greenwich Village, with the Municipal Art Society
March 1, 2019
With Bum Bum Bar Closed, Only Three Lesbian Bars Remain in New York City
February 28, 2019
Threat to Club Langston Underscores Risks to LGBT-Dedicated Venues in Brooklyn
February 15, 2019 | 7:00pm-10:00pm