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 2, 2021
Interactive map reveals lesser-known landmarks in Queens’ LGBTQ rights movement June 29, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
