HISTORIC SITES
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
HISTORIC SITES
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
Project Update
June 23, 2020
“Marching for Pride: The Basics,” Fact Sheet for Pride March Anniversary, Released
Press Coverage
March 9, 2020
Forgotten but pivotal moment in gay-rights movement took place 50 years ago in NYC
HISTORIC SITES
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
HISTORIC SITES
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
HISTORIC SITES
Christopher Park
Christopher Park
Located just across from the Stonewall Inn, Christopher Park has been at the center of the LGBT rights movement since… Learn More
Project Update
April 15, 2019
Leaders in LGBTQ History Documentation, Interpretation, and Outreach Create Stonewall 50 Factsheet
EVENT RECAP
February 15, 2019 | 7:00pm-10:00pm“Queer Quiz Show” with Making Gay History at New York Public Library
HISTORIC SITES
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
HISTORIC SITES
291 Mercer Street
Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop
Gay rights activist Craig Rodwell established America’s first gay and lesbian bookstore, named in memory of Oscar Wilde, in a… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
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, who… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
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
