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
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
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
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
20200616 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
ZAP!: A Virtual Tour of Post-Stonewall Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) Actions
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
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
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
March 9, 2020
Forgotten but pivotal moment in gay-rights movement took place 50 years ago in NYC
April 26, 2022
PHOTOS: Plaque Unveiled at Julius’ Bar, Commemorating History-Making Act of Civil Disobedience
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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
June 16, 2021
Pride Month: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project ‘Making An Invisible History Visible’
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
September 29, 2017
New Historic Walking Tour at Stonewall National Monument Launches Today, Connecting the Public with LGBT History
149-155 Christopher Street
Village AIDS Memorial at St. Veronica’s Roman Catholic Church
The Village AIDS Memorial, one of the first public memorials in the city to recognize the epidemic, was officially dedicated... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
247 W 11th St
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
59 Christopher Street
Mattachine Society Office
In 1972, the Mattachine Society Inc. of New York, one of the city’s most influential early gay rights groups, mostly... 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
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
141 Prince St
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
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
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