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
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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
March 9, 2020
Forgotten but pivotal moment in gay-rights movement took place 50 years ago in NYC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
