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
August 15, 2018
Elmhurst corner co-named for Latino activist added to interactive map of historic LGBT sites
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
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
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
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
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
