21 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
1446 First Avenue
Founding of the Gay Activists Alliance at the Arthur Bell Residence
1335 Sixth Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the Inner Circle Dinner at the New York Hilton Hotel
120 East 56th Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York Republican State Committee Headquarters
240 Centre Street
Gay Activists Alliance Protest at New York City Police Headquarters
June 16, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
ZAP!: A Virtual Tour of Post-Stonewall Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) Actions
West 42nd Street (between Eighth Avenue & Broadway)
Gay Activists Alliance, Gay Liberation Front, and Radicalesbians Demonstration Against Police Harassment at Times Square
67 Wall Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission
110 Livingston Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Board of Education
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
350 Bleecker Street
Alma Routsong & Elizabeth Deran Residence / Arnie Kantrowitz Residence / Craig Rodwell Residence
27 Sites
Gay Liberation Front
...others. At the end of 1970, GLF moved to the Gay Community Center, which it established with STAR. GLF was largely superseded in influence by the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA),... Learn More
November 25, 2025
National Trust: Expanding Collective History with the LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance
39 Whitehall Street
Picket in Front of U.S. Army Building, First-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
September 29, 2017
New Historic Walking Tour at Stonewall National Monument Launches Today, Connecting the Public with LGBT History
West 43rd Street (Between Seventh and Eighth Avenues)
Anti-Police Brutality Protest in Response to the Blue’s Bar Raids
May 28, 2019
These Six NYC LGBTQ Historical Sites Are Being Considered for Landmark Designation
March 30, 2023 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
“Celluloid Activist: The Life and Times of Vito Russo,” with author Michael Schiavi
September 27, 2023 | 6 PM
Building Stonewall: Past, Present & Future, with Build Out Alliance
Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza
Picket at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, Fourth-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
7 East 7th Street
Picket at the Great Hall, Cooper Union, Second-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
July 20, 2023
VIDEO: NYC Pride Grand Marshal reflects on being one of nation’s first gay rights activists
June 16, 2021
New York’s gay bars are still vital, especially post-COVID, owners say | Pride and Pandemic
June 16, 2021
Pride Month: NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project ‘Making An Invisible History Visible’
May 28, 2019
A Gay Theater and James Baldwin’s N.Y. Apartment May Get Landmark Protection
March 14, 2018
Earl Hall at Columbia University Listed on National Register of Historic Places
Sidewalk across from 1681 Broadway
The Heat is On ‘Miss Saigon’ Demonstrations Outside the Broadway Theater
May 28, 2019
6 New York City LGBTQ landmarks might be created to keep the city’s queer history alive
July 13, 2026
Gay City News: “Julius’ Bar, Randy Wicker reenact 1966 ‘sip-in’ against anti-gay liquor law”
April 26, 2022
Photos: John Cameron Mitchell & More Acknowledge Julius’ Significance to LGBT Activism & History
September 14, 2022
Julius’, New York City’s oldest gay bar, is one step closer to becoming a city landmark
16 East 8th Street
Founding of the New York Area Council of the Mattachine Society, Inc. at the Sam Morford Residence
2 Fifth Avenue
Larry Kramer Residence / Edie Windsor & Dr. Thea Clara Spyer Residence
June 26, 2018
Place and Community: An Interview with the NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project
220 West 43rd Street
New York Area Council of the Mattachine Society, Inc. at Avlon Studios
Grand Central Parkway & 78th Avenue
Demonstration Against LGBT Harassment in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Tree Grove
September 16, 2019
James Baldwin’s Home Is Now a Nationally Registered Historic Place
21 Sites
Homophobia & Transphobia
...by forming organizations and protesting, picketing, and demonstrating across the city. A separate theme, Gay Activists Alliance, covers the numerous “zaps” that GAA organized to fight homophobia in the 1970s.... Learn More
June 24, 2026 | 1p - 2:30p EST
Preservation for All Roundtable: Advancing LGBTQ+ Preservation Efforts and Historic Places
124-130 West 43rd Street
Stephen Sondheim Theater (originally Henry Miller’s Theater)
June 23, 2020
“Marching for Pride: The Basics,” Fact Sheet for Pride March Anniversary, Released
June 28, 2022
Queer Landmarks Are Everywhere—and This Group Is Working to Keep Them In Plain Sight
April 6, 2019 | 1:00pm-5:00pm
Stonewall 50: Defining LGBTQ Site Preservation, at Columbia’s Earl Hall
October 16, 2017
“Why We Are Marching:” Remembering the October 1979 March on Washington
February 15, 2019 | 7:00pm-10:00pm
“Queer Quiz Show” with Making Gay History at New York Public Library
37 Ninth Avenue
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Debut at the West Side Discussion Group Center
May 5, 2019
Project Consults on Upcoming Exhibition Highlighting LGBTQ Nightlife and Activism
April 6, 2018
An Urgent Effort to Document New York’s LGBTQ History Before It Disappears
August 15, 2018
Elmhurst corner co-named for Latino activist added to interactive map of historic LGBT sites
March 1, 2023
A proposed Prospect Park development could eliminate important LGBT historic site, advocates say
March 2, 2023
Proposal to restore Prospect Park’s Vale faces criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates
May 18, 2020 | 6:15PM to 7:30PM
#DamesAtHome: Virtual celebration of Caffe Cino and the Birthplace of Gay Theater
June 28, 2017
Interview: The NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project Talks Gay History and Advocacy in NYC
July 13, 2026
Gay City News: “NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project spotlights lesbian history and pays tribute to Eve Adams”
135-139 West 31st Street
Father Mychal F. Judge at St. Francis of Assisi Church & Friary
June 25, 2024
LGBT Historians Partner with Bloomberg Connects to Create FREE Audio Tour of Stonewall and Surrounding Sites
June 30, 2016
NYC Pride: Tracing the History of NYC’s Gay Neighborhoods from Past to Present
May 20, 2026
Stonewall National Monument Named to National Trust’s 2026 List of US’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
September 21, 2021
Women’s Liberation Center listed to National Register of Historic Places
24 Sites
Activism Outside Manhattan
...curated theme features the residences of LGBT activists, from community organizers, such as Bronx resident Ronald I. Jacobowitz and trans activists Rusty Mae Moore and Chelsea Goodwin in Brooklyn, to... Learn More
23 Beekman Place
Katharine Cornell & Guthrie McClintic Residence / Paul Rudolph & Ernst Wagner Residence
October 17, 2023
‘Herstory’ walking tour highlights historic lesbian sites in the Village
February 5, 2024
Dozens of NYC’s LGBTQ historic sites in the spotlight for Black History Month
April 15, 2019
Leaders in LGBTQ History Documentation, Interpretation, and Outreach Create Stonewall 50 Factsheet
February 28, 2019
Threat to Club Langston Underscores Risks to LGBT-Dedicated Venues in Brooklyn
April 26, 2018
PHOTOS: LGBT advocates honor 52nd Anniversary of historic “Sip-In” with trailblazer Dick Leitsch and advocate/influencer Adam Eli
April 21, 2020 | 6:00PM to 8:00PM
#StayHomeSipIn: Music, Cocktails & Conversation for the Julius’ “Sip-In”
July 13, 2026
Harlem World: “Harlem Pride Steps Into History For Sip-In 60th Anniversary”
April 21, 2025 | 6:00pm
59th Anniversary of History-Making 1966 “Sip-In” at Julius’ Bar in Greenwich Village
149-155 Christopher Street
Village AIDS Memorial at St. Veronica’s Roman Catholic Church
486 Greenwich Street
Geoffrey Hendricks, Brian Buczak & Sur Rodney (Sur) Residence & Studio
226-236 West 46th Street
Richard Rodgers Theater (originally Chanin’s 46th Street Theater)
15 Sites
Bar Raids & Forced Closures
In the 19th and 20th centuries, gay and lesbian bars and clubs were subject to various oppressive forms of social control. At first, there were the police and religiously-affiliated individuals... Learn More
September 14, 2017
It’s Unanimous: Caffe Cino listed on the NY State Register of Historic Places
October 12, 2018
Celebrate LGBTQ History Month with this interactive map of historic N.Y.C. sites
March 1, 2019
With Bum Bum Bar Closed, Only Three Lesbian Bars Remain in New York City
Eighth Avenue & West 42nd Street
Murder Location of Amanda Milan & March Against Anti-Trans Violence
September 12, 2019
James Baldwin NYC residence added to National Register of Historic Places
April 14, 2024
LGBTQ New Yorkers and electeds urge CB5 to condemn anti-trans education council resolution
April 1, 2024
Bernie Wagenblast, out trans ‘voice of the subway,’ rolls out podcast and visibility campaign
April 10, 2024
Research to Document LGBT History of NYC’s Hotel Chelsea Receives Award From National Park Service
30 Sites
Transgender History
New York City has been home to a number of influential transgender activists who helped advance gay and trans equality, even as they had to fight for their own inclusion... Learn More
October 29, 2024 | 6:30 PM
“High Levels of Madness”: The Fight for LGBTQ Inclusion at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade
April 21, 2026 | 6PM
Nationwide Activation for the 60th Anniversary of the Sip-In at Julius’ Bar
39 West 14th Street
Leslie Feinberg Lecture & Reading at the International Action Center
June 24, 2021
Initiative uncovers historical sites linked to the LGBTQ+ movement across New York City
June 2, 2021
Interactive map reveals lesser-known landmarks in Queens’ LGBTQ rights movement June 29, 2020
170 West 130th Street
National Headquarters for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
December 10, 2025 | 6:30PM - 8:30PM
“Homosexuals *Are* Different”: The Mattachine Society & LGBTQ Rights in the 1950s
47 Sites
Impact of AIDS
At its height in the 1980s and 1990s, the AIDS epidemic had a devastating impact on the New York City landscape, with the gay and trans communities being among the... Learn More
November 17, 2022
Testimony in Support of the Proposed Designation of the Julius’ Bar Building as a New York City Landmark
September 16, 2019
James Baldwin’s former Upper West Side home receives national landmark status
November 5, 2018
Groundbreaking Study to Identify and Evaluate Historic LGBT Sites in NYC
May 14, 2018
Project takes NYC’s LGBT history out of the closet, and into the spotlight
November 27, 2023
The Project’s Amanda Davis Testifies in Support of Paul Rudolph Landmark Designation
100-01 Northern Boulevard
Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, Queens Public Library
12 Sites
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights became known as a center of gay life beginning in the 1920s. This collection highlights the neighborhood’s LGBT history through residences of notable LGBT figures, gay cruising areas,... Learn More
14 Sites
Downtown Arts Scene
...the 1980s, in particular, a number of residences and studios there were associated with a network of gay visual artists who often drew inspiration from each other and the neighborhoods... Learn More
March 24, 2021 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
MAKING A KILLING: 34th Anniversary of ACT UP’s First Protest
September 17, 2025
Discover NYC’s Hispanic Heritage through the lens of LGBTQ History
181-189 Second Avenue
Peter Hujar Residence & Studio / David Wojnarowicz Residence & Studio
35 Sites
Hispanic Heritage
...increased in the 1960s and 1970s. Cuban-born Tony Segura, perhaps the earliest notable figure of this group, was among the most significant activists of the burgeoning LGBT rights movement in... Learn More
June 22, 2021 | 6:00PM to 7:00PM
Saving 99 Ryerson: The Peculiar Problem of Landmarking Brooklyn’s Earliest LGBT Site
June 2, 2021
Residence of Lorraine Hansberry Listed to National Register of Historic Places
June 25, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
50 YEARS of PRIDE: Celebrating New York City’s First Pride March
August 18, 2022 | 12pm - 1pm
Exploring History and Advocacy at the People’s Beach at Jacob Riis Park
September 28, 2019 | 1:00pm-2:30pm
OPEN Finance: Tour of the LGBT History of Greenwich Village
March 18, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8pm
“I’m Glad as Heck that You Exist:” Lesbian Activism in 1950s-60s America
April 14, 2019 | 2:00pm-4:00pm
“Stonewall 50” Tour of Greenwich Village, with the Municipal Art Society
13 Sites
The AIDS Crisis
In 1981, a “rare cancer” first seen in a group of gay men primarily in New York and San Francisco eventually became a widespread epidemic more accurately known as acquired... Learn More
13 Sites
Influential Black New Yorkers
This curated collection focuses on the former residences of influential “in the life” African-American writers, performers, and activists, most of whom were associated with Harlem, a neighborhood that has been... Learn More
18 Sites
1970s Lesbian Activism & Community
Lesbian rights activists in New York City worked to gain a voice, equal rights, and recognition within the Gay Liberation and Women’s Liberation movements, which emerged almost simultaneously in the... Learn More
22 Sites
City of Immigrants
...city’s history and culture as entrepreneurs, artists, writers, and activists. This collection highlights sites associated with LGBT people who arrived in New York from all over the world during the... Learn More
