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New York's Stonewall Inn, gay landmark, poised for historical status
Source: Reuters
US | Mon Jun 1, 2015 6:34pm EDT
New York's Stonewall Inn, gay landmark, poised for historical status
NEW YORK | BY SEBASTIEN MALO
The Stonewall Inn, the bar considered the birthplace of the U.S. gay rights movement, could move a step closer to historical status on Tuesday after a meeting of New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The commission will decide whether to add the Greenwich Village gay bar, the site of 1969 riots in response to a police raid, to its calendar of public hearings. That typically is the first step to a property securing landmark status, said Damaris Olivo, a spokeswoman for the commission.
"The agency has been working on this for some time and LGBT Pride Month is an ideal occasion to recommend this iconic cultural landmark," said commission chair Meenakshi Srinivasan.
The move follows years of campaigning by gay rights activists including The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Its executive director, Glennda Testone, said if the vote puts Stonewall on its way to landmark status, the gay community would feel "relief that our history will be protected."
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New York's Stonewall Inn, gay landmark, poised for historical status
NEW YORK | BY SEBASTIEN MALO
The Stonewall Inn, the bar considered the birthplace of the U.S. gay rights movement, could move a step closer to historical status on Tuesday after a meeting of New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The commission will decide whether to add the Greenwich Village gay bar, the site of 1969 riots in response to a police raid, to its calendar of public hearings. That typically is the first step to a property securing landmark status, said Damaris Olivo, a spokeswoman for the commission.
"The agency has been working on this for some time and LGBT Pride Month is an ideal occasion to recommend this iconic cultural landmark," said commission chair Meenakshi Srinivasan.
The move follows years of campaigning by gay rights activists including The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Its executive director, Glennda Testone, said if the vote puts Stonewall on its way to landmark status, the gay community would feel "relief that our history will be protected."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/01/us-usa-gay-new-york-idUSKBN0OH3I920150601
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