STONEWALL INN GRANTED LANDMARK STATUS BY NEW YORK CITY
New York City’s landmarks commission has made the decision to grant landmark status to the Stonewall Inn, “the Greenwich Village bar often credited as the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement,” in the words of The Advocate’s Dawn Ennis. It’s the first time the city has agreed to recognize a landmark because of its significance in LGBT history.
The designation applies to two adjacent two-story spaces that together housed a gay bar starting in 1967. “Patrons fought back against a police raid on the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, and the street protests that followed for several days are credited with galvanizing gay activism in New York and globally,” notes the New York Times.
“New York City’s greatness lies in its inclusivity and diversity,” saud Meenakshi Srinivasan, chairwoman of the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, shortly before the commission voted unanimously on the decision.
