The National Park Service removed references to trans and queer people from its website describing the historic 1969 uprising, including the “T” and “Q” in “LGBTQ+.”
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Activists Drop Banners for Gaza at NYC AIDS Memorial
Protesters urged Biden to “stop arming Israel” ahead of the president’s attendance at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center opening.
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Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt: The Story of One of the Few Artists at the Stonewall Uprising
From his fourth-floor Hell’s Kitchen walk-up, the artist talks Catholic icons, tin foil, and memories of fires raging outside the treasured safe space for the queer community in 1960s New York City.
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London’s V&A Museum Criticized for Removing LGBTQ+ Materials
Advocates are asking the museum to reinstate two books aimed at LGBTQ+ youth and a poster that reads “Some people are Trans. Get over it!”
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On the Day of Marsha Johnson’s Birthday, Guerrilla Memorial Pops Up by Stonewall
After a statue of the trans activist promised by the city was delayed by the pandemic, activists installed the bust themselves this week.
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The Rise of the Queer Press After Stonewall
Next week at the New York Public Library, founding members of the Gay Liberation Front will discuss the rise of the queer press in the 1960s and ’70s and how it continues to make an impact today.
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How Stonewall Broke Through Barriers with Love and Resistance
A New York Public Library exhibition shows how so many people at the time of Stonewall — and after — have been able to live more wholly integrated lives.
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Interference Archive Hosts an Evening of Gay Liberation
Flavia Rando and Perry Brass, gay-rights activists during the time of the Stonewall riots, share their personal experiences from that time.
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Artists Commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots at the New Museum
The New Museum has partnered with the Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art (MOTHA) for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.