NEW YORK CITY: President Obama To Declare Stonewall Inn A National Monument

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From Washington Post

President Obama is poised to declare the first-ever national monument recognizing the struggle for gay rights, singling out a sliver of green space and part of the surrounding Greenwich Village neighborhood as the birthplace of America’s modern gay liberation movement.

While most national monuments have highlighted iconic wild landscapes or historic sites from centuries ago, this reflects the country’s diversity of terrain and peoples in a different vein: It would be the first national monument anchored by a dive bar and surrounded by a warren of narrow streets that long has been regarded the historic center of gay cultural life in New York City.

Federal officials, including Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), will hold a listening session on May 9 to solicit feedback on the proposal. Barring a last-minute complication — city officials are still investigating the history of the land title — Obama is prepared to designate the area part of the National Park Service as soon as next month, which commemorates gay pride.

“We must ensure that we never forget the legacy of Stonewall, the history of discrimination against the LGBT community, or the impassioned individuals who have fought to overcome it,” Nadler, who has co-authored legislation that would make it a national park, said in a statement. “The LGBT civil rights movement launched at Stonewall is woven into American history, and it is time our National Park system reflected that reality.”

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it was time

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do members on here even know what Stonewall is....this generation of young gays in general?

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2 minutes ago, Lance said:

do members on here even know what Stonewall is....this generation of young gays in general?

Maybe. Maybe not. The point of making this a national monument is to remind those people who take their LGBT freedoms for granted of the struggles the Stonewall movement did on their behalf.

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Wonderful!!!   

 

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**** got real that night. 

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It is officially historical building now

I hope they won't raise the price tho, cos sure as hell even more LGBT tourists will  pay visit after this!

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4 hours ago, LebaneseDude said:

Maybe. Maybe not. The point of making this a national monument is to remind those people who take their LGBT freedoms for granted of the struggles the Stonewall movement did on their behalf.

This. I hate how there's somewhat of a small tension between the generation gaps. Like younger gays not caring about the struggles the older ones have gone through. As well as how the older generation thinks the upcoming ones are just horny uneducated kids. (excuse my language). I just want the community to help one another. 

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