LGBTQ+ Landmarks in New York City and the Gay Rights Movement
On June 28th of 1969, the NYPD decided to stop by the Stonewall Inn. But something different from what the cops were used to seeing happened that night. Instead of aligning in fear and wait for the officers' harassment…
Gay Liberation
The Mattachine Society was the first gay rights organization in New York and the second in the United States. The group, first established in Los Angeles in 1951, opened an office in New York on the second floor of the 59 Christopher Street building in 1955. The organization focused on promoting gay rights and education about homosexuality. They were famous for adopting a more radical form of activism. The Mattachine Society filed for bankruptcy in 1976.
AIDS Memorial
Designed by Brooklyn artist Anthony Goicolea, this memorial debuted in 2018 to honor the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting victims in June 2016. It consists of nine large boulders sitting in a circular pattern and bonded together with glass. This was the first memorial dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in New York.
LGBTQ Memorial
Designed by Brooklyn artist Anthony Goicolea, this memorial debuted in 2018 to honor the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting victims in June 2016. It consists of nine large boulders sitting in a circular pattern and bonded together with glass. This was the first memorial dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in New York.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
The Mattachine Society was the first gay rights organization in New York and the second in the United States. The group, first established in Los Angeles in 1951, opened an office in New York on the second floor of the 59 Christopher Street building in 1955. The organization focused on promoting gay rights and education about homosexuality. They were famous for adopting a more radical form of activism. The Mattachine Society filed for bankruptcy in 1976.
Mattachine Society Office
The Mattachine Society was the first gay rights organization in New York and the second in the United States. The group, first established in Los Angeles in 1951, opened an office in New York on the second floor of the 59 Christopher Str…
Women’s Liberation Center
Founded in 1972 by a group of lesbian teachers and students from the City University of New York, this institution was created to preserve the memory of the lesbian fight for liberation. The archives have been kept in a house in Park Slope since the 80s. It is considered the most extensive collection of materials about lesbians in the US.
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Founded in 1972 by a group of lesbian teachers and students from the City University of New York, this institution was created to preserve the memory of the lesbian fight for liberation.