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A bar as a national monument? New York's LGBT landmark vies for honor
Source: Reuters
World | Tue May 31, 2016 6:48am EDT
A bar as a national monument? New York's LGBT landmark vies for honor
NEW YORK | BY GINA CHERELUS
The New York bar known as the birthplace of the gay pride movement could become the country's first national monument honoring LGBT rights under a plan to be considered by President Barack Obama.
The Stonewall Inn in Manhattan's Greenwich Village was the site of a 1969 police raid that touched off riots and ignited a long struggle to bring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into the mainstream and guarantee their rights.
A year after the Stonewall riots, activists staged the country's first gay rights parade. The event has evolved into LGBT Pride Month, which begins Wednesday, with parades and street parties around the world that draw millions of people of every sexual orientation.
To honor that legacy, Obama is being asked to designate the tavern and adjoining Christopher Park as a national monument, the second highest recognition in the U.S. National Park Service. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, several members of Congress and local and state officials have strongly endorsed the effort.
Stonewall is already a National Historic Landmark and both inn and park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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A bar as a national monument? New York's LGBT landmark vies for honor
NEW YORK | BY GINA CHERELUS
The New York bar known as the birthplace of the gay pride movement could become the country's first national monument honoring LGBT rights under a plan to be considered by President Barack Obama.
The Stonewall Inn in Manhattan's Greenwich Village was the site of a 1969 police raid that touched off riots and ignited a long struggle to bring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into the mainstream and guarantee their rights.
A year after the Stonewall riots, activists staged the country's first gay rights parade. The event has evolved into LGBT Pride Month, which begins Wednesday, with parades and street parties around the world that draw millions of people of every sexual orientation.
To honor that legacy, Obama is being asked to designate the tavern and adjoining Christopher Park as a national monument, the second highest recognition in the U.S. National Park Service. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, several members of Congress and local and state officials have strongly endorsed the effort.
Stonewall is already a National Historic Landmark and both inn and park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-stonewall-idUSKCN0YM124
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I can't think of any national monuments that are not possessed or controlled by the government. 
