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All transgender references erased from Stonewall Monument's website
The trump administration is taking new action as part of its updated federal gender policies. The latest change has a direct effect on the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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‘Transgender' word erased from National Park Service website on Stonewall riot
References to transgender people were removed from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, the New York City park and visitor center that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
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The history of Pride Month and its ties to New York City
Pride Month celebrates all the achievements and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. But why is it celebrated in June? The story starts at a bar in New York City: The Stonewall Inn. NBC New York’s Jennifer Vázquez reports.
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Biden speaks in NYC at opening of Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center
President Joe Biden is attending a ribbon-cutting in Manhattan for the new Stonewall National Monument ‘s visitor center Friday, marking the anniversary of the 1969 rebellion that helped reshape LGBTQ+ life in the U.S. It comes less than 24 hours after a presidential debate performance that, by most accounts, was devastating. The ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., though the...
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President Biden to attend Stonewall Visitor Center opening
Romney Smith reports.
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‘The fight is not over': National LGBTQ Wall of Honor in NYC to add 5 new inductees
The National LGBTQ Wall of Honor will officially welcome five additional individuals who have had a positive and long-lasting impact on the LGBTQ+ movement through advocacy, politics, the arts and more. The ceremony is scheduled to take place Thursday night at the historic Stonewall Inn bar on Christopher Street in Lower Manhattan. “These extraordinary leaders remind us that true progress…
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New Stonewall Visitor Center opening ahead of NYC Pride
Just in time for Pride weekend, a new visitor center is opening as part of the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.
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Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history
It was half of the Stonewall Inn, the gay dive bar where a 1969 police raid became a landmark moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Yet for much of the 55 years since, there has been little outward indication that 51 Christopher St. was part of that history. It had housed the Stonewall’s biggest bar and one of the two dance floors…
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Remembering the Stonewall Uprising 55 years later
This month is the 55th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising and this New Yorker is making sure that the events leading up to one of the most pivotal points of gay and American history are remembered through a podcast called “Remembering Gay History”. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.
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Arrest made 2 months after vandals damage dozens of Pride flags at Stonewall Monument
Police announced an arrest in a case of vandalism at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan’s West Village. Patrick Murphy, 25, of Denver, is facing a hate crime charge for the June 10 incident when about 60 flags were torn down from the fence, broken apart and thrown on the sidewalk. The NYPD released surveillance video allegedly showing Murphy and…