And he said, “That’ll never happen.” And I said, “Watch me.” Gay bars are disappearing as our community gains acceptance into the [mainstream] world. “That’s where Pride began and that’s where Pride lives,” Kelly says. [9] They were the first LGBTQ-associated properties listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places and were the first LGBTQ National Historic Landmarks. In 2006, I was tending bar at The Duplex. Today, Kelly is responsible for the day to day operations of the iconic bar and he has used his background in the arts and creativity to keep the historic landmark constantly entertaining to the customers that come to visit from around the world. Eric Trump trumpets LGBTQ support for dad: ‘I’m part of that community’, Trump bullies, Biden holds firm in slapfest presidential debate, Journalist who condemned anti-LGBTQ violence, corruption in Honduras murdered, Two lawsuits challenge new Va. LGBTQ rights law, GLAAD poll: LGBTQ voters back Biden over Trump, 76% to 17%, Trump selects Amy Coney Barrett as pick for Supreme Court, Biden rallies LGBTQ supporters, denounces Trump at HRC event, Grenell defends progress in global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality, ICE arrests gay Va. man after traffic stop, Stein Club to vote on endorsement for Biden, D.C. Council candidates, Team Rayceen, Blade, Stein Club conclude forum series for at-large Council candidates, Ruby Corado released from hospital following COVID symptoms, Washington Blade National Coming Out Day at The Wharf, Another transgender person murdered in Puerto Rico, U.S. broadcasting agency executive director ignores House subpoena, Judge orders Trump administration to turn over concealed docs on trans military ban, Ginsburg’s death leaves LGBTQ rights on Supreme Court vulnerable to religious claims, Belarusian LGBTQ activist arrested during anti-government protest, Tijuana authorities criticized over handling of transgender woman’s murder, Cuban authorities threaten to arrest LGBTQ activist, journalist, Bachelet highlights LGBTQ rights abuses in U.N. Human Rights Council speech, Botswana group works to improve health care for trans, intersex people, D.C. must ban gay and trans panic defense, For Joe Biden, push relentlessly until Nov. 3, Trans Visibility March returns this weekend, Buttigieg talks new book with Politics and Prose, Holocaust history museums hold free livestream event, ‘This is the time when artists go to work’, Celebrating queer icons during LGBT History Month. I was doing a lot of organizing and working with about 80 different nonprofits to hold rallies and marches to get DOMA overturned. To learn more about The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, go to stonewallinitiative.org.
I wanted it to be mixed. GO: Why was it important to you to take over The Stonewall? Visit the historic Stonewall Inn at 53 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014. Today, the site looks just as it did a half-century ago: chestnut-colored walls (bathed in pink neon light), overstuffed couches, strung pride flags, and a well-loved pool table. Our goal is to say we want every single person globally to know what happened here in 1969, and to have that story of Stonewall be told either through the people that were there or us as the innkeepers of that history to make sure everyone understands so we don’t repeat the past and so we can just move forward. They’re the ones who went through hell so they could walk down the street and hold their boyfriends’ or girlfriends’ hands. Stephanie's journey began....More, Advisor- Tony DiCicco has been in the nightlife industry in New York City for over twenty-five years including managing and owning several other clubs and restaurants in Greenwich Village. People think, ‘Oh, it’s not gonna go anywhere.’ But it’s expensive. For us to keep The Stonewall alive, we have to support it. “As the first and only LGBTQ National Monument, Stonewall is home not only to the history of our community, but also the history of our city and country,” said Stacy Lentz and Kurt Kelly, co-owners of the Stonewall Inn.
At the time, The Stonewall Inn was in dire financial straits. It was a hard atmosphere. It had previously been a restaurant and a nightclub for heterosexuals. With the bar on the brink of bankruptcy, in 2006, local businessman Kurt Kelly bought The Stonewall Inn in an attempt to save LGBTQ history. Is it living up to your vision 11 years later? Born to the legendary Judy Garland and her film producer husband Sid Luft, Lorna had the entertainment business in her blood.... More, AdvisorVictoria Varela started her career in the NBC Mailroom at 30 Rock. | American Experience | PBS", "Thousands of Homosexuals Hold a Protest Rally in Central Park", "National Register of Historic Places Report", "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Stonewall (Text)", "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Stonewall (Photos)", "For a Bar Not Used to Dancing Around Issues, Dancing Is Now the Issue", "Stonewall Inn Appears Headed for City Landmarks Status – A Gay First", "Letter to LPC Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan", "President Obama Designates Stonewall National Monument", History of the National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places Portal, Timeline of LGBT history in New York City, Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, Metropolitan Community Church of New York, New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival, Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures, History of Christianity and homosexuality, Timeline of sexual orientation and medicine, SPLC-designated list of anti-LGBT U.S. hate groups, Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany, Significant acts of violence against LGBT people, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stonewall_Inn&oldid=973968433, LGBT drinking establishments in New York (state), Drinking establishments in Greenwich Village, Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan, New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 August 2020, at 09:07. “This is gay history. The current owner of the bar, Kurt Kelly, bought Stonewall in 2006, according to the Consortium. “We resurrected the Stonewall Inn once after it had been shuttered — and we stand ready to do it again — with your help,” Kelly wrote on GoFundMe. KK: Vito Russo [LGBT & AIDS activist, founder of GLAAD, author of “The Celluloid Closet”]. It was also common for the Mafia to blackmail closeted wealthy patrons.
After the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre, the outside of the Stonewall Inn became a memorial for the victims. It’s our landmark. In 2016, President Barack Obama designated a national monument in Christopher Park to commemorate the riots. In June 2014, the Stonewall 45 exhibit, sponsored by the Arcus Foundation and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, memorialized the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising with posters in the windows of Christopher Street businesses, including the Stonewall Inn.