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    Escape from New York:
    The 1822 Yellow Fever Outbreak and the Creation of Greenwich Village with James Nevius

    August 11, 2022
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The Former Gay Activists Alliance Headquarters at 99 Wooster Street Has At Last Become a Landmark

  On June 18, 2019, Village Preservation scored a big victory five years in the making — persuading the City to landmark two more LGBT historic sites: the LGBT Community … Continued

Posted July 22, 2019

By Lannyl Stephens

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June is Gay Pride; But July is Gay Liberation

Although June 1969 is in many ways burned in the public consciousness as the pivotal month for the development of the modern LGBTQIA+ Rights Movement, in many ways, the July … Continued

Posted July 27, 2022

By Hew Evans

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Gay Liberation Front, Photographed by Peter Hujar in 1970. Sourced from the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project

Out of the Broom Closet: Gay Activist & Village Wiccan Leo Martello

Leo Martello (September 26, 1930 — June 29, 2000) was a noted Wiccan priest, gay rights activist, Greenwich Village resident, and author. He was a founding member of the Strega Tradition, a … Continued

Posted June 22, 2021

By Lena Rubin

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Dr. Bruce Voeller: Gay Rights and Public Health Pioneer

Dr. Bruce Raymond Voeller, a pioneer of AIDS research and a significant early gay rights activist, was born on May 12, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He’s no household name, and … Continued

Posted May 12, 2021

By Sarah Bean Apmann

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Gay Activist Alliance Headquarters Bombed

On October 15, 1974, the Gay Activist Alliance Firehouse, located in SoHo at 99 Wooster Street, was bombed. 

Posted October 15, 2018

By Matt

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The Gay Activist Alliance is Founded

On December 21, 1969, the Gay Activist Alliance (GAA) was founded.  Almost exactly six months after the Stonewall Riots, the group was founded by Marty Robinson, Jim Owles, and Arthur Evans, … Continued

Posted December 21, 2017

By Matt

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Landmarks Preservation Commission Celebrates Gay Pride, Doesn’t Designate Gay Landmarks

The Landmarks Preservation Commission has recently begun creating on-line slide shows to showcase various history months as represented by some of the city’s roughly 31,000 landmarked properties.  In March, they … Continued

Posted June 19, 2013

By Andrew Berman

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Walk Through LGBTQ+ History with Our Civil Rights and Social Justice Map

Every June, New Yorkers and people from around the world gather in our city to celebrate Pride Month and honor the memory of the Stonewall Riots, three nights in 1969 … Continued

Posted June 30, 2022

By David Herman

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The Redstockings: “Rapping” for Reproductive Rights in Greenwich Village

Founded in 1969 by activists Ellen Willis and Shulamith Firestone, the Redstockings were one of the first Women’s Liberation groups, known for their then-radical support of a woman’s right to … Continued

Posted May 9, 2022

By Hew Evans

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Sylvia Rivera: A Controversial But Powerful and Enduring Activist for LGBTQ+ Rights

Sylvia Rivera (July 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002, She/Her) was a trailblazing advocate for the rights of transgender individuals and LGBTQ+ communities. A vocal opponent of racism and transphobia … Continued

Posted October 4, 2021

By Hew Evans

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