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applegrove

(118,620 posts)
Tue May 3, 2016, 08:33 PM May 2016

WH To Make Stonewall National Monument

WH To Make Stonewall National Monument

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/05/03/wh-to-make-stonewall-national-monument.html

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President Obama is going to declare the first national monument recognizing the LGBT community and its contributions in the United States. It will be centered near the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York which was central to the gay liberation movement in the 1960s. National Park Service director Jonathan B. Jarvis and Rep. Jerrold Nadler will be on hand for a listening session on May 9 to hear feedback on the proposal. Obama is ready to designate the area as part of the National Park Service as soon as next month.


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WH To Make Stonewall National Monument (Original Post) applegrove May 2016 OP
Wonderful! SusanCalvin May 2016 #1
Owners of the bar may prefer to remain owners? nt Lucky Luciano May 2016 #2
Why would having a plaque or something preclude that? nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #3
National monument is more than just a plaque. Lucky Luciano May 2016 #4
See #5! SusanCalvin May 2016 #6
Oh, wait, I didn't read closely. SusanCalvin May 2016 #5
AM kick. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #7

Lucky Luciano

(11,253 posts)
4. National monument is more than just a plaque.
Tue May 3, 2016, 11:01 PM
May 2016

It is federally owned property managed by the national park service I believe.

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