We are Proud: Historic LGBT Sites Project

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Thursday, June 15, 2017
Historic LGBT Sites Project
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is an initiative documenting historic and cultural sites that show the LGBT influence in the city.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- As part of our coverage of the 48th NYC Pride March, ABC7NY brings you vignettes about various people and groups who are remembering the past and celebrating the community's strides this Pride Month.

 

NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project

nycLGBTsites.org

info@nyclgbtsites.org

From their web site: "Making an invisible history visible: The first initiative to document historic and cultural sites associated with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the five boroughs. Sites illustrate the richness of the city's LGBT history and the community's influence on America."

 

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WABC-TV is the NYC Pride March's official television partner, broadcasting the 48th NYC LGBT Pride March on Sunday, June 25, 2017 starting at Noon.

The NYC Pride March started in 1970 as a civil rights demonstration on the 1-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Today, it is one of the world's best known LGBT events, with 350 marching contingents and more than 2 million spectators in 2016.