The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is a nonprofit cultural heritage initiative and resource documenting sites that have historic significance to the LGBT+ community in New York City.
History
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is a nonprofit organization that highlights New York City
LGBT community’s history in social justice, literature, community, and the arts. It currently lists over 350 locations across the
5 Boroughs of New York City.
The organization is funded in part by the
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an List of federal agencies in the United States, agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, within the US Department of the Interior. The service manages all List ...
Underrepresented Communities Grants, the
New York State
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the northeastern United States. Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and ...
Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, private, and corporate gifts. The initial report of LGBT history in New York City was prepared for The National Park Service and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation in 2018.
The resources provided by the project support extending information and appreciation for many overlooked and nearly forgotten sites of historic significance to the LGBT community, as well as promoting tours and visits of them.
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LGBTQ historiography in New York City