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On June 28, 1969, in a tiny bar called the Stonewall Inn, LGBTQ+ people fought back against years of oppression. Today, the legacy of the Stonewall Riots lives on around the world in every Pride march and in every member of the LGBTQ+ community.
To commemorate the legacy of the Stonewall Riots, considered to be a galvanizing force in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in the United States, we created Stonewall Forever to feature previously unheard perspectives from the LGBTQ+ community and expand access to key narratives from LGBTQ+ history.
Stonewall Forever is rooted in The Center's enduring commitment to supporting, celebrating, and protecting LGBTQ+ history, ensuring our stories remain heard. Through powerful first-person storytelling and previously unheard perspectives, Stonewall Forever captures the courage, defiance, and community born at Stonewall—a lasting force that continues to shape generations of LGBTQ+ activism.
The collections bring together a variety of materials from multiple sources, including The Center’s National History Archive, multiple archives and public institutions, the Stonewall National Monument Oral History Project, the Stonewall Forever documentary and more.
Navigate through six collections of stories from the past, present and future of Pride. Our collections, from “Life Before Stonewall” to “Love and Solidarity”, include interviews, photographs, letters, diaries and protest material.
The Center has played a tremendous role in the nurturing and growth of the LGBTQ+ community in NYC. View our interactive timeline to get a glimpse of how we have supported the happiness and health of our community since 1983.
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