NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
@nyclgbtsites.bsky.social
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is documenting places associated with New York City's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
Visit us at www.nyclgbtsites.org
Visit us at www.nyclgbtsites.org
In November 1969, activists Arthur Evans, Arthur Bell, and Jim Owles met to discuss forming a gay rights group devoted exclusively to gay and lesbian issues.
More: bit.ly/1446firstave
More: bit.ly/1446firstave
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In November 1969, activists Arthur Evans, Arthur Bell, and Jim Owles met to discuss forming a gay rights group devoted exclusively to gay and lesbian issues.
More: bit.ly/1446firstave
More: bit.ly/1446firstave
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Before apps like Grindr came the bathhouse. 40 years ago NYS empowered @nychealthy.bsky.social to close places where "high-risk sexual activities" were reported to slow the speed of AIDS. @council.nyc.gov voted #OTD 1985 to close the City's bathhouses.
More: www.nyclgbtsites.org?s=bathhouses
More: www.nyclgbtsites.org?s=bathhouses
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Before apps like Grindr came the bathhouse. 40 years ago NYS empowered @nychealthy.bsky.social to close places where "high-risk sexual activities" were reported to slow the speed of AIDS. @council.nyc.gov voted #OTD 1985 to close the City's bathhouses.
More: www.nyclgbtsites.org?s=bathhouses
More: www.nyclgbtsites.org?s=bathhouses
Join us tonight w/ @makinggayhistory.bsky.social at @thestonewallinn.bsky.social! Our Project Director Ken Lustbader and Executive Director Amanda Davis will help with hosting duties. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
👉 bit.ly/47YKBYO
👉 bit.ly/47YKBYO
TONIGHT! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Earn a chance to win merch at our interactive QUEER QUIZ SHOW, and enjoy Broadway star Adam Kantor performing a number from Life Jacket Theater's THE GORGEOUS NOTHINGS 🎉📚🏆
TICKETS: bit.ly/47YKBYO
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + @thestonewallinn.bsky.social
TICKETS: bit.ly/47YKBYO
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + @thestonewallinn.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Join us tonight w/ @makinggayhistory.bsky.social at @thestonewallinn.bsky.social! Our Project Director Ken Lustbader and Executive Director Amanda Davis will help with hosting duties. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
👉 bit.ly/47YKBYO
👉 bit.ly/47YKBYO
Before apps like Grindr came the bathhouse. 40 years ago NYS empowered @nychealthy.bsky.social to close places where "high-risk sexual activities" were reported to slow the speed of AIDS. @council.nyc.gov voted #OTD 1985 to close the City's bathhouses.
More: www.nyclgbtsites.org?s=bathhouses
More: www.nyclgbtsites.org?s=bathhouses
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Before apps like Grindr came the bathhouse. 40 years ago NYS empowered @nychealthy.bsky.social to close places where "high-risk sexual activities" were reported to slow the speed of AIDS. @council.nyc.gov voted #OTD 1985 to close the City's bathhouses.
More: www.nyclgbtsites.org?s=bathhouses
More: www.nyclgbtsites.org?s=bathhouses
"It was the first time in American history that literature had been organized under the subject heading of 'gay culture.'" — historian Jim Downs
The Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop's grand opening weekend was #OTD 1967 at 291 Mercer Street.
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The Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop's grand opening weekend was #OTD 1967 at 291 Mercer Street.
👉 bit.ly/oscar-wilde-...
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"It was the first time in American history that literature had been organized under the subject heading of 'gay culture.'" — historian Jim Downs
The Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop's grand opening weekend was #OTD 1967 at 291 Mercer Street.
👉 bit.ly/oscar-wilde-...
The Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop's grand opening weekend was #OTD 1967 at 291 Mercer Street.
👉 bit.ly/oscar-wilde-...
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11/20: CALLING ALL LGBTQ+ HISTORY FANS! Meet new friends and earn the chance to win fabulous MGH merch during this fun, high-energy, and interactive QUEER QUIZ SHOW testing your knowledge of LGBTQ+ history. 🎉📚🏆
bit.ly/47YKBYO
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + The Stonewall Inn
bit.ly/47YKBYO
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + The Stonewall Inn
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
11/20: CALLING ALL LGBTQ+ HISTORY FANS! Meet new friends and earn the chance to win fabulous MGH merch during this fun, high-energy, and interactive QUEER QUIZ SHOW testing your knowledge of LGBTQ+ history. 🎉📚🏆
bit.ly/47YKBYO
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + The Stonewall Inn
bit.ly/47YKBYO
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + The Stonewall Inn
From 1942 until her death #OnThisDay 1952, Margaret Wise Brown—best-selling author of “The Runaway Bunny,” “Goodnight Moon,” and others—used a two-story wooden house affectionately known as Cobble Court as her writing studio.
More: bit.ly/margaret-brown
🎥 Filmed at Bear Pond Books, Stowe, VT
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🎥 Filmed at Bear Pond Books, Stowe, VT
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
From 1942 until her death #OnThisDay 1952, Margaret Wise Brown—best-selling author of “The Runaway Bunny,” “Goodnight Moon,” and others—used a two-story wooden house affectionately known as Cobble Court as her writing studio.
More: bit.ly/margaret-brown
🎥 Filmed at Bear Pond Books, Stowe, VT
More: bit.ly/margaret-brown
🎥 Filmed at Bear Pond Books, Stowe, VT
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11/20: Meet new friends, compete in small teams and earn the chance to win fabulous MGH merch during this fun, high-energy, and interactive QUEER QUIZ SHOW testing your knowledge of LGBTQ+ history. 🏳️🌈🤓📚🏳️⚧️
lifejackettheatre.org/mghlive
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + The Stonewall Inn
lifejackettheatre.org/mghlive
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + The Stonewall Inn
November 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
11/20: Meet new friends, compete in small teams and earn the chance to win fabulous MGH merch during this fun, high-energy, and interactive QUEER QUIZ SHOW testing your knowledge of LGBTQ+ history. 🏳️🌈🤓📚🏳️⚧️
lifejackettheatre.org/mghlive
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + The Stonewall Inn
lifejackettheatre.org/mghlive
Co-Sponsors: @nyclgbtsites.bsky.social + The Stonewall Inn
Thank you to all the LGBTQ service-members who have served. #VeteransDay
The first LGBTQ group in NYC was the Veterans Benevolent Association. VBA was composed of gay men with honorable discharges to advocate for those who received less-than-honorable discharges because they were gay, denying them G.I. Bill benefits. #VeteransDay 1/3
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Thank you to all the LGBTQ service-members who have served. #VeteransDay
The first LGBTQ group in NYC was the Veterans Benevolent Association. VBA was composed of gay men with honorable discharges to advocate for those who received less-than-honorable discharges because they were gay, denying them G.I. Bill benefits. #VeteransDay 1/3
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The first LGBTQ group in NYC was the Veterans Benevolent Association. VBA was composed of gay men with honorable discharges to advocate for those who received less-than-honorable discharges because they were gay, denying them G.I. Bill benefits. #VeteransDay 1/3
10/14 marks the anniversary of the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Below from “Why We Are Marching” flier, circulated in advance of the 1979 March on Washington... 1/4
October 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
10/14 marks the anniversary of the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Below from “Why We Are Marching” flier, circulated in advance of the 1979 March on Washington... 1/4
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10/22: FREE in-person program! Join us at Jefferson Market Library as we uncover hidden-in-plain-sight LGBTQ history of Greenwich Village.
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
October 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
10/22: FREE in-person program! Join us at Jefferson Market Library as we uncover hidden-in-plain-sight LGBTQ history of Greenwich Village.
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
10/22: FREE in-person program! Join us at Jefferson Market Library as we uncover hidden-in-plain-sight LGBTQ history of Greenwich Village.
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
October 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
10/22: FREE in-person program! Join us at Jefferson Market Library as we uncover hidden-in-plain-sight LGBTQ history of Greenwich Village.
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
The Washington Square United Methodist Church (135 & 133 West 4th Street, Manhattan) was known for its progressive stance on a number of issues, including its acceptance of the LGBTQ community.
More: bit.ly/united-metho...
More: bit.ly/united-metho...
October 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Washington Square United Methodist Church (135 & 133 West 4th Street, Manhattan) was known for its progressive stance on a number of issues, including its acceptance of the LGBTQ community.
More: bit.ly/united-metho...
More: bit.ly/united-metho...
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We're proud to partner with Life Jacket Theater Co. for a pop-up performance featuring a fabulous cast of Broadway stars! 🎭 🪩 🎤 ⭐
**Bway Guests**: Zachary Noah Piser, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood
**Host**: @patrickhinds.bsky.social
Celebrate our 10th Anniv: bit.ly/10anniversar...
**Bway Guests**: Zachary Noah Piser, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood
**Host**: @patrickhinds.bsky.social
Celebrate our 10th Anniv: bit.ly/10anniversar...
October 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We're proud to partner with Life Jacket Theater Co. for a pop-up performance featuring a fabulous cast of Broadway stars! 🎭 🪩 🎤 ⭐
**Bway Guests**: Zachary Noah Piser, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood
**Host**: @patrickhinds.bsky.social
Celebrate our 10th Anniv: bit.ly/10anniversar...
**Bway Guests**: Zachary Noah Piser, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood
**Host**: @patrickhinds.bsky.social
Celebrate our 10th Anniv: bit.ly/10anniversar...
#OnThisDate 1985, Strawberry Fields was dedicated in memory of musician John Lennon. #DoYouKnow the LGBTQ connection to the re-design and restoration of this beloved section of #CentralPark?
More: bit.ly/cent-park
More: bit.ly/cent-park
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#OnThisDate 1985, Strawberry Fields was dedicated in memory of musician John Lennon. #DoYouKnow the LGBTQ connection to the re-design and restoration of this beloved section of #CentralPark?
More: bit.ly/cent-park
More: bit.ly/cent-park
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TEN YEARS of making the LGBTQ community's place-based history visible! Celebrate with us and support our work at a time when LGBTQ rights and funding are facing renewed challenges. #NYCLGBTSites
donorbox.org/events/80582...
donorbox.org/events/80582...
September 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
TEN YEARS of making the LGBTQ community's place-based history visible! Celebrate with us and support our work at a time when LGBTQ rights and funding are facing renewed challenges. #NYCLGBTSites
donorbox.org/events/80582...
donorbox.org/events/80582...
We're proud to partner with Life Jacket Theater Co. for a pop-up performance featuring a fabulous cast of Broadway stars! 🎭 🪩 🎤 ⭐
**Bway Guests**: Zachary Noah Piser, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood
**Host**: @patrickhinds.bsky.social
Celebrate our 10th Anniv: bit.ly/10anniversar...
**Bway Guests**: Zachary Noah Piser, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood
**Host**: @patrickhinds.bsky.social
Celebrate our 10th Anniv: bit.ly/10anniversar...
October 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We're proud to partner with Life Jacket Theater Co. for a pop-up performance featuring a fabulous cast of Broadway stars! 🎭 🪩 🎤 ⭐
**Bway Guests**: Zachary Noah Piser, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood
**Host**: @patrickhinds.bsky.social
Celebrate our 10th Anniv: bit.ly/10anniversar...
**Bway Guests**: Zachary Noah Piser, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood
**Host**: @patrickhinds.bsky.social
Celebrate our 10th Anniv: bit.ly/10anniversar...
Our 10th anniversary celebration will feature performances by Broadway talent 🎭 Records of classic oldies 🪩 spun by Kyle Supley, resident DJ at Julius' will fill the room! It's all happening at our 10th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser.
👉 donorbox.org/events/805824/
👉 donorbox.org/events/805824/
October 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Our 10th anniversary celebration will feature performances by Broadway talent 🎭 Records of classic oldies 🪩 spun by Kyle Supley, resident DJ at Julius' will fill the room! It's all happening at our 10th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser.
👉 donorbox.org/events/805824/
👉 donorbox.org/events/805824/
October 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
📍 NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ (236 E 3rd Street) was founded in 1973 as a space to validate and celebrate the complex experiences of NYC's Puerto Rican community, particularly on the Lower East Side (or "Loisaida”). It has important LGBTQ associations. #HispanicHeritageMonth
More: bit.ly/nuyorican-po...
More: bit.ly/nuyorican-po...
October 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
📍 NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ (236 E 3rd Street) was founded in 1973 as a space to validate and celebrate the complex experiences of NYC's Puerto Rican community, particularly on the Lower East Side (or "Loisaida”). It has important LGBTQ associations. #HispanicHeritageMonth
More: bit.ly/nuyorican-po...
More: bit.ly/nuyorican-po...
LGBTQ Latinas/os have made political, artistic, and cultural contributions to NYC since the mid-20th century. This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we are spotlighting LGBTQ community members of Hispanic heritage who've impacted American culture via historic sites in NYC.
Explore: bit.ly/hispanicheri...
Explore: bit.ly/hispanicheri...
September 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
LGBTQ Latinas/os have made political, artistic, and cultural contributions to NYC since the mid-20th century. This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we are spotlighting LGBTQ community members of Hispanic heritage who've impacted American culture via historic sites in NYC.
Explore: bit.ly/hispanicheri...
Explore: bit.ly/hispanicheri...
In the category of "Non-Geographical Flags," please respond in the form of a question 😉 🏳️🌈
Learn about Gilbert Baker and the "Raise the Rainbow" Workshop and more LGBTQ place-based history.
bit.ly/gilbert-bake...
Learn about Gilbert Baker and the "Raise the Rainbow" Workshop and more LGBTQ place-based history.
bit.ly/gilbert-bake...
September 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In the category of "Non-Geographical Flags," please respond in the form of a question 😉 🏳️🌈
Learn about Gilbert Baker and the "Raise the Rainbow" Workshop and more LGBTQ place-based history.
bit.ly/gilbert-bake...
Learn about Gilbert Baker and the "Raise the Rainbow" Workshop and more LGBTQ place-based history.
bit.ly/gilbert-bake...
TEN YEARS of making the LGBTQ community's place-based history visible! Celebrate with us and support our work at a time when LGBTQ rights and funding are facing renewed challenges. #NYCLGBTSites
donorbox.org/events/80582...
donorbox.org/events/80582...
September 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
TEN YEARS of making the LGBTQ community's place-based history visible! Celebrate with us and support our work at a time when LGBTQ rights and funding are facing renewed challenges. #NYCLGBTSites
donorbox.org/events/80582...
donorbox.org/events/80582...
From 1972-82, a racially and economically diverse crowd patronized the Duchess, a lesbian bar located on the ground floor of 70 Grove Street. Guidebooks described the bar as “A friendly and relaxed atmosphere, popular with ‘movement’ women.”
More: bit.ly/70grove
More: bit.ly/70grove
September 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
From 1972-82, a racially and economically diverse crowd patronized the Duchess, a lesbian bar located on the ground floor of 70 Grove Street. Guidebooks described the bar as “A friendly and relaxed atmosphere, popular with ‘movement’ women.”
More: bit.ly/70grove
More: bit.ly/70grove