Just as it turned 100 in 2016, America’s National Park Service (NPS) began to officially recognize the contributions that LGBTQ+ Americans have made to the rich and diverse history of the United States.
Given the groundbreaking importance of New York City’s Stonewall Inn to global queer history, the National Park Service (NPS) fittingly named New York City’s Stonewall National Monument as its first site dedicated to preserving LGBTQ+ heritage. Since then, several other NPS sites nationwide have been acknowledged both officially and unofficially for their important ties to the queer past.
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