A New York subway stop will change its name to commemorate the Stonewall riots

The Stonewall riots in 1969 began the modern LGBTQIA+ movement.They will also be remembered by a New York subway stop.

• A New York subway station will remember the Stonewall riots.
• In 1969, they were a key moment for the demands of the LGBTQIA+ community.

The night of June 27, 1969, the police raided a place regularly frequented by the homosexual community of New York, lo Stonewall Inn.A community that, starting from that day, decided to react by openly claiming pride in its identity.Fifty-five years later, following a new law passed by the state of New York, the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway stop will change name:it will be called Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument.In the meantime, the new one will open to the public on June 28th visitor center of Stonewall National Monument.

The Senate passed the bill AM Glick and I share to rename the Christopher St 1 station after the Stonewall National Monument.This change will memorialize the history of the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement and inspire NY to demand justice and equality for all.

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— Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (@bradhoylman) June 5, 2024

The Stonewall Riots of 1969

In 1969 it Stonewall Inn, even without openly advertising it, was the only club in New York where homosexual people could dance as a couple without risking arrest. On the evening of June 27, the police entered the premises to carry out checks.From there, gods broke out clashes – the so-called Stonewall riots – which spread and lasted for several days.For a few years the gay community had already been staging protests in other American cities;but there, for the first time, he did it openly demanding equal rights.For this reason, this is conventionally considered to be the birth date of the modern LGBTQIA+ movement.In 2016, then-President Barack Obama check to Stonewall the status of national monument.

The new subway stop

Since then, the Stonewall Inn has become a symbol, a destination for thousands of people who celebrate the Pride month in New York.Starting this year, in addition to the bar covered in rainbow flags, visitors will have access to a center dedicated to them.To acquire – and subsequently manage – the space was Diana Rodriguez, head of the non-profit organization Pride Live, which has collected donations of over 3 million euros.The center will host various exhibitions with free admission.

Equally significant is the choice to change the name of the underground station in the heart of Greenwich village, renaming it Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument Station. This is provided by a text presented by the reputed Deborah J.Glick and Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, both Democrats.After a yes vote from the New York state legislature, it will need to be signed by Governor Kathy Hochul and will officially go into effect.