White House: America's Pride Monument is now complete
THE WHITE HOUSE Meet our newest national monument: Today, President Obama designated a new national monument at the historic site of the Stonewall Uprising in New York City to honor the movement for LGBT equality. Watch the video to learn more about the new Stonewall National Monument: Here's what you need to know about America's newest national monument: 1. This is our first national monument to honor the struggle for LGBT rights. The Stonewall National Monument will protect the area where, on June 28, 1969, a community’s uprising sparked the modern LGBT civil rights movement in the United States. In the early morning hours of that day, a riot broke out in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, one of New York City's best-known LGBT bars at the time. The nearby Christopher Park served as a gathering place, refuge, and platform for the community to voice its demand for LGBT civil rights. After the Stonewall Uprising, the quest for LG...