Stonewall Just Became a National Monument
Photo: Michael Stewart/GettyFrom once-in-a-lifetime vacations to revolutionary apps, America has been doing a lot to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its national parks. The National Park Service has been celebrating its birthday itself as well, with the newly formed Centennial Campaign for America’s National Parks pledging earlier this year that it will lead a $350 million fundraising campaign to help preserve the country’s monuments and parks for another hundred years.
On June 24th, coinciding with both LGBT pride month and president Obama’s designation of New York City’s Stonewall Inn as the first national monument dedicated to LGBT rights, the National Park Foundation announced that it will commit $2 million of its proposed $350 million to help launch the new park. The foundation, which has already launched a fundraising page for those interested in donating, plans to work with local groups, national organizations and the surrounding community to help create and support the park.