| Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

Support the Proposed Designation of LGBT Sites

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LPC Chair Sarah Carroll
Mayor Bill de Blasio

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Dear [Decision Maker],

I strongly support the proposed designation of The Center and former GAA Firehouse, and other important LGBT sites as New York City landmarks.

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The LGBT Community Services Center at 208 West 13th Street, and the former Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse at 99 Wooster Street should be designated as landmarks in recognition of their LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) history.

The LGBT Center and the former GAA Firehouse tell critical parts of our city's history and our evolution towards a more just and inclusive society.  In a city as diverse and progressive as New York, it's hard to believe that until 2015 we had no landmarks reflecting LGBT history, and up until now only had one -- the Stonewall Inn.  All the threads of the rich tapestry of our city's history deserve to be recognized and preserved. On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which also occurred in Greenwich Village, we should be reflecting back upon that history of progress and honoring the people and places which made it possible.

We applaud the Landmarks Preservation Commission for moving forward these proposed designations, and strongly urge the designation on June 4th.

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