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 LGBT equality evolved from protests and small gatherings into a nationwide movement.
2. President Obama has protected more land and water than any president in history -- and he's sought to protect places that help create a more diverse and inclusive National Park System.
Earlier this year, President Obama designated the first monument to honor the struggle for women's equality. And under his leadership, a number of LGBT sites have been designated as national historic landmarks or listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
3. This is just the latest action President Obama has taken to advance justice and equality for all, including LGBT Americans.
Thanks to President Obama, gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans can now serve openly in the armed forces. LGBT Americans are protected by an expanded federal hate crimes law and they can no longer be turned away by insurance companies because of who they love.
And under President Obama's leadership, we now live in a country where all of our marriages and families are recognized as equal under the law.
Learn more about President Obama's record on social progress.
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