President Obama is expected next month to announce the country’s first-ever national monument dedicated to the fight for gay rights, according to a report.
Christopher Park, based in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, will hold the statue. The park was ground zero for protests during 1969 when the neighboring Stonewall Inn, known for its gay clientele, was the center of protests.
The federal government is in the midst of reclaiming the property in order to have legal jurisdiction over the two-tenths of an acre park.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio approved legislation last week to transfer ownership of Christopher Park from the city to the government.
Interior Sec. Sally Jewell, National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis and N.Y. Rep. Jerrold Nadler will host a public session May 9 to solicit feedback on the project.
The move comes nearly a year after the Supreme Court’s historic ruling last summer, which gave gay couples the legal right to marry in every state.
