I'm Eric Marcus, and this is Making Gay History.

Today, May 20, 2006, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released its annual list of America's

11 most endangered historic places. Included on the list is the Stonewall National Monument

in New York City, the first and only U.S. National Monument dedicated to LGBTQ Plus history.

According to the Trust, the Stonewall National Monument currently faces federal actions and

policy changes that threaten the site's inclusive interpretation, community representation, and

educational impact, actions that continue the federal

government's efforts to erase elements that are critical to understanding the LGBTQ-plus presence

in and contributions to American history. To mark this landmark occasion, we're re-releasing

our season about the Stonewall Uprising as a single episode,

with the support of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

and the National Parks Conservation Association,

which helped advocate for the National Monument.

Whether you're new to the Stonewall story

or a long time making a history subscriber,

I hope you'll have a listen to better understand

the Stonewall

National Monument's significance as well as the current threat.

And let's see if I'm picking up, I'm picking up.

Is it working? Yeah. All right.

The question was about the movement when it started.

Things got cooking. In 51. With the famous meeting in a closed room in Los Angeles, which

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