8. Stonewall Inn

The Stonewall Inn is one of the most well-known sites of the LGBTQ Movement. It was at this location, on Christopher Street, that the movement for equality really took off. The gay bar in Greenwich Villiage was raided in 1969 for serving alcohol without a liquor license. It was not uncommon for the police to single out and target gay clubs and patrons were having enough of this.

The police were hostile to the LGBT people in the bar as they arrested 29 employees and patrons from June 27th to June 29th. While the event sparked the revolution that seemed to place white gay men at the forefront of the movement, two trans women of color, Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson are cited as being two of the first people to fight back and start the riots. The Stonewall Inn continues to be a staple for the New York City LGBTQ community and Google recently donated one million dollars to preserve the history and the legacy of the Stonewall Inn.