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$250,000 Lifeline Given To New York’s Stonewall Inn To Avoid Closure Amid COVID-19 Crisis

They have said the bar will be able to reopen on July 6, but only at 50%occupancy.
  • By Bien Luigi
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  • June 30, 2020
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After it warned it may have to close forever due to the economic impact of the coronavirus, Stonewall Inn, received a $250,000 donation from a charitable foundation as a lifeline for New York City’s birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

Supporting efforts to secure equality for LGBT people in the United States, The Gill Foundation, announced the donation on Sunday, the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots that were sparked by a police raid on the world-famous bar.

“Stonewall is a cornerstone of LGBTQ history and it must be protected. LGBTQ history is American history,” said a statement from the foundation.

Stacy Lentz and Kurt Kelly, co-owners of the Greenwich Village bar, had already raised $30,000 after launching a fundraiser to help them survive after three months of closure due to the city’s coronavirus restrictions.

“As the first and only LGBTQ National Monument, Stonewall is home not only to the history of our community, but also the history of our city and country,” they said in the statement. “We are beyond grateful for this generous pledge that will help us keep the history alive.”

They have said the bar will be able to reopen on July 6, but only at 50%occupancy.

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