LGBT LANDMARKS: a Survey of Historic LGBT+ Sites in Central Indiana
LGBT LANDMARKS: A Survey of Historic LGBT+ Sites in Central Indiana EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / AUGUST 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / AUGUST 2016 INTRODUCTION The National Park Service (NPS) launched its’ (Fire Island, NY), Cherry Grove Community LGBTQ Heritage Initiative on May 30, 2014, House & Theatre (Fire Island, NY), Dr. Franklin for the purpose of identifying and interpreting E. Kameny Residence (Washington, D.C.), the LGBTQ sites and stories, as well as James Merrill House (Stonington, CT), the nominating related properties to the National Furies Collective (Washington, D.C.), and Casa Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and as Orgullo (San Juan, Puerto Rico). San National Historic Landmarks (NHL). Currently, Francisco’s National AIDS Memorial Grove is a only two LGBT-related properties, NYC’s National Monument and the Stonewall Inn Stonewall Inn and Chicago’s Henry Gerber was declared one as well by President Obama INTRODUCTION 2 House, are listed as both NHLs and on the in June of 2016. Of over 90,500 NRHP SPONSORS 3 NRHP, and six other properties are also listed listings, these nine sites barely skim the on the NRHP, including the Carrington House surface of historic LGBT+ sites in the U.S. HISTORIOGRAPHY 4 METHODOLOGY 5 DATA SUMMARY 6 DEMOLITIONS 11 NRHP ELIGIBILITY 12 INTEGRITY ISSUES 13 ACTION POINTS 14 BIBLIOGRAPHY 15 The Damien Center, 26 N. Arsenal Ave. Largest HIV/AIDS service organization in Indiana Cover Page Info Image Courtesy of Kurt Lee Nettleton © 2015 Talbott Street Theatre Located at 2145 Talbott St. Known for its drag queen performances and as a popu- Local Significance lar dance club since the Why does Indiana need an LGBT+ survey? After the outcry and protests of the House Joint 1980s Resolution-3, a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in the state, Closed June 2016 and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a law that grants religious liberty rights to First Image: Courtesy of Bass individuals as well as corporations with little protections to the LGBT+ community, the need to Photo Co.
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