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From "Landlords Squeeze Stonewall Just in Time for Pride" by Scott Bixby, 2021-06-09:

Talks for securing a long-term lease for the space included state and local officials, architects, historians, community leaders, and the National Park Service, and looked like they were nearing a successful conclusion. But the one-week ticking clock-a not-uncommon tactic in the bloodsport that is New York commercial real estate-could permanently thwart plans to recognize the Stonewall Inn's pivotal role in queer history.

"During the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, we learned how precarious the history of our movement is," said philanthropist Tim Gill, whose eponymous foundation has granted more than half a billion dollars to LGBT causes. During the Obama administration, Gill worked with the Department of the Interior to identify key locations in LGBT history in America, an effort that culminated with the creation of the Stonewall National Monument in 2016.

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"It's problematic that our movement doesn't own these key pieces that mark our brave activism and social agitation, and that we continue to be subjected to the whims and winds of the New York real estate market," Gill said. "It shows how easily we can be exploited to protect our own story."