U.S. Park Service to study LGBT sites for inclusion in National Register of Historic Places

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/31/u-s-park-service-to-study-lgbt-sites-for-inclusion-in-national-register-of-historic-places/



Standing in front of the historic Stonewall Inn tavern, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced on Friday the formation of a study group that will be tasked with exploring the LGBT movement’s history in the U.S., with an eye on identifying historic locations for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

The panel of 18 scholars will convene next month to review the history of gay Americans with the goal submitting a list of relevant historical sites that help tell the story of the gay movement.

The Park Service with use this information to determine which sites should be designated as National Historic Landmarks, or receive consideration to become national monuments,

“It’s our job to work with the smartest people around this country to understand this history,” Jewell said. “So we are announcing that we are going to launching a theme study, next month, the tenth of June. We will be pulling together our nation’s finest scholars who will help us tell this story effectively for all Americans.”