The current owners of the bar believed to be the site for the birthplace of the modern LGBT movement have labeled it a “gay church.” Kurt Kelly and Stacy Lentz became the owners of The Stonewall Inn, a New York City-based bar that was the site of riots by LGBT individuals and activists in 1969. Kelly and Lentz, who became the bar’s co-owners in 2006, told The Huffington Post about overseeing the historic
site in an interview published Monday, comparing it to a place of worship. “I would say it is a gay church,” said Lentz. “For me, it’s a platform for social change and social justice. That’s what I’m passionate about.” “It represents a movement, it’s a living, breathing part of history and it’s our responsibility to keep it alive and it also means to me the birthplace of gay rights and the ability to keep that equality in place.” READ MORE
