National LGBTQ Wall of Honor
The National LGBTQ Wall of Honor is an American memorial wall dedicated to LGBTQ “pioneers, trailblazers, and heroes”. Unveiled at the Stonewall Inn in June 2019, as part of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the installation is located within the Stonewall National Monument (in Greenwich Village, New York City), the first U.S. National Monument dedicated to LGBTQ rights and history in the United States. The first fifty names were announced in June 2019, and were installed June 27, 2019, as part of Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 events, held throughout June which is  Pride month in New York City. Each year five additional names will be added to the inaugural fifty. Nominations. In February 2019, the National LGBTQ Task Force, in conjunction with the Imperial Court System, announced their plans for the Wall of Honor. The monument committee accepted nominations to honor “the lives of LGBTQ trailblazers, pioneers and s/heroes who have passed,” and have had a positive impact on LGBTQ civil rights. The nominations are administered by a Board of Governors, consisting of eighteen LGBTQ leaders including transgender activist Marsha Botzer, Black LGBTQ activist Mandy Carter, LGBTQ youth advocate Wilson Cruz , LGBTQ human rights activist Stuart Milk, and founder of the Metropolitan Community Church Troy Perry. Honorees. The first fifty honorees were announced in June 2019. In June 2020, the first additional five were announced: Lorena Borjas, Larry Kramer, Phyllis Lyon, Sean Sasser, and Aimee Stephens.