Creating visible space for LGBTQ+ communities is critical to NPCA’s work to ensure everyone feels welcome and included in our national parks.

Pride Outside

Blog Post 3 Reasons NPCA’s 2024 ‘Pride in Our Parks’ Was Our Best Yet Jul 2024 | By Abbey Robertson, Vanessa Pius Couldn’t make it to NPCA’s June events celebrating LGBTQ+ pride? Here’s a recap that we hope  inspires you to join us next year. 
Blog Post Being Gay Outside Jun 2021 | By Kyle Groetzinger Can they see me? Am I safe? One staff member explores ways to honor queerness and make the outdoors more inclusive and welcoming for all people.
Blog Post The Votes are In: A Crowdsourced Adventure in the Smokies May 2023 | By Vanessa Pius What happens when social media followers select where to send two park adventurers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park? The couple enjoys an awesome itinerary — one you might want to replicate someday. 
Blog Post 8 Things to Know Before Your First Solo National Park Trip Apr 2023 | By Abbey Robertson Thinking of exploring a national park by yourself? An experienced solo traveler — and NPCA staff member — offers pro tips to make the most of your park visit.  

Celebrating Stonewall

Blog Post I Was There in 1969: Why a Stonewall Visitor Center Matters Jun 2024 | By Mark Segal Mark Segal was 18 and had freshly arrived in New York City in 1969, just in time to participate in a watershed moment in LGBTQ history. Here, he recounts his role in the Stonewall uprising and explains why NPCA’s work to establish the national monument and open a visitor center continues the path for equality.  
Blog Post 7 for 7: How NPCA Is Improving Your Next Visit to Stonewall Jun 2023 | By Shira Michaeli, Timothy Leonard Stonewall National Monument in New York City was established seven years ago. NPCA is leading improvements at the site in seven ways — including the addition of a visitor center.
Blog Post Why Stonewall Matters Now More Than Ever Dec 2022 | By Kyle Groetzinger As inflammatory rhetoric and even violence against LGBTQ people accelerate, Stonewall National Monument in New York remains a powerful symbol of the community’s resilience and permanence.
Resource LGBTQ History Tour, Greenwich Village, New York, NY Download a map and enjoy the first formal walking tour at Stonewall National Monument. Learn more about the places in Greenwich Village that paved the way for the Stonewall Uprising and eventually the designation of our first national park site dedicated to LGBTQ history.
Blog Post The Unsung Heroines of Stonewall Oct 2020 | By Cal Goodin More than half a century later, these bold women continue to inspire.
Blog Post The Park at the Heart of World Pride Jun 2019 | By Timothy Leonard New York City’s Stonewall National Monument commemorates 50 years of history this week as NPCA and our supporters continue to explore preserving important sites in LGBTQ history.

Untold Stories

Blog Post Take Pride in These 5 Parks Jun 2022 | By Vanessa Pius Celebrate Pride Month by learning about the not-so-hidden LGBTQ+ history at these national park sites.
Blog Post Erased by History: The Seldom-Told Stories at 6 Nationally Significant Sites Jun 2020 | By Elliot Richardson Black LGBTQ people have long made history in America. Why don’t we know the names of these people and places?
Blog Post Where the Rainbow Flag Began Oct 2021 | By Elliot Richardson This highly visible symbol of pride arose from an idea of hope and power more than 40 years ago at a site that could be worthy of national recognition.
Magazine Article Untold Stories Summer 2014 | By Rona Marech The Park Service strives to tell the history of all Americans, but one group has gone almost entirely overlooked.

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Share your story: Every year we collect honeymoon camping photos, trail meet cutes, and chosen family campfire stories on My Park Story and Instagram with #PrideInOurParks (don’t forget to tag @npcapics!). LGBTQ+ visibility and representation has never been more important, and we can’t wait to share these stories with the NPCA family.

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