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Surprise $250K Donation Saves Historic Stonewall Inn From Permanent Closure Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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Faced with mounting bills and uncertainty around when it can reopen, the Stonewall Inn launched an online fundraiser this month to ensure the iconic LGBTQ landmark won’t close its doors for good.

The Greenwich Village bar on Monday received a $250,000 donation just days after the establishment warned the coronavirus pandemic might force it to close permanently. “Stonewall is a cornerstone of LGBTQ history and it must be protected.

LGBTQ history is American history,” the Gill Foundation, the LGBTQ rights group that made the donation, said in a statement Sunday, the 51st anniversary of the uprising, according to the Washington Blade. “Queer people of color — including trans women of color like Marsha P.

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