Place des Émeutes-de-Stonewall

Public square in Paris, France
48°51′29″N 2°21′16″E / 48.85816°N 2.35452°E / 48.85816; 2.35452ConstructionDenomination2019

The Place des Émeutes-de-Stonewall is a public square in Paris, France.

History

For the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the City of Paris named a square to pay homage to the riots.[1] The new square was inaugurated by French officials on 19 June, with Stuart Milk and several Stonewall Inn activists.[2]

The square is the main entrance of Italian delicatessen Eataly. A Marc O'Polo boutique is also situated in the square.

French memorial to Gilbert Baker

The official plaque in memory of Gilbert Baker, voted unanimously by the Council of Paris,[3] is situated on a wall of the square.[4]

official memorial plaque to LGBT activist Gilbert Baker.

See also

  • flagFrance portal
  • LGBT portal

References

  1. ^ "Paris names squares and streets for LGBTQ icons | CNN Travel". Cnn.com. 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  2. ^ "Paris honours LGBTQI+ icons by renaming squares and streets after them". 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ http://a06.apps.paris.fr/a06/jsp/site/plugins/odjcp/DoDownload.jsp?id_entite=48871&id_type_entite=6 [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Paris honors American creator of the Pride flag with special plaque". 22 June 2019.

External links

  • "La Ville de Paris rend hommage à des personnalités LGBT+". France 24 (in French). 2019-06-29.
  • "Des places et des rues en hommage aux militants LGBTQI" (in French). 2019-06-29.
  • "Place des Émeutes de Stonewall" (in French). 2019-06-29.
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