The City of Atlanta’s history is rich, varied, and complex – reflective of the communities, events, and people that make us the thriving city we are today. The LGBTQ+ community is an important part of that history. Understanding our LGBTQ+ history is critical to understanding the City of Atlanta’s true history.
In 2022, Historic Atlanta launched an effort with The City of Atlanta, State of Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs’ Historic Preservation Division, and other partners to properly identify, document, and ultimately preserve sites associated with Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ community. Many of these sites—including neighborhoods, public spaces, and individual buildings—are in danger of being lost.
This effort will result in what is called a “Historic Context Statement.” This critical tool will be used to help assess the historic significance of places that matter to the LGBTQ+ community for potential preservation efforts. Through this initiative, the City of Atlanta and Historic Atlanta join other cities—including Los Angeles, the District of Columbia and San Francisco—in documenting LGBTQ+ history.
A key first step in this effort is to engage with members of the community—as well as people who are actively involved in LGBTQ+ history-preservation efforts—to fill informational gaps and strengthen current knowledge about Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ community. Findings from these public outreach activities will be combined with existing research to inform and help create the Historic Context Statement.
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