Ithaca LGBTQ Local History Tour Project

The Firebrand Books Building is headed to Common Council!
Ithaca Common Council Meeting
October 5, 2022, 6:00 PM

Firebrand Books, whose office was located on the second story of 143 East State St., was a nationally renowned le***an, feminist, and anti-racist press founded in Ithaca, NY, by Nancy K. Bereano. The site is also included among the 32 local historic places featured on the Ithaca LGBTQ History Tour created by IC's LGBT Center.

See the Common Council website for the meeting agenda and how to participate in public comment virtually. Attend the meeting to show your support for conserving local women's and LGBTQ history by establishing local landmark designation for the Firebrand Books Building (also known as the Andrus/Home Dairy Building).

The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGBTQ+ civil rights and provided momentum for a movement. As America’s storytellers, the National Park Service is committed to telling the history of all Americans. Today, Stonewall National Monument and Christopher Park, located in New York City's Historic Greenwich Village, helps tell the story of the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.

Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/ston

Image: National park sign for Stonewall National Monument in front of colorful display of plants and flowers.

In response to recent legislative efforts and existing anti-LGBTQ+ laws in several states, the AHA has released a statement opposing “efforts to restrict the teaching of le***an, gay, bis*xual, transgender, and q***r history in elementary, middle, and high schools.” “The failure to teach LGBTQ+ history,” the statement argues, “distorts the historical record, harms LGBTQ+ students specifically, and prevents all students from receiving a complete education.” The AHA supports “expanding access to LGBTQ+-inclusive history curricula and greater protections for history teachers who include LGBTQ+ history in their classrooms.”

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