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Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of LGBT Memorial Honoring Lives Lost to Hate and Intolerance

Press Release

Date: June 24, 2018
Location: Albany, NY
Issues: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Arts, Entertainment, and History

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the opening of New York's official monument honoring the LGBT community, including those lost in the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting in June 2016, and all victims of hate, intolerance and violence. The memorial, designed by artist Anthony Goicolea, is located at the western edge of Greenwich Village, in Hudson River Park.

This memorial serves to honor the lives cut tragically short in the Pulse nightclub shooting two years ago as well as the lifelong struggle and adversity faced by countless individuals in the LGBT community," Governor Cuomo said. "As we recognize the sacrifice this community has had to endure throughout the course of history, we are reminded of our commitment to protecting and advancing the rights of the LGBT community until we live in a world free from hate once and for all."


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