AIDS Memorial For NYC?

The Queer History Alliance is petitioning the leaders of New York City for a memorial park honoring the city's over 100,000 AIDS deaths. Via press release:

The Queer History Alliance, a year-old grass roots non-profit dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of LGBT history, is leading a campaign to establish an AIDS Memorial Park and Learning Center at the campus of St. Vincent's Hospital, the ground zero of the AIDS crisis, which is slated for redevelopment as luxury condominiums. The growing coalition supporting this campaign includes GMHC, the LGBT Center, amfAR, Housing Works, SAGE, VillageCare, Greenwich House and others.

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