New York City took the first formal step closer to legally mandating the preservation of those buildings, and three others, connected to the history of the civil-rights movement for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people.

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The front window of the building at 243 W. 20th street that houses the Women's Liberation Center, May 14, 2019.

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The building at 208 W. 13th street that houses the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center, May 14, 2019.

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The building at 208 W. 13th St. that houses the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, as seen on Tuesday.

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The building at 208 W. 13th St. that houses the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &Transgender Community Center, as seen on Tuesday.

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The building at 208 W. 13th St. that houses the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, as seen on Tuesday.

Credit: Linda Rosier

The building at 208 W. 13th street that houses the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center, May 14, 2019.

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The building at 208 W. 13th street that houses the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center, May 14, 2019.

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The building at 243 W. 20th St. that houses the Women's Liberation Center, as seen on Tuesday.

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The building at 99 Wooster street, that was the former Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse, May 14, 2019.

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The building at 243 W. 20th street that houses the Women's Liberation Center, May 14, 2019.

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. The building at 243 W. 20th street that houses the Women's Liberation Center, May 14, 2019.

Credit: Linda Rosier

The building at 243 W. 20th St. that houses the Women's Liberation Center, as seen on Tuesday.

Credit: Linda Rosier

The building at 243 W. 20th street that houses the Women's Liberation Center, May 14, 2019.

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