Stacy Lentz

Co-Owner of the Stonewall Inn and LGBTQ+ Activist (She/Her )

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Stacy Lentz is an LGBTQ+ activist, speaker, and Co-Owner of the Stonewall Inn which was the birthplace of the modern gay rights movements after the Stonewall Riots in 1969. 

 In 2006 the Stonewall Inn was closed, and Lentz was a part of a team of investors who stepped into save the iconic landmark and leads its marketing, public relations, and community outreach. Stonewall was named a National Monument in 2016 making it the first LGBTQ+ national monument in US history. 

Lentz has also helped organize 100's of fundraisers for grassroots activists and organizations helping amplify support for LGBTQ+ communities that need it the most. In addition, Lentz also helped organize the March for Marriage rally uniting over 80 LGBTQ+ organisations and thousands of people to call for the repeal of DOMA in 2013. 

She was also a featured rally speaker at the US Supreme Court steps calling on the courts to rule in favor of LGBTQ+ workplace protections which they did in 2020. 

She currently is the CEO and Co-founder of the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative a non-profit helping some of the most underserved members of the LGBTQ+ community. The Initiative recently launched its Safe Spaces Certification Program ensuring that businesses and venues that say they are Safe for the LGBTQ+ community actually are and support full global equality. 

 Lentz has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Various other news outlets discussing gay rights and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community. She is also a sought-after global speaker and has talked about the fight for equality, what businesses can do to support the LGBTQ+ community and Safe Spaces at live events all over the globe including London Pride, Stockholm Pride, Amsterdam Pride, Berlin Pride, Out and Equal, in addition to being a TEDx speaker.

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