Johnson, one of the most prominent figures in the 1969 Stonewall uprising that kickstarted the LGBT+ rights movement in the United States, will have a monument erected in her honour in her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Officials in Union County have said that it will be the first time an LGBT+ person will be honoured with a monument in New Jersey history, ABC News reports.
A piece of land has been approved for the monument to be built on, county officials told Johnson’s family in a meeting on Thursday (August 27).