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Mark Segal is an American LGBTQI+ activism veteran. He was a participant at Stonewall in 1969 and help found the Gay Liberation Front that same year. He also founded Gay Youth (GY), an LGBTQ advocacy organization, in 1970, and was a member of The Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day committee, which organized the first Gay Pride parade in 1970. He has been dedicated lifelong to the advancement of LGBTQI+ rights. In recent years, he partnered with the Obama administration to create and build the nation's first official “LGBT Friendly” Senior Affordable housing apartment building. The 19.8 million dollar project known as The John C. Anderson Apartments opened in 2013.