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Trump administration sued for Stonewall Pride flag removal in New York
Plaintiffs argue removal of the Pride flag violates federal laws and selectively targets LGBTQ+ history while confederate flags remain, calling it arbitrary and motivated by animus.
- Lambda Legal and the Washington Litigation Group sued the Trump administration on Feb. 17 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to restore the NPS-sanctioned Pride flag at Stonewall, arguing the removal was unlawful.
- The National Park Service removed the Pride flag on Feb. 9, citing new Interior guidance after a Jan. 21 DOI directive limited flags on park flagpoles to U.S., DOI, and POW/MIA flags.
- Represented by Lambda Legal and the Washington Litigation Group, the complaint alleges the actions involving the Gilbert Baker Foundation, Village Preservation, and Equality New York were arbitrary and capricious under the APA and NHPA.
- New York City officials and activists re-hoisted a Rainbow Flag last week, and Schumer and Goldman plan legislation to make it permanent at Stonewall.
- A related suit in Massachusetts expands the dispute to parks nationwide after a 2025 executive order, seeking court orders to halt removals and restore altered exhibits on slavery, climate, Indigenous history and civil rights.
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Representatives of Pride Flag’s Creator Sue Trump Administration
A pair of lawsuits filed in federal court yesterday, February 17, seek to challenge the Trump administration’s efforts to obscure United States history at national park sites, including the recent removal of a rainbow Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument. In Manhattan federal court, the foundation of Gilbert Baker, the late artist and creator of the Pride flag, and others are suing the Trump administration for ordering the removal of the …
Stonewall Pride flag row escalates as activists sue Trump administration over removal
The lawsuit argues that removing the flag without public notice or review violated federal law and the Administrative Procedure Act The post Stonewall Pride flag row escalates as activists sue Trump administration over removal appeared first on Attitude.
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