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Trump Administration Removes Pride Flag From Stonewall National Monument
New York officials and activists plan to re-raise the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument following its removal under federal guidance limiting flags flown on National Park Service poles.
- The National Park Service removed a Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument following guidance restricting flags flown on federal sites to only U.S. and authorized flags.
- The Trump administration previously removed references to transgender and bisexual people from the monument's website and limited Pride Flag displays, actions criticized as attempts to erase LGBTQ history.
- Local officials, including Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, condemned the removal and planned protests and efforts to restore the flag.
- The Stonewall National Monument commemorates the 1969 LGBTQ uprising and was designated in 2016 as the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ rights.
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Trump Admin Has Pride Flag Removed From NYC's Stonewall Monument
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Trump administration yanks the pride flag, but Stonewall's value remains
Editor’s note: For more than 30 years, the Arkansas Times has named an annual slate of Academic All-Stars, high school seniors we know will go on to greatness. We’re so proud to share this piece, penned by a member of our 2001 All-Star team. I’m absorbing the news that the pride flag was removed at the Stonewall National Monument in New York. But I can’t read this as a small or technical act, because in recent months, the federal government has …
Pride Flag Pulled From National Park Under Trump Policy
The Trump administration has removed the LGBTQ Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument in New York, citing a National Park Service rule that limits flag displays to official U.S., Interior Department, military, Tribal, and historic flags. The Interior Department said the move ensures compliance with federal guidance and an executive order, while maintaining that the site will continue educational programming on its history.Stonewall, designa…
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