Trump administration removes Stonewall flag

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The Trump administration removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York, prompting condemnation from city officials and LGBTQ+ advocates.

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The Guardian

Trump administration removes LGBTQ+ Pride flag from Stonewall national monument

‘They cannot erase our history. Our Pride flag will be raised again, ’ says Manhattan borough president The Trump administration has removed a large pride flag from the Stonewall national monument in New York City, marking the latest move by the federal government to end diversity initiatives and sanitize the history shared in national parks. The monument commemorates the June 1969 riots that followed a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The six days of protests against the police action were a key moment in sparking the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and the site has since become a national symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Continue reading. . .

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Die Zeit

LGBTQ rights: Rainbow flag removed from Stonewall National Monument in New York

The Stonewall uprising is seen as a key moment for the LGBTQ movement. A rainbow flag was removed from a monument, but resistance is growing.

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Die Zeit

LGBTQ rights: Rainbow flag removed from Stonewall National Monument in New York

The Stonewall uprising is seen as a key moment for the LGBTQ movement. A rainbow flag was removed from a monument, but resistance is growing.

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Le Figaro

New York: Removal of rainbow flag from historic site provokes LGBT+ community outrage

New York City's Democratic Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, said he was 'indignant' about the removal of the flag from the site, protected since 2016, which includes the bar as well as a park and nearby streets.