Trump administration removes Stonewall flag

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.

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Reuters

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The removal of a large rainbow Pride flag that flew over the Stonewall National Monument by the Trump administration drew sharp reactions from New York City residents and visitors.

February 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM

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Kyle Griffin

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The Trump admin has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument. apnews.com/article/ston...

Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument

The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument. That's angering activists who see the change as a symbolic swipe at the country’s first national monument...

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February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM

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David Darmofal

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And vandalism

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 13h

“The Trump administration’s order to remove Gilbert Baker’s Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument is a deliberate act of erasure."

People.com | Celebrity News, Exclusives, Photos and Videos @people.com.web.brid.gy · 19h

February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM

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“The Trump administration’s order to remove Gilbert Baker’s Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument is a deliberate act of erasure."

People.com | Celebrity News, Exclusives, Photos and Videos @people.com.web.brid.gy · 19h

Trump Admin Removes Pride Flag from N.Y.C.'s Historic Stonewall Monument: 'A Deliberate Act of Erasure'

The groundbreaking national monument commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising that sparked the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement

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February 11, 2026 at 12:57 AM

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument

Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument

www.inquirer.com

February 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM

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Christoph Irmscher

@chrisirmscher.bsky.social

I hope someone puts it up again over night and again and again… they can take down the flags but not erase their achievements.

February 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM

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Trump Action Tracker

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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.

TAT: [Weakening Civil Rights | Controlling Information]

Trump administration removes LGBTQ+ Pride flag from Stonewall national monument

The move in New York follows an interior department memo restricting non-agency flags at national parks

www.theguardian.com

February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM

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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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Phil Lewis

@phillewis.bsky.social

The Trump administration removed a Pride flag at the NYC monument honoring the Stonewall uprising, a key turning point for LGBT rights in America

Trump Admin Removes Pride Flag From Historic Stonewall National Monument

www.huffpost.com

February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM

The Independent

Pride flag taken down from Stonewall Monument by Trump administration

The multicolored flag was quietly taken down recently from a flagpole at the National Park Service-run site

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Wendy Rouse

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“This is a deliberate act of erasure . . . The Pride Flag is history, resistance, and Pride born at Stonewall itself. Taking it down does not diminish our community. It exposes an administration afraid of visibility and truth."

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Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument

The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News

gaycitynews.com

February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM

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The New York Times

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A large Pride flag has been removed from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan, weeks after the Department of the Interior issued federal guidance on displaying “non-agency” flags in the National Park System. nyti.ms/4aqu6G4

February 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Pride Flag Is Taken Down From Stonewall Monument www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

Pride Flag Is Taken Down From Stonewall Monument

www.nytimes.com

February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM

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