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The Interior Department and National Park Service agreed to keep a rainbow Pride flag flying at Stonewall National Monument as part of a settlement with LGBTQ+ and historic preservation groups; three flags will be installed within a week with the Pride banner displayed between the U.S. and Park Service flags, and removal allowed only for maintenance or practical purposes, pending court approval of the deal.
The Trump administration agreed to keep a rainbow Pride flag flying at the Stonewall National Monument as part of a settlement with LGBTQ+ and preservation groups; within a week the National Park Service will raise three 3x5 flags on the monument's flagpole, with the Pride flag placed between the US flag and the park service flag, and flags may be removed only for maintenance or practical purposes, subject to court approval.
The Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan was quietly removed after a January memo from the Trump administration directing that only federally authorized flags be flown at National Park Service sites, signaling a broader push to curb diversity displays; officials say the action complies with policy, while activists and local leaders vow to push for the flag’s return and continued visibility of LGBTQ history at the site.
A 25-year-old man from Denver has been arrested and charged with a hate crime and criminal mischief for vandalizing LGBTQ Pride flags at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City. Two other incidents of vandalism targeting Pride flags at the monument are also being investigated. This comes amidst a series of attacks against LGBTQ individuals, establishments, and symbols in the city over the past year.
Dozens of LGBTQ+ Pride flags were vandalized and ripped down at the Stonewall National Monument for the third time during Pride Month. The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incidents, and no arrests have been made. The Stonewall National Monument is the first U.S. national monument to LGBTQ+ history and was dedicated in 2016 to commemorate the Stonewall rebellion, which sparked the contemporary LGBTQ+ rights movement.