Transgender Flags Removed from Stonewall National Monument Pride Display

Exclusion of Transgender Flags at Stonewall

• 🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender flags, previously a part of the Pride Month display at the Stonewall National Monument, are missing this year.
• 🌈 Only the traditional rainbow flags are being displayed, a change from previous years when trans and progress flags were included.

Community Reaction and Activism

• ✊ Activists are taking matters into their own hands by bringing and planting their own transgender flags at the monument.
• 🗣️ One activist stated they will not stand by and watch the community be erased from history and visibility.

History of the Flag Installation

• 📜 The original rainbow flag installation was federally approved 9 years ago by Steven Love Menendez.
• 🤝 The National Park Service eventually took over the cost and installation of flags, including transgender ones.

National Park Service Changes

• 🚫 Menendez was informed that only the traditional rainbow flag would be displayed this year, a decision he calls "absurd" and "petty."
• ⚠️ Changes to federal websites also appear to have removed the "T" (Transgender) from LGBTQ+ designations.
• 📰 Attempts to reach the National Park Service for comment have been unsuccessful.