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Pride Flag Removed from Stonewall Monument Sparks Political Firestorm. The Trump administration has removed a large rainbow Pride flag that had been flying over the Stonewall National Monument in New York City — a landmark widely recognized as the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. The National Park Service said the decision was made to enforce a longstanding policy requiring consistency across federally managed sites. Under that guidance, government flagpoles are not considered public forums, and only flags reflecting official federal sentiments may be displayed. But New York officials sharply criticized the move. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it "an act of erasure," while Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal described it as a deliberate attack on the LGBTQ community. Some local leaders say they plan to raise another Pride flag later this week. The monument marks the site of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, a defining moment in the fight for LGBTQ rights.
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