"The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, angering activists who see the change as a symbolic swipe at the country's first national monument to LGBTQ+ history. The multicolored flag, one of the world's most well known emblems of LGBTQ+ rights, was quietly removed in recent days from a flagpole on the National Park Service-run site, which centers on a tiny park in Manhattan's Greenwich Village."
"The park service said it's simply complying with recent guidance that clarifies longstanding flag policies and applies them consistently. A Jan. 21 park service memo largely restricts the agency to flying the flags of the United States, the Department of the Interior and the POW/MIA flag. Small Pride flags adorn a fence in the Stonewall National Monument while the Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag on the pole, center, in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)"
"LGBTQ+ rights activists including Ann Northrop don't buy the explanation. It's just a disgusting slap in the face, she said by phone as word of the change spread and advocates planned a rally Tuesday. It's mind-blowing that they think they can excuse this and rationalize this. Smaller rainbow flags still wave along a fence. But advocates fought for years to see the banner fly high every day on federal property, and they saw it as an important gesture of recognition when the flag first went up in 2019."
The rainbow Pride flag was removed from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan, prompting anger from LGBTQ+ activists. The National Park Service said the removal follows a Jan. 21 memo clarifying that agency flag policy largely limits flags to the United States, the Department of the Interior and the POW/MIA flag. The rainbow flag had flown at the site since 2019 and was viewed by advocates as a daily federal recognition of LGBTQ+ history. Smaller Pride flags remain on a nearby fence. Activists and local officials called the removal offensive and planned a rally in response.
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