"New Yorkers defied the federal government recently by re-raising the rainbow colors of the Pride flag above the Stonewall National Monument where it belongs, days after the Trump administration had it taken down. This act of civil disobedience, at the Greenwich Village site where the modern gay rights movement began nearly 60 years ago, was important not just for the city's LGBTQ+ community but for the country at large."
"Since President Trump returned to office in January 2025, he has waged war against the gay community of America. This includes ending funding for hospitals that administer gender-affirming care, overturning certain civil rights under the law for the transgender community, eliminating transgender references on the Stonewall Monument's official website, and the recent removal of the Pride flag from Stonewall itself."
Activists re-installed the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in direct response to its removal by the federal government. The action took place at the Greenwich Village site where the modern gay rights movement began nearly sixty years ago. The re-raising served as civil disobedience and a stand against a presidential regime characterized as hostile to civil rights. Since January 2025 the administration has ended funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care, overturned certain transgender civil rights, removed transgender references from the monument's website, and ordered the Pride flag removed. Silence from Republican LGBTQ+ figures was described as shameful and cowardly.
Read at www.amny.com
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