"As outrage reverberated over the Trump administration's removal of the Rainbow Flag at the Stonewall National Monument, advocates rallied at Christopher Park on Feb. 10 and elected officials announced plans to re-raise the flag within the week. The dramatic fallout stemming from the flag's removal, which was first reported by Gay City News, grew as the day progressed on Feb. 10, with LGBTQ lawmakers and allies blasting the Trump administration and demanding the flag's restoration"
"Congressmember Dan Goldman, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, State Senators Erik Bottcher and Brian Kavanaugh, and Assemblymembers Deborah Glick and Tony Simone announced plans to raise the flag yet again regardless of the federal government at 4 p.m. on Feb. 12. By 5 p.m. on Feb. 10, advocates assembled in Christopher Park just steps from the bare flagpole where the Rainbow Flag was removed with Rainbow Flags and BRING BACK OUR FLAGS signs in hand."
The Trump administration removed the Rainbow Flag from the Stonewall National Monument, citing National Park Service guidance limiting flags flown on NPS-managed flagpoles to the US flag and authorized flags. LGBTQ advocates and elected officials criticized the removal and organized protests at Christopher Park, where activists gathered near the bare flagpole with Rainbow Flags and BRING BACK OUR FLAGS signs. Several lawmakers announced plans to re-raise the flag at 4 p.m. on Feb. 12 regardless of federal authorization. National Park officials briefly attempted to close the park early but unlocked the gates after activists held them open.
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