"Replacing it was one piece of the puzzle, she said. More important was that hundreds of people rallied against the federal crackdown on LGBTQ civil liberties. "It's bigger than a flag," said the drag queen. "What we're seeing now is the community coming together to say that, regardless of how you feel about the flag, we will not accept the constant chipping away of our rights.""
""This is sacred ground," said Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign. "This is a fight that people aren't giving up. It reminds me that we got us. If the government's going to fail us, we are going to fill the gap. That's always been the role of queer and trans folks." Robinson said her group has advocated against anti-LGBTQ policies from the federal government, and provides resources to educators, families and others to promote LGBTQ inclusion."
Local leaders raised a new Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument after federal officials removed the previous flag. Hundreds of community members rallied to protest a federal ban on Pride flags and other non-government symbols on certain federal property. Activists described the site as sacred and framed the flag removal as part of a broader federal crackdown on LGBTQ civil liberties. Organizers including drag performer Kiki Ball-Change and Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson urged doubling down on organizing and providing resources for educators, families and inclusion efforts. Robinson said groups will push voter turnout in the upcoming midterm elections. The event emphasized community solidarity and political urgency.
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