"Under government-wide guidance, including General Services Administration policy and Department of the Interior direction, only the U.S. flag and other congressionally or departmentally authorized flags are flown on NPS-managed flagpoles, with limited exceptions. Any changes to flag displays are made to ensure consistency with that guidance. Stonewall National Monument continues to preserve and interpret the site's historic significance through exhibits and programs,"
""Visitors to Christopher Park will find the interpretive flag display featuring the Pride flag. The original Pride flag was debuted with eight colors in 1978, a few years after the Stonewall Uprisings, and each color symbolizes an aspect of the life and experience of the members of the community. It has since become an internationally recognized symbol," the NPS site says."
National Park Service removed a large rainbow flag from a flagpole at Stonewall National Monument at Christopher Park near the Stonewall Inn. The site was designated a national monument in 2016 to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and its role in the modern LGBTQ+ movement. The Interior Department said only the U.S. flag and congressionally or departmentally authorized flags are flown on NPS-managed flagpoles under government-wide guidance. NPS declined to comment on the timing or any relation to President Trump's executive order. The NPS website still lists an interpretive Pride flag display and explains the original 1978 eight-color Pride flag and its symbolism. The Trump administration canceled 2017 plans to dedicate a Pride flag at Stonewall, citing that the flagpole sits on city land.
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