"The federal government is poised to settle a lawsuit filed by several LGBTQ nonprofit and historic-preservation groups that argued that the National Park Service's removal of the Pride flag in February was in violation of federal law."
"In February, the Pride flag was quietly removed from the Stonewall national-park site following a January memo from acting NPS director Jessica Bowron that only the U.S. flag, the Department of the Interior flag, or the POW/MIA flag can be flown at sites managed by the National Park Service."
"The flag's removal prompted immediate condemnation from city and state leaders, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Governor Kathy Hochul, and City Council Speaker Julie Menin."
"In 2016, President Barack Obama officially designated the site as a national monument that honors Stonewall as the birthplace of the LGBTQ rights movement after a police raid on the prominent gay bar sparked days of riots and demonstrations in 1969."
The Pride flag is set to be reinstated at the Stonewall National Monument following a lawsuit by LGBTQ groups against the Trump administration. The National Park Service had removed the flag in February, citing a memo that restricted flags to only the U.S. flag and a few others. The removal faced backlash from city and state leaders. The settlement will allow the Pride flag to fly alongside the U.S. and Park Service flags, reaffirming the site's significance in LGBTQ history.
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