"Donna Aceto City Council Speaker Julie Menin and LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Chi Osse and Justin Sanchez demanded answers from the federal government on Feb. 10 after Gay City News exclusively reported that the Trump administration removed a Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument. On behalf of the New York City Council, we are writing to express our extreme concern with the removal of the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument, the birthplace of the modern LGBTQIA+ movement, the letter begins."
"The letter coincides with widespread outrage over the Trump administration's decision to remove the flag due to what the National Park Service described as government-wide guidance stipulating that only the US flag and other congressionally or departmentally authorized flags are flown on NPS-managed flagpoles, with limited exceptions. The flag's removal is just the latest chapter in a broader effort by the Trump administration dating back to the president's first term to push back against Rainbow Flags at Stonewall National Monument."
"In the letter, addressed to Jessica Bowron, the acting director of the National Park Service, the city lawmakers demanded the restoration of the flag and an explanation for its removal. As speaker of the City Council and as co-chairs of the Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus, we urge the National Parks Service to immediately return the Pride flag to the Stonewall National Monument where it belongs, the letter noted."
City Council Speaker Julie Menin and LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Chi Osse and Justin Sanchez demanded answers after the Trump administration removed a Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at Stonewall National Monument. The removal left a bare flagpole at the site recognized as the birthplace of the modern LGBTQIA+ movement and described as sacred ground in civil rights history. City lawmakers expressed extreme concern and called for immediate restoration of the Pride flag, emphasizing Stonewall's role in catalyzing a global movement for dignity, equality, and freedom. The National Park Service cited government-wide guidance limiting flags on NPS-managed flagpoles, and lawmakers requested an explanation.
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