The National Park Service has recently removed transgender references from its webpage commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, which recognized pivotal activists like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. This change follows an executive order from Donald Trump aimed at defining gender in a binary way. The updated page emphasizes an 'LGB' milestone, disregarding the integral role of transgender individuals in LGBTQ+ rights. Organizations like the Stonewall Inn and the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative condemned this revision, affirming that the Stonewall narrative is rooted in transgender history, underscoring the need for acknowledgment and justice.
"Let us be clear: Stonewall is transgender history. Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and countless other trans and gender-nonconforming individuals fought bravely, and often at great personal risk, to push back against oppressive systems."
"Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights..."
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