"The New York City Council has advanced a resolution urging Congress to protect LGBTQ history at Stonewall National Monument after the Trump administration ordered Pride flags to be removed from the site. Resolution 1255 passed the council's cultural affairs committee 6-0 on Wednesday morning, and now awaits consideration from the full chamber. Lead sponsor Chi Ossé told The Advocate that the resolution marks a step toward combating President Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ agenda."
"The Trump administration issued a federal directive last month that prohibited national parks from flying banners other than the U.S. flag, with few exceptions. Similar orders have restricted what flags can be flown at U.S. and military outposts. The orders seem to be a crackdown on symbols like the Pride flag and Black Lives Matter slogan from appearing at government buildings, which Trump has previously criticized."
"But hundreds of protesters who have convened outside Stonewall argue the Pride flag is integral to commemorating LGBTQ history at the site. "They're trying to erase anything that accurately conveys the history of struggle of marginalized communities in this country," Jay W. Walker, a New York City activist, told The Advocate at a protest Tuesday. Patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back during a June 1969 police raid and helped set in motion a national movement for LGBTQ+ rights."
The New York City Council's cultural affairs committee advanced Resolution 1255 urging Congress to protect LGBTQ history at Stonewall National Monument. The resolution passed 6-0 and awaits full chamber consideration. Councilmember Chi Ossé framed the measure as countering President Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ actions. A federal directive barred national parks from flying banners other than the U.S. flag, effectively preventing Pride flags at certain sites; similar orders limited flags at U.S. and military outposts. Protesters outside Stonewall argue the Pride flag is essential to commemorating LGBTQ struggle. Stonewall patrons resisted a June 1969 police raid, catalyzing a national LGBTQ rights movement; Stonewall became a national monument in 2016.
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