New York leaders, advocates re-raise Stonewall pride flag after Trump admin removal [View all]
Source: ABC News
February 12, 2026, 7:15 PM
A group of New York politicians, city leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates gathered at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City on Thursday afternoon, where lawmakers re-raised the pride flag after the National Park Service removed it from federal grounds last weekend.
The re-raising of the flag took place amid chants of “raise our flag." The rainbow flag was raised to fly alongside the American flag that NPS had replaced it with.
Lawmakers initially raised the rainbow flag on a separate flagpole from the one where it flew before being removed. After lawmakers left the site, however, LGBTQ+ advocates appeared dissatisfied and rehung the pride flag on the original NPS flagpole, alongside the American flag.
NPS is overseen by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Asked about the plan to re-raise the flag, the department criticized the city's handling of the recent winter storm in a statement to ABC News, calling efforts to restore the flag a "political stunt" and pointing to official guidance.
Read more: https://abcnews.com/US/new-yorkers-vow-raise-pride-flag-after-trump/story?id=130104293
Good (I figured someone would do that)!
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