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Trump administration removes Stonewall flag

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The Trump administration removed the Progress Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York’s Greenwich Village, prompting condemnation from city officials and LGBT+ activists.

Público
Stonewall, an LGBTQ+ landmark, left without Pride flag by order of the Trump Administration

The New York bar is considered the first National Monument of the United States dedicated to queer rights.

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La Repubblica
The Trump administration has removed the Progress Pride Flag from Stonewall Park in New York

Since Monday, the Progress Pride Flag has not flown at the most iconic site of the LGBTQ+ rights struggle.

The Trump administration has removed the Progress Pride Flag from Stonewall Park in New York
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La Repubblica
The Trump administration has removed the Progress Pride Flag from Stonewall Park in New York

Since Monday, the Progress Pride Flag has not flown at the most iconic site of the LGBTQ+ rights struggle.

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El Pais
La Administración Trump retira la bandera LGTBIQ+ del Monumento Nacional de Stonewall

El lugar, en el barrio neoyorkino del Greenwich Village, es considerado cuna de la lucha por los derechos del colectivo por las protestas de 1969

La Administración Trump retira la bandera LGTBIQ+ del Monumento Nacional de Stonewall
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Die Zeit
LGBTQ rights: Rainbow flag removed from Stonewall National Monument in New York

The Stonewall uprising is seen as a key moment for the LGBTQ movement. A rainbow flag was removed from a monument, but resistance is growing.

LGBTQ rights: Rainbow flag removed from Stonewall National Monument in New York
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Die Zeit
LGBTQ rights: Rainbow flag removed from Stonewall National Monument in New York

The Stonewall uprising is seen as a key moment for the LGBTQ movement. A rainbow flag was removed from a monument, but resistance is growing.

LGBTQ rights: Rainbow flag removed from Stonewall National Monument in New York
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Le Figaro
New York: Removal of rainbow flag from historic site provokes LGBT+ community outrage

New York City's Democratic Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, said he was 'indignant' about the removal of the flag from the site, protected since 2016, which includes the bar as well as a park and nearby streets.

New York: Removal of rainbow flag from historic site provokes LGBT+ community outrage
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reuters.com
The removal of a large rainbow Pride flag that flew over the Stonewall National Monument by the Trump administration drew sharp reactions from New York City residents and visitors.
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM

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The Trump admin has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument. apnews.com/article/ston...
Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument. That's angering activists who see the change as a symbolic swipe at the country’s first national monument...
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM

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tusk81.bsky.social Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 21h
“The Trump administration’s order to remove Gilbert Baker’s Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument is a deliberate act of erasure."
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM

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“The Trump administration’s order to remove Gilbert Baker’s Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument is a deliberate act of erasure."
February 11, 2026 at 12:57 AM

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inquirer.com
The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument
Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument
www.inquirer.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM

by Christoph Irmscher

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I hope someone puts it up again over night and again and again… they can take down the flags but not erase their achievements.
February 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM

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The Trump administration has removed a large pride flag from the Stonewall national monument in New York City, marking the latest move by the federal government to end diversity initiatives and sanitize the history shared in national parks.

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Trump administration removes LGBTQ+ Pride flag from Stonewall national monument
The move in New York follows an interior department memo restricting non-agency flags at national parks
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM

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