The National Park Service recently faced backlash for erasing references to transgender individuals from the Stonewall National Monument website. This monument honors the historic Stonewall Inn, a key site for LGBTQ activism, particularly for transgender leaders Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Activists, including Allison Chapman, voiced strong criticism, stating that the removal of 'transgender' and 'queer' terms highlights a broader effort by the federal government to erase LGBTQ history. These website updates are linked to Trump's anti-trans executive order, which reduces gender recognition and has led to the elimination of numerous related government resources.
The National Park Service has REMOVED mentions of transgender people being involved with Stonewall. The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot. The Park service also later removed the word 'queer' and 'Q+' from the web page.
The changes were made to comply with Donald Trump's anti-trans executive order, aimed at 'restoring biological truth to the federal government.'
The Trump administration has taken down over 350 government web pages containing LGBTQ policies, information, and resources.
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