"A huge crowd of New Yorkers and local elected officials gathered in the city's Christopher Park on Thursday to see the LGBTQ+ Pride flag raised at the Stonewall National Monument days after the Trump administration had it removed. But local LGBTQ+ people have been left wondering how long it'll stay up, as the Trump administration issued a statement denouncing the re-raising."
"The New York Daily News estimated that over 2,000 people spilled onto the streets around the Greenwich Village park across from the historic Stonewall Inn, where the modern fight for LGBTQ+ rights kick-started in June 1969. Many held Pride flags of their own and signs reading "You can't erase our history." At one point, the crowd chanted "raise the flag.""
"But on Monday, the National Park Service removed the rainbow flag in accordance with new guidance issued by the Trump administration in January. A spokesperson for the agency told Gay City News that a government-wide guidance now mandates that "only the U.S. flag and other congressionally or departmentally authorized flags are flown on NPS-managed flagpoles, with limited exceptions." Any changes to flag displays are made to ensure consistency with that guidance, the spokesperson added."
A large crowd including local elected officials gathered at Christopher Park to re-raise the LGBTQ+ Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument after its removal under new federal guidance. Over 2,000 people reportedly filled the streets across from the Stonewall Inn, holding Pride flags and signs reading "You can't erase our history" while chanting "raise the flag." The National Park Service removed the rainbow flag in January in line with guidance limiting flags on NPS flagpoles to the U.S. flag and congressionally or departmentally authorized flags. The removal sparked immediate outrage among LGBTQ+ community members and local officials, and the Trump administration denounced the re-raising, leaving questions about how long the flag will remain.
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