"The flag's removal follows a January 21 memo issued by Jessica Bowdon, the acting director of the NPS, which states that only the U.S. flag, the Department of the Interior flag or the POW/MIA flag can be flown on public sites operated by the NPS. There are exceptions for flags that provide historical context, ones flown during historical reenactments, or flags of federally recognized Tribal nations with connections to the park in question, among others."
"In a statement, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was "outraged" at the flag's removal. "New York is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and no act of erasure will ever change, or silence, that history," he said. "Our city has a duty not just to honor this legacy, but to live up to it. I will always fight for a New York City that invests in our LGBTQ+ community, defends their dignity, and protects every one of our neighbors-without exception.""
National Park Service removed an LGBTQ+ Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan after a policy change enacted by the Trump administration. The removal took place at the site that includes the historic Stonewall Inn, where a 1969 police raid sparked demonstrations and riots. Manhattan borough president Brad Hoylman-Sigal confirmed the removal and said, "They cannot erase our history. Our Pride flag will be raised again. Stay tuned." Acting NPS director Jessica Bowdon issued a January 21 memo limiting flags on NPS-operated sites to the U.S., Department of the Interior, or POW/MIA flags, with certain historical and tribal exceptions. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other local officials condemned the action.
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