And this week has felt spiritually trying since I learned that the Trump administration forced the Stonewall National Monument in New York City — the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ rights movement — to take down its Pride flag. Because if there is any exception for the flags that can be flown, the Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument sure as hell seems like it should be one of them. AdvertisementIn 2016, President Barack Obama made the Stonewall Inn, a bar where trans and queer people protested against police brutality in the ’60s, a national monument, ensuring its protection. There have been Pride flags there long before it was a national landmark. And as the neighborhood and other parts of Manhattan become less gay thanks to gentrification, banning Pride flags at Stonewall feels pretty damn personal.

Source: Huffington Post February 11, 2026 17:49 UTC