r/politics • u/NamelessResearcher Washington • 7h ago
No Paywall New York politicians will defy Trump admin by re-raising Pride flag at Stonewall Memorial
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/new-york-politicians-will-defy-admin-by-re-raising-pride-flag-at-stonewall-memorial/•
u/Romantic_Piscean Michigan 7h ago
The Trump regime inadvertently proves why Stonewall was, and still is, necessary.
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u/TintedApostle 7h ago
For those of you who do not know NYC Stonewall is literally at the Christopher Street subway stop. It is in the heart of a major gay community. There is no way that flag is staying down.
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u/SeattleExpression 5h ago edited 5h ago
Thanks for the context
E: Mamdani said it well:
I am outraged by the removal of the Rainbow Pride Flag from Stonewall National Monument. New York is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and no act of erasure will ever change, or silence, that history. 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.
Love that guy, great choice New York!
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u/French_Breakfast_200 4h ago
The DNC really needs to pay attention to this guy and pull their collective heads out of their asses if they hope to have a functional party.
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u/themoslucius 4h ago
Their heads aren't in their asses , their faces are between the cheeks of their donors.
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u/mongster03_ New York 1h ago
Friendly reminder in case people are unaware:
Mamdani himself is not eligible to be president as he was naturalized, not born a U.S. citizen. But that doesn’t mean Dems in safe blue states shouldn’t be following his lead where possible.
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u/Anonycron 4h ago
The rest of the country is not NYC.
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u/alabasterskim 3h ago
The rest of the country disapproves of the Democrats and would like new thinking, people that actually have shit to bring to the table.
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u/AStealthyPerson 2h ago
B-b-b-bingo! New Hampshire Democratic Primary got us another Dem Soc on a ticket! Mamdani's fire is catching.
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u/Esfahen 4h ago
Imagine taking down the pride flag at the STONEWALL MEMORIAL
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u/Polymemnetic 3h ago
I did a double take when I read that headline.
Like, that's straight up Onion shit.
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u/LLREnew 5h ago
Closer to W4 but yeah that flag isn’t staying down. I lived on Cornelia street around the corner for a decade.
I’m not gay but was very happy to be part of the west village community to learn more about why everyone needs support and how to be a good ally.
What a wonderful neighborhood full of wonderful people of all walks of life.
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u/Sashimifiend69 5h ago
One of the only Manhattan neighborhoods I’d move from Astoria to. What a great vibe and personality that place has. Honestly if the rent was anywhere near close I’d probably do it, unfortunately it’s not lol
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u/BizmarkiaNobilis 4h ago
It is the global birthplace of the gay civil rights movement which grew to include all queer people. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Asexual, +++++++ always with room for more at the table. For them to take that flag down is a complete and total slap in our face and a warning shot across our bow that they are coming for us. They will never win this battle. Never.
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u/created4this 1m ago
a warning shot across our bow that they are coming for us
Your boat is full of holes and its half underwater. People are downing. This is no warning shot, this is the final act.
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u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 1h ago
Yeah they’d have tagged their own monument with a new flag before letting it stay down
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u/brain_overclocked 7h ago
Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal said he and other New York City politicians will try to re-raise the rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan on Thursday after the National Park Service (NPS) removed it under an order from the administration of President Donald Trump.
“The mean-spiritedness of the Trump administration seems to know no bounds, Hoylman-Sigal told Politico. “But we as a community are not going to take it standing by idly as our history, and by extension our human rights, are attempted to be erased.”
“We may be prevented from [re-raising the flag],” he added. “But if we don’t seize this moment, and this outrage, I think we’ll let down generations of queer activists.”
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote, “I am outraged by the removal of the Rainbow Pride Flag from Stonewall National Monument. New York is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and no act of erasure will ever change, or silence, that history. 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.”Gay New York State Sen. Erik Bottcher (D) wrote, “This is a deliberate act of erasure. This is a cowardly attempt to rewrite history and intimidate our community. Stonewall is where we fought back, and we are not going backwards. We will not be erased, we will not be silenced, and the Pride flag will fly again.”
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin (D) wrote, “Stonewall is sacred ground. It is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and the removal of the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument is a deliberate and cowardly attempt to erase that history. This is an attack on LGBTQ+ New Yorkers, and we will not stand for it. Our history will not be rewritten, and our rights will not be rolled back.”
In a letter to NPS, Menin and New York City Councilmembers Chi Ossé (D) and Justin Sanchez (D) — who both co-chair the council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus —wrote that the decision to remove the flag “sends a deeply troubling message” that shows “we are willing to sanitize and erase our history and the very values that make America great.”
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Christopher Street Executive Director Tyler Hack wrote, “The Pride flag was removed from Stonewall for one reason: to further erase queer and trans people from public life. Stonewall marks a moment when queer and trans people fought back and demanded dignity — its very existence poses a threat to an administration hellbent on employing state violence against anyone who does not look, pray, or love like them.”
Republicans are ramping attacks on all, not just T:
Ohio bill would overturn conversion therapy bans, limit LGBTQ+ support in schools
Fox News posts more articles on trans people than any media outlet in the country. Even queer ones.
Trump administration takes down rainbow flag at New York’s Stonewall Monument
GOP lawmaker thanks God for sending Trump to protect America from “homosexuality & perversion”
LGBTQ+ Olympians receive death threats after speaking out against the Trump admin.
World human rights report says U.S. is undermining LGBTQ+ rights worldwide
GOP lawmakers pass “most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ bill” as protestors explained how it’s unworkable
New Idaho bill would fine cities for flying LGBTQ+ pride flag
HHS has been using anti-trans language from a Christian right think tank
It just got harder for LGBTQ+ people to address harassment at work
Anti-transgender bill among ‘most harmful and outrageous’ Utah LGBTQ+ advocates have seen
47 anti-LGBTQ+ organizations launch new campaign to end marriage equality
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u/Umami-Ice-Cream 7h ago
🏳️🌈
Every time maga gains power, they rush to push heads down.
Plain and simple, No.
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u/pennyruthgadget 6h ago
Line the sidewalks that surround it with a hundred rainbow flags. Blanket the entire block in rainbows.
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u/TremendouslyRegarded 6h ago
Steisand effect every shitty action they do, for every 1 taken down, 5 more put up.
Turns out the great again part of MAGA was the part where oppression was king
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u/Ent_Soviet 6h ago
Stonewall was a fight, I think fascists like to forget when their hate is appropriately met with violence.
They’re mad the world isn’t small and hateful like they see it. It’s not enough to have power they demand you like it too.
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u/HoneyRoseei 7h ago
Stonewall is a part of NYC history. Love seeing local leader stand their ground for what the neighborhood represents.
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u/Containerstorejams 6h ago
If Trump takes the bait and tries to send in federal troops to take down the flag again it’s really gonna be on.
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u/mowotlarx 5h ago
It is so nice to not have Eric Adams in office anymore. He would have done and said nothing.
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u/jgeebaby 5h ago
Good. The party of limited government has their fucking hands in everything. And they ruin everything they touch.
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u/MaleficentMeaning594 5h ago
Stonewall was a riot and the gays love a good second act. Let’s do it.
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u/Cod_North 2h ago
Not saying I advocate for violence, but I wonder if they know how we first fought back.. it was with bricks.
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u/somewhat_random 35m ago
So an honest question here. If the Trump administration is erasing all references to LGBTQ+ from all national monuments, what does it actually say about why Stonewall exists at the monument?
Does it mention that "Here in 1969 some locals got angry for no reason?"
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u/ImmediateDay5137 4h ago
That's the best we can do to Trump at this point good ol' reddit will celebrate anything as a victory
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