Trump Took Stonewall’s Trans Flags. New Yorkers Brought Their Own.

The Trump administration removed and inclusive Pride flags from the federally governed Stonewall National Monument, replacing them with only the traditional rainbow flag.

This decision was part of broader efforts to erase transgender visibility from public spaces and federal resources, including altering historical references like the one about activist Sylvia Rivera.

In response, + activists and New Yorkers have staged acts of resistance, bringing their own trans flags to the site and creating impromptu tributes. 

Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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