The Trump administration has removed a large Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City. This memorial honors the June 1969 Stonewall riots, a key event in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The flag was taken down over the weekend of February 7, following a January 21 memo from the Interior Department. The memo restricts flags flown on federal sites to only US flags, agency flags, and the POW/MIA flag, with a narrow list of exemptions. It states the flagpoles are not meant for public expression but to show official government sentiments. Manhattan borough president Brad Hoylman-Sigal said on social media, "They cannot erase our history. Our Pride flag will be raised again." The Interior Department said the policy is longstanding and applies uniformly across National Park Service sites. Stonewall National Monument continues to honor its history through exhibits and programs, the department added. New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and LGBTQ+ caucus leaders condemned the flag removal and called for its return. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the move "deeply outrageous" and promised the flag will go back. Protesters have planned a rally for the following Tuesday evening. Stonewall Inn co-owner Stacy Lentz said the removal was an "awful attack on the park" and stressed distrust in the government's handling of LGBTQ+ history. The monument was designated a national site by Barack Obama in 2016. The Pride flag first flew on federal land there in June 2022 under the Biden administration. Previously, the Trump administration removed transgender references from the site’s official content and excluded transgender flags from Pride displays starting in 2025. The Pride flag’s removal marks the latest step in the federal rollback of diversity initiatives at national parks.