New York Officials To Raise Pride Flag Again At Stonewall Federal Monument In Manhattan

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12: People put up an LGBTQ+ Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument after the Trump administration had the National Park Service remove it earlier in the week on February 12, 2026 in New York City. Activists gathered at the park in protest and to watch the flag be reinstalled at the site, which is considered the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. A temporary flag was raised by local politicians, only to be taken down moments later by activists, who put it on the permanent flagpole with the American Flag. The monument recognizes The Stonewall Inn, a legendary Manhattan gay bar that was the site of a 1969 uprising credited as a turning point in the modern LGBTQ rights movement. The decision to take down the flag has drawn backlash from national civil rights groups, LGBTQ+ advocates, and New York officials. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)