Erin Reed
1. Stonewall National Monument took down trans flags and progress pride flags, opting only to fly the rainbow pride flag. It erases the trans people who led the Stonewall uprising. Thankfully, New Yorkers have been bringing their own and planting them. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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

It is impossible to separate the transgender community from the history of Stonewall, no matter how hard the government may try.

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Jun 24 at 1:04amWeb
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2. This year, only the “original” Pride flag would be allowed, as per federal regulations imposed by Trump. Where the gay pride flag and trans pride flag once used to billow side-by-side, only the rainbow remains.
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3. This comes after the Trump Administration sought to expel any reference to transgender people from all federal resources. One glaring example included an informational blurb about Sylvia Rivera which now reads that she fought for "gay and rights" instead of "gay and transgender rights"
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4. Menendez says he comes to Stonewall everyday during Pride month to maintain the flag installation—flags may get accidentally knocked down or blown away, which isn’t uncommon. But this year, in defiance of the disappeared trans flags, New Yorkers have been bringing their own.
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5. Those making the pilgrimage to the site have draped the trans flag upon the park’s statues, drawn messages of affirmation in chalk, and placed stickers around the perimeter. “Unauthorized” trans flags have cropped up from the soil through the fence, CBS reported.
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6. When Jay Edidin, a New York-based LGBTQ rights activist heard about the trans flag’s censorship from an article in The Gothamist, he took his own massive trans flag—which had, up until that point, been a window curtain in his home—and stood by the gate for hours. bsky.app/profile/edid...

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7. “The government works for us. And if they don't, we do the work ourselves,” Edidin said. “Even these small acts of resistance, I think, mean a lot to people.”
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8. This comes as other direct actions for trans rights have been flaring across the country. In Jacksonville, Florida, community members lit up a bridge rainbow in defiance of Governor Ron DeSantis’s anti-LGBT and anti-Pride initiatives. www.erininthemorning.com/p/defying-de...

Defying DeSantis, Florida Prid...
Defying DeSantis, Florida Pride Marchers Light Up Jacksonville Bridge with Rainbow Colors

LGBT Floridians demonstrated that they didn’t need state permission for queer visibility.

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Show threadMichael Wyman1d ago
@erininthemorning.com “fought for gay and rights” legit sounds like something Trump himself would say.