{"id":3070,"date":"2026-02-10T13:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/?p=3070"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:40:42","slug":"speaker-julie-menin-lgbtqia-caucus-co-chairs-condemn-removal-of-pride-flag-from-the-stonewall-national-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/2026\/02\/10\/3070\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Julie Menin, LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chairs Condemn Removal of Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In&nbsp;a&nbsp;letter to National Parks Service, Council leaders urge&nbsp;Trump Administration&nbsp;to&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;return Pride flag where it belongs<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK, NY\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Today,\u00a0New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin,\u00a0along with the Co-Chairs of the Council\u2019s LGBTQIA+ Caucus,\u00a0Council Members\u00a0Chi\u00a0Oss\u00e9\u00a0and Justin Sanchez,\u00a0denounced the removal of the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument\u00a0in New York City. In a letter to the Trump Administration, Council leaders urged the National Parks Service to immediately return the Pride flag to the monument and requested a prompt response outlining the rationale behind this decision, along with steps the\u00a0federal\u00a0agency will take to ensure that the Stonewall National Monument continues to reflect the truth of its history and the community it represents.<\/p>\n<p>This event follows an alarming trend&nbsp;of&nbsp;the erasure of LGBTQIA+ history, including the decision to rename the USNS Harvey Milk and the removal of key facts from the Stonewall National Monument website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The full letter can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/julie-menin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2026\/02\/Letter-to-National-Parks-Service-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An excerpt from the letter states:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStonewall is a sacred ground in the history of civil rights in our country. The events that took place there catalyzed a global movement for dignity, equality, and freedom \u2014 guiding principles upon which our nation was founded. The Pride flag has long flown as a symbol of that struggle and of the resilience of a community that continues to fight for its basic rights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the year of the United States of America\u2019s 250th anniversary, American monuments like Stonewall matter more than ever. This is a moment to honor, celebrate, and uplift American culture and history. This decision sends a deeply troubling message, one that shows the world that we are willing to sanitize and erase our history and the very values that make America great.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>In&nbsp;a&nbsp;letter to National Parks Service, Council leaders urge&nbsp;Trump Administration&nbsp;to&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;return Pride flag where it belongs<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK, NY\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Today,\u00a0New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin,\u00a0along with the Co-Chairs of the Council\u2019s LGBTQIA+ Caucus,\u00a0Council Members\u00a0Chi\u00a0Oss\u00e9\u00a0and Justin Sanchez,\u00a0denounced the removal of the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument\u00a0in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/2026\/02\/10\/3070\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3070\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}