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Title: Pride Flag Goes Up As Another Comes Down
Post by: Lori Dee on February 12, 2026, 09:57:53 AM
Post by: Lori Dee on February 12, 2026, 09:57:53 AM
Pride Flag Goes Up As Another Comes Down
https://www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/02/11/pride-flag-goes-up-as-another-comes-down/
New Haven Independent - Dereen Shirnekhi
February 11, 2026 4:58 pm
The city raised [a] pride flag in New Haven Wednesday afternoon in response to the removal of the large pride flag outside the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan on Monday. The move came after the Trump administration directed in January that only the US flag and other "congressionally or departmentally authorized flags" be flown on National Park Service-managed flag poles.
"It's kind of ridiculous we have to be here today," [Mayor] Elicker said, condemning the Trump administration's targeting of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and members of the LGBTQ+ community. "It's important we make a statement on a day like today."
Elicker emphasized that New Haven is a "welcoming city" that welcomes everyone, no matter who they are or who they love.
"He's trying to erase history," Elicker said of Donald Trump and the removal of the Stonewall National Monument's pride flag. "The very reason that monument exists is the courage of trans individuals, of LGBTQ+ individuals."
"New Haven stands side by side with our brothers and sisters in Manhattan," he said.
"We have been through this before," said the New Haven Pride Center's (NHPC) Laura Boccadoro on Wednesday about threats to the queer community. "We aren't going anywhere."
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https://www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/02/11/pride-flag-goes-up-as-another-comes-down/
New Haven Independent - Dereen Shirnekhi
February 11, 2026 4:58 pm
The city raised [a] pride flag in New Haven Wednesday afternoon in response to the removal of the large pride flag outside the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan on Monday. The move came after the Trump administration directed in January that only the US flag and other "congressionally or departmentally authorized flags" be flown on National Park Service-managed flag poles.
"It's kind of ridiculous we have to be here today," [Mayor] Elicker said, condemning the Trump administration's targeting of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and members of the LGBTQ+ community. "It's important we make a statement on a day like today."
Elicker emphasized that New Haven is a "welcoming city" that welcomes everyone, no matter who they are or who they love.
"He's trying to erase history," Elicker said of Donald Trump and the removal of the Stonewall National Monument's pride flag. "The very reason that monument exists is the courage of trans individuals, of LGBTQ+ individuals."
"New Haven stands side by side with our brothers and sisters in Manhattan," he said.
"We have been through this before," said the New Haven Pride Center's (NHPC) Laura Boccadoro on Wednesday about threats to the queer community. "We aren't going anywhere."
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Title: Re: Pride Flag Goes Up As Another Comes Down
Post by: Lori Dee on February 12, 2026, 10:23:42 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on February 12, 2026, 10:23:42 PM
Pride flag raised again at Stonewall National Monument after removal by Trump administration
https://abc7ny.com/post/officials-set-rally-raise-pride-flag-stonewall-national-monument-parks-service-removal/18590006/
ABC Eyewitness News 7 - Thursday, February 12, 2026 8:05PM
Local leaders raised the pride flag once again at the Stonewall National Monument on Thursday after the Trump administration replaced it with an American flag this week.
Community members and advocates waited to capture the moment with eager eyes, yearning to see the moment -- a piece of their history. The flag that represents their pride was hoisted up again after being taken down.
"It's an act of performative intimidation. It's kind of like in you face, we're going to do what we want," said Mark Sydel, who attended the flag raising.
The flag was taken down under new guidance from the Trump administration, stating that only U.S. flags, or flags authorized by Congress, can fly at sites run by the National Park Service.
The Federal Government took a swipe at Mayor Zohran Mamdani and local officials who have condemned the removal of the pride flag, calling the re-raising of the flag a "political stunt" and a "distraction."
But the symbol of the gay rights movement at a place that is significant to the cause is a part of U.S. history, Tracey Sydel said
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https://abc7ny.com/post/officials-set-rally-raise-pride-flag-stonewall-national-monument-parks-service-removal/18590006/
ABC Eyewitness News 7 - Thursday, February 12, 2026 8:05PM
Local leaders raised the pride flag once again at the Stonewall National Monument on Thursday after the Trump administration replaced it with an American flag this week.
Community members and advocates waited to capture the moment with eager eyes, yearning to see the moment -- a piece of their history. The flag that represents their pride was hoisted up again after being taken down.
"It's an act of performative intimidation. It's kind of like in you face, we're going to do what we want," said Mark Sydel, who attended the flag raising.
The flag was taken down under new guidance from the Trump administration, stating that only U.S. flags, or flags authorized by Congress, can fly at sites run by the National Park Service.
The Federal Government took a swipe at Mayor Zohran Mamdani and local officials who have condemned the removal of the pride flag, calling the re-raising of the flag a "political stunt" and a "distraction."
But the symbol of the gay rights movement at a place that is significant to the cause is a part of U.S. history, Tracey Sydel said
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Title: Re: Pride Flag Goes Up As Another Comes Down
Post by: Lori Dee on February 18, 2026, 09:28:25 AM
Post by: Lori Dee on February 18, 2026, 09:28:25 AM
Pride Flag's Removal From Stonewall Violated Federal Law, Suit Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/nyregion/stonewall-pride-flag-lawsuit.html
The New York Times - Christopher Maag
Feb. 17, 2026
The lawsuit, filed by a group of nonprofits, argues that the Trump administration's decision runs afoul of a law that allows national monuments to fly flags providing historical context.
A group of nonprofits filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against the Trump administration, arguing that its decision to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan this month violated a federal law that allows national parks and monuments to fly Confederate flags.
The lawsuit, led by a foundation honoring Gilbert Baker, the artist who created the rainbow Pride flag in 1978, seeks to restore the official Pride flag to the monument in Greenwich Village.
The flag was removed from the monument's small triangular park, the symbolic heart of the gay rights movement, apparently during the night of Feb. 8. Employees at the historic Stonewall Inn, the gay bar for which the monument is named, noticed the flag was missing when they arrived for work the next morning.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/nyregion/stonewall-pride-flag-lawsuit.html
The New York Times - Christopher Maag
Feb. 17, 2026
The lawsuit, filed by a group of nonprofits, argues that the Trump administration's decision runs afoul of a law that allows national monuments to fly flags providing historical context.
A group of nonprofits filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against the Trump administration, arguing that its decision to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan this month violated a federal law that allows national parks and monuments to fly Confederate flags.
The lawsuit, led by a foundation honoring Gilbert Baker, the artist who created the rainbow Pride flag in 1978, seeks to restore the official Pride flag to the monument in Greenwich Village.
The flag was removed from the monument's small triangular park, the symbolic heart of the gay rights movement, apparently during the night of Feb. 8. Employees at the historic Stonewall Inn, the gay bar for which the monument is named, noticed the flag was missing when they arrived for work the next morning.
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