LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration has been sued over removing the Pride flag from the historic Stonewall National Monument in New York City this month. Advertisement“This was no careless mistake,” said the suit, which is being led by a foundation honoring Gilbert Baker, the artist who created the rainbow Pride flag in the late 1970s. It goes on: “Meanwhile, the assault on Stonewall is the latest example in a long line of efforts by the Trump Administration to target the LGBTQ+ community for discrimination and opprobrium.”AdvertisementThe Stonewall National Monument honors the Manhattan gay bar, The Stonewall Inn, where the community fought back against a New York Police Department raid in 1969. A spokesperson for the Interior Department responded to HuffPost’s request for comment with partisan criticism that did not address the suit’s claims. “Hundreds of families in New York City went without power during this year’s severe cold weather, people are being found dead on the streets, and trash has piled up so high it towers over city residents,” the spokesperson said.

Source: Huffington Post February 18, 2026 04:20 UTC