The National Park Service recently removed an LGBTQ Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan because of a policy change enacted by the Trump administration. It’s the latest instance of the National Park Service altering the landmark that honors the legacy of the Stonewall riots, which marked the beginning of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.

Manhattan borough president Brad Hoylman-Sigal said he confirmed the flag had been taken down over the weekend at the national-park site that contains the historic Stonewall Inn, the Greenwich Village gay bar that was the site of a police raid that sparked demonstrations and riots in 1969. “They cannot erase our history. Our Pride flag will be raised again. Stay tuned,” said........

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