{"id":2569403,"date":"2026-02-12T15:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libs-furious-after-trump-makes-in-your-face-change-to-birthplace-of-the-modern-gay-rights-movement-the-stonewall-inn-national-monument\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:22:08","slug":"libs-furious-after-trump-makes-in-your-face-change-to-birthplace-of-the-modern-gay-rights-movement-the-stonewall-inn-national-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libs-furious-after-trump-makes-in-your-face-change-to-birthplace-of-the-modern-gay-rights-movement-the-stonewall-inn-national-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Libs Furious After Trump Makes In-Your-Face Change to &#8216;Birthplace of the Modern Gay Rights Movement&#8217; &#8211; The Stonewall Inn National Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flibs-furious-after-trump-makes-in-your-face-change-to-birthplace-of-the-modern-gay-rights-movement-the-stonewall-inn-national-monument%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569403&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece reports that rainbow Pride flags were removed from the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan, prompting anger from LGBT activists and supporters. It attributes the action to a National Park Service policy that aims to apply rules consistently across public sites, grounded in a January 21 memo from the Department of the Interior stating that only the U.S. flag, DOI flags, and POW flags might potentially be displayed in public spaces managed by the NPS. The memo adds that these spaces are not intended as forums for public expression. The article notes that Stonewall Inn was designated a national monument in 2016 and is now under NPS oversight, which gives the agency authority over flag displays there. It also presents the site\u2019s controversial history\u2014including references to its Mafia-era ownership and past issues\u2014along with reactions from politicians and commentators on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, reflecting a spectrum of views about depiction on federal property. The piece discusses broader tensions about which symbols should be allowed on public land, suggesting that permitting one flag coudl spur demands for others. It references data suggesting the Pride flag represents about 9% of the U.S. population (per Gallup) and notes concerns that the remaining 91% might feel excluded. The article includes various quotes and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social-media posts illustrating polarized responses<\/a> to the policy change.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>LGBT activists are furious because the Trump administration removed a large rainbow flag that flew over the Stonewall Inn in lower Manhattan, the site of the 1969 riots that launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morris-the-democratic-party-is-establishing-itself-as-the-anti-gay-party\/\" title=\"Morris: The Democratic Party Is Establishing Itself as the Anti-Gay Party\">gay-rights movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The National Park Service, the federal agency overseeing U.S. national monuments, said that it managed the flagpole at the monument and that the flag had been removed to ensure a &lsquo;longstanding policy&rsquo; was applied consistently across its sites,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-administration-removes-rainbow-pride-flag-new-yorks-stonewall-monument-2026-02-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The removal was done in accordance with a <a href=\"https:\/\/home.nps.gov\/subjects\/policy\/upload\/Flag_Guidance_Memorandum_1-21-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jan. 21 memo<\/a> from the Department of the Interior, which stated that only the U.S. flag, DOI flags, and POW (Prisoner of War) flags can be displayed in public spaces managed by the National Park Service.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Flagpoles at buildings under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of DOI are also not intended to serve as a forum for free expression by the public,&rdquo; the memo stated.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, federal properties are not propaganda vehicles that should be flippantly weaponized by special-interest groups to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-delivers-state-of-state-georgias-unprecedented-economic-success-paves-way-for-1-4-billion-k-12-funding\/\" title=\"Kemp Delivers State of State: Georgia\u2019s \u2018Unprecedented\u2019 Economic Success Paves Way for .4 Billion K\u201312 Funding\">push partisan agendas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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which celebrates the LGBT community &mdash; represents roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/656708\/lgbtq-identification-rises.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 percent<\/a> of the U.S. population, according to the Gallup organization.<\/p>\n<p>One could argue that the other 91 percent of the nation might feel alienated that an exception was made only for homosexuals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Pride Flag does not represent all Americans. It represents a fraction of Americans. Flags on government property should represent all people. The only flag at a national monument, should be this one. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k8OU95AE9r\">pic.twitter.com\/k8OU95AE9r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Random Thought (@RNDTHOT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNDTHOT\/status\/2021573593172218267?\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Predictably, leftist wingnuts such as New York&rsquo;s Muslim socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani slammed the flag removal as an &ldquo;act of erasure&rdquo; of the gay community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am outraged by the removal of the Rainbow Pride Flag from Stonewall National Monument. New York is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and no act of erasure will ever change, or silence, that history.<\/p>\n<p>Our city has a duty not just to honor this legacy, but to&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2021308844308045912?\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, the Stonewall Inn was a Mafia-run, unlicensed gay bar in the late 1960s where drag queens, transgender individuals, and homeless youth who worked as prostitutes gathered to socialize.<\/p>\n<p>The inn was owned and operated by the Genovese crime family, a New York Mafia syndicate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Friendly reminder: The modern gay movement was built on the backs of underage boy prostitutes&mdash;the 1969 Stonewall Riots, the spark for the gay rights movement, we&rsquo;re because of a police raid on a Mafia-run gay club that used boys in honeypot blackmail ops against NYC bankers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jGyoPLOrhk\">https:\/\/t.co\/jGyoPLOrhk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KoDA04GG4w\">pic.twitter.com\/KoDA04GG4w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#127482;&#127480; The American Culturist &#127482;&#127480; (@MericaCulture) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MericaCulture\/status\/2021307261482586606?\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The Mafia ran the Stonewall Inn and most of the gay clubs in downtown Manhattan without liquor licenses and bribed police to look the other way.<\/p>\n<p>With little police enforcement of local laws, the Stonewall Inn&rsquo;s owner, Tony Lauria &ldquo;was able to cut corners on safety and hygiene,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/stonewall-why-did-mafia-own-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bartenders did not have access to running water behind the bar, so often served drinks in dirty, used glasses; many Gay Rights groups blamed the Stonewall for a 1969 outbreak of hepatitis among its patrons,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stonewall&rsquo;s owners also reportedly engaged in extortion. Employees singled out wealthy patrons who were not public about their sexuality, and blackmailed them for large sums of money with the threat of being &lsquo;outed,&#8217;&rdquo; according to PBS.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This practice eventually became the most profitable aspect of the Mafia&rsquo;s club management.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite this seedy background, the Obama administration designated the Stonewall Inn a national monument in June 2016.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, it came under the purview of the National Park Service, a bureau of the Department of the Interior.<\/p>\n<p>This means the NPS and the DOI have the right to decide which flags can be flown at the Stonewall.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Stonewall is now a national park and national park rules say only the US flag, Dept of Interior, or POW flags can be flown on the central flag pole. You can hose down every other square inch of the park in rainbows if you&rsquo;d like.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s the pride flag\/embassy hoax all over again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rbPesdeirl\">https:\/\/t.co\/rbPesdeirl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chadwick Moore (@Chadwick_Moore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chadwick_Moore\/status\/2021415962734735367?\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&gt; Outraged over a flag being removed&hellip; but zero outrage when biological males win gold in girls&rsquo; high school track events?<br \/>&gt; Pride for some, but fairness for girls doesn&rsquo;t get the same energy?<br \/>&gt; Selective defense of &ldquo;dignity&rdquo; here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UBuDfkOl0e\">https:\/\/t.co\/UBuDfkOl0e<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gq9viPJhsR\">pic.twitter.com\/gq9viPJhsR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#119827;&#119841;&#119838; &#119823;&#119851;&#119848;&#119839;&#119838;&#119852;&#119852;&#119848;&#119851; (@makerz_king) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/makerz_king\/status\/2021334588048670877?\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The left&rsquo;s fetishization of certain &ldquo;pet causes&rdquo; &mdash; such as illegal immigration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-medical-assoc-retreats-trans-surgery-kids-years-embracing-mutilation-5-days-2-million-judgment-2-docs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgenderism<\/a> &mdash; and its disdain for the majority of American citizens underscores that its hollow advocacy is little more than performative virtue-signaling.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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I\u2019ve left out the unrelated code snippets and other extraneous material.<\/p>\n<p>Short paraphrase (2\u20133 sentences)<br \/>\n&#8211; The rainbow Pride flag that had flown over Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan was removed after the Interior Department reminded the National Park Service that, under a 2016 policy, public spaces managed by the NPS may display only the U.S. flag, DOI flags, or POW flags. The NPS said it oversees the flagpole and removed the flag to apply the policy consistently across sites. LGBTQ advocates and some New York City officials criticized the action as erasing a symbol of gay rights, while supporters argued federal properties shouldn\u2019t be used to promote political messages. Stonewall is a national monument under NPS oversight, and the central flagpole is subject to these flag rules, though other displays in the park may differ.<\/p>\n<p>Expanded paraphrase (more detail)<br \/>\n&#8211; The rainbow Pride flag that had flown above Stonewall National Monument in lower Manhattan was taken down in line with a Department of the Interior memo issued on January 21. The memo directs that only the U.S. flag, DOI flags, and POW flags may be displayed on public spaces managed by the National Park Service, and it states that flagpoles under DOI jurisdiction are not intended to serve as a venue for public expression. The National Park Service, which manages the monument, said the flagpole is theirs to oversee and that the flag removal was done to apply this longstanding policy consistently across all sites.<br \/>\n&#8211; The decision prompted backlash from LGBTQ activists and some political figures, who framed it as an act of erasure against the gay rights movement. Critics argued that federal properties should not be used to push partisan messages and that the Pride flag is an important symbol for a segment of the population.<br \/>\n&#8211; For context, Stonewall Inn\u2014historic for the 1969 riots that helped spark the modern gay rights movement\u2014was designated a national monument in 2016 and thus falls under the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior. The central flagpole at Stonewall is governed by the policy that allows only certain flags to be flown there, though the park as a whole has broader display allowances. The debate touched on questions of representation and symbolism, with some commentators arguing that the Pride flag represents a minority and others asserting that national monuments should reflect all citizens.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can tailor the paraphrase to a specific tone (neutral news style, opinionated summary, or a concise one-paragraph version) or focus on particular details (e.g., the policy language, the historical background of Stonewall, or the reactions from specific figures). 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