{"id":2592362,"date":"2026-04-18T14:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-caves-to-slew-of-lgbt-lawsuits-reinstalls-pride-symbol-at-national-monument\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:41:48","slug":"trump-admin-caves-to-slew-of-lgbt-lawsuits-reinstalls-pride-symbol-at-national-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-caves-to-slew-of-lgbt-lawsuits-reinstalls-pride-symbol-at-national-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Caves to Slew of LGBT Lawsuits, Reinstalls &#8216;Pride&#8217; Symbol at National Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-admin-caves-to-slew-of-lgbt-lawsuits-reinstalls-pride-symbol-at-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=2592362&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">article reports<\/a> that the Trump governance agreed to restore the rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City after it had been removed earlier in the year, a move that prompted lawsuits from LGBT activists. The Interior Department had argued that non-agency flags could not be officially flown, a policy criticized by plaintiffs and covered by outlets such as CBS News and Courthouse News. The settlement restores the flag and was praised by New York City officials,including Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal,who emphasized Stonewall\u2019s historic role as the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Trump administration officials agreed on Monday to allow the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tractor-supplys-dei-reversal-shows-citizen-activism-works\/\" title=\"Tractor Supply&#039;s DEI Reversal Shows Citizen Activism Works\">pride&#038;rdquo<\/a>; flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City to fly once more.<\/p>\n<p>The change comes after the Trump administration had removed the flag earlier this year, a move which immediately sparked legal challenges from LGBT activist groups.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of the Interior had directed the National Park Service to remove the controversial flag, contending that non-agency flags could not be officially flown, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/stonewall-national-monument-pride-flag-restored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>But the policy provoked a lawsuit against Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the National Park Service, and other defendants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Trump administration has agreed to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York. -AP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OWP9wGuV17\">pic.twitter.com\/OWP9wGuV17<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/2043737639933599760?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Kristofcak, an attorney who represented the plaintiffs, said in a statement that &ldquo;the whole reason why the flag belongs at Stonewall is because it is such a big part of the history of the LGBTQ community and the struggle for equality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stonewall itself is obviously such a part of that history and all along what we asserted was that the flag itself was a representation of that history,&rdquo; the lawyer added.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, saw violent riots from homosexual and transgender activists in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The site is widely regarded as the birthplace of the modern LGBT movement &mdash; which has dramatically reshaped the American legal system and cultural norms concerning marriage and family in the decades since the incident.<\/p>\n<p>New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani lauded the settlement on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a victory for the LGBTQ+ community and for our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >entire city<\/a>. It&rsquo;s a reminder that New Yorkers won&rsquo;t let our history be rewritten,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our administration will keep working to ensure LGBTQ+ New Yorkers can live safely and with dignity in our city.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a victory for the LGBTQ+ community and for our entire city. It&rsquo;s a reminder that New Yorkers won&rsquo;t let our history be rewritten.<\/p>\n<p>Our administration will keep working to ensure LGBTQ+ New Yorkers can live safely and with dignity in our city. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KKfZQtXvum\">https:\/\/t.co\/KKfZQtXvum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/2043806642815332551?\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal also rejoiced over the restoration of the &ldquo;pride&rdquo; flag.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We as an LGBTQ community celebrate the legal climb-down by the gutless Trump Administration on their contemptuous attempt to erase queer people from American history at Stonewall, the birthplace of the worldwide LGBTQ human rights movement,&rdquo; the official wrote, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/trump-administration-settles-suit-returns-pride-flag-to-nyc-stonewall-monument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Courthouse News.<\/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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This reverses an earlier decision this year to remove the flag, which prompted lawsuits from LGBT advocacy groups. The Interior Department had told the National Park Service to take the flag down, arguing that flags not issued by the agency could not be officially displayed. The policy led to a lawsuit against Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the National Park Service, and other defendants. The administration\u2019s current stance is to keep the Pride flag displayed at Stonewall. Alexander Kristofcak, the attorney who represented the plaintiffs, said the flag embodies the history of the LGBTQ community and its fight for equality, with Stonewall itself central to that history. Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village is widely regarded as the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, which has profoundly influenced American law and culture. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised the settlement on social media, calling it a victory for the LGBTQ+ community and for the city, and promising continued efforts to ensure LGBTQ New Yorkers can live safely and with dignity. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal also welcomed the restoration of the Pride flag, describing the reversal as a stand against attempts to erase queer history at Stonewall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2592363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Featured-Image-940.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[7976,5520,47966,78050,32640],"class_list":["post-2592362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-lawsuits","tag-lgbt","tag-national-monument","tag-pride-symbol","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Featured-Image-940.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2592362"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2592366,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592362\/revisions\/2592366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2592363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2592362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2592362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2592362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}