Summary
The Trump administration will put the Pride flag back on the federal flagpole at the Stonewall monument in New York. This decision is part of a court settlement after a lawsuit by LGBT groups challenged the flag's removal earlier in the year.
Key Facts
- The Pride flag will be reinstalled at the Stonewall monument, which is across from the historic Stonewall Inn in New York.
- The flag was originally removed to meet Department of the Interior regulations about which flags can be displayed.
- The removal led to protests, and multiple nonprofit and historic groups filed a lawsuit.
- The Trump administration agreed to a settlement to return the flag within seven days after a judge's approval.
- The flags to be displayed at the monument include the American flag, the Pride flag, and the park service flag.
- The Stonewall monument was designated by former President Barack Obama in 2016.
- The Stonewall Inn is significant for its role in the 1969 event that was key to the LGBT rights movement.
