LGBTQ people protest At Stonewall National Monument after the Trump administration stripped LGBTQs of “T” and “Q”;
The Stonewall Monument celebrates the riots by gay people in June 1969 against a police attack in Greenwich Village. References to queer and transgender people have been removed from the website for the monument as part of President Donald Trump's executive order.
Stacey Lentz, the inn activist and co-owner, accused him of managing the history of “literally ciswashing.”
Trump's Presidential Order It was declared It is the US government's position that there are only two genders. Organizers of the Stonewall Inn, part of the monument, have issued a statement denounced the administration's actions.
“This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but also for the enormous contributions and LGBTQ+ rights of trans individuals who were at the forefront of the Stonewall riots, especially trans women. It disgraces the broader battle,” the statement read.
Stacey Lentz, the inn activist and co-owner, condemned the management of transgender people's “literally ciswashing” history, adding that he is “very vigilant.”
Transgender activist Angelica Christina told WCBS-TV that many members of the LGBTQ+ community are running away because of Trump's executive orders against the transgender community.
Protesters destroyed signs outside the monument and added “transgender.”
Photos by Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, condemned the actions of the Trump administration.
“This is just cruel and trivial,” she wrote on social media. “Transgender people play a key role in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. New York will never allow them to erase their contributions.”
The Stonewall Monument was first dedicated to the LGBTQ movement and was founded by former President Barack Obama. The National Park Service did not respond to requests from WCBS for comments.
Videos from the protest can be viewed on News Report from WCBS On YouTube.
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