Daily newsletter 2/12

➡️ More than 1,000 people protested in Manhattan’s Christopher Park today after the Trump administration ordered the Pride flag removed from the nearby Stonewall National Monument. The Advocate was on the ground talking to local activists who brought Pride colors back to the site.

Meanwhile, the NYC Council officially advanced a resolution urging Congress to protect LGBTQ history at the monument.

We also cover backlash against the transgender community after a Canadian school shooting suspect’s identity was revealed, the Trump administration being ordered to return detainees sent to El Salvador, and the Minnesota Reformer’s reporting on a rollback of immigration operations in Minneapolis.

Until tomorrow,

Christine Linnell
Social media manager, The Advocate

Hundreds fill the streets near Stonewall as NYC community members reraised Pride flag Trump ordered removed

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“They’ve come for our books, our existence, and even pulled down our flag two days ago,” Kelley Robinson of the Human Rights Campaign said. “Two days is too long for the flag to be down, so we came out, and we put it back up ourselves.”

New York City Council advances resolution opposing Stonewall Pride flag removal

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The cultural affairs committee advanced the resolution Wednesday.

Canadian school shooting sparks anti-trans uproar after shooter identified

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Authorities have identified the shooter that killed eight people as an 18-year-old local resident.

Trump administration must facilitate return of men sent to El Salvador’s CECOT back to the U.S., judge rules

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“By any measure, the detainees surely fell victim to constitutionally inadequate process," Chief Judge James E. Boasberg ruled.

Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Minneapolis immigration operation, claiming success

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The federal incursion led to two deaths and sparked massive protests in Minnesota and across the country.

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