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Donald Trump orders Women’s History Museum to remove trans people or lose funding

Trump has declared the accomplishments of trans people are “improper ideology.”

LGBTQ+ Visitor Center to Open at Stonewall National Monument

The center is to open in the summer of 2024 and will be the first LGBTQ-specific visitor center at a National Park Service site.

'Transgender' references erased from Stonewall National Monument website

The monument, in Greenwich Village, represents a milestone in the fight for gay rights in the U.S.

Stonewall Inn's National Monument Status At Risk Under Trump

Trump will reportedly issue an executive order this week that could undermine the protection of America's national parks and historic monuments, according to Think Progress.

Obama to Name Stonewall First National LGBT Monument

The designation would come just in time for New York City's June LGBT pride celebrations. 

L.A. Mayor Backs National Monument Status for Stonewall

This status "would honor LGBT history," Mayor Eric Garcetti tells President Obama.

Pride Month flags vandalized near Stonewall National Monument: police

A preliminary investigation found an unidentified person had removed and destroyed 160 flags in the area around 8 p.m. Thursday, according to police.

Women’s contributions and men’s racism erased from history of national monument

NPS removed historical information about women and race from signs at the Muir Woods National Monument.

After trans people, Trump now erases bisexual people from Stonewall National Monument

The "History and Culture" page no longer includes bisexual rights.

Stonewall Inn Proved It Was a Landmark

Stonewall's designation as a national monument comes less than two weeks after tragedy.

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What the Govt. Can Do to Honor Stonewall History

Congressman Jerrold Nadler tells us why a national monument honoring the Stonewall uprising is imperative.

WATCH: The First Monument By and For LGBT Veterans

The first federally approved monument on federal land to honor LGBT vets was dedicated Sunday at the national cemetery outside Chicago.

Marsha P. Johnson's family fights for trans legacy at Stonewall

“This is not just an erasure of words — it is an erasure of history," Johnson's cousin says of the removal of "transgender" and "queer" from the website for the Stonewall National Monument.

Right-Wing Writer: Tear Down Stonewall Inn

A piece on Matt Barber's Barbwire publication asks Donald Trump to dismantle the national monument, which "honored sodomy."

Watch Mary Lambert Sing at the Stonewall Inn Dedication

The out performer helped christen the New York tavern -- which helped spark the modern queer rights movement -- as a national monument.

From Stonewall to now: LGBTQ+ elders on navigating fear in dark times

LGBTQ+ elders share what survival looks like under a hostile political regime and their advice to young people right now.

Why LGBTQ+ history matters

Opinion: "When we present young people with a version of history from which they are completely absent, they have trouble envisioning a positive future for themselves," writes Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings.

The many terms the Trump administration really hates

The administration has banned or discouraged the use of hundreds of terms, including "advocate," "LGBT," and "trans."

The 20+ best LGBTQ+ historic sites and artifacts to add to your bucket list

We recommend Michelangelo's David, the original Pride flag, Stonewall, Dorothy's ruby slippers, and more.