Following Trump’s Bigoted Crusade Against LGBTQ+ Community, Rep. Goldman, Leader Schumer, Senator Gillibrand Formally Introduce Legislation to Protect the Pride Flag from Future Attacks & Removal

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY-10), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced legislation to make the Pride flag a congressionally authorized flag, protecting it from future attacks from the Trump administration. The bill comesin response to the Trump administration’s attempted removal of the historic Pride flag from the Stonewall Monument in New York. The legislation also expresses a sense of Congress that the Pride flag should fly at the Stonewall Monument.

“President Trump’s removal of the Pride flag at Stonewall was just the latest in an endless series of gratuitous and cruel attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. The day after his administration removed the flag, we went to Stonewall to put it right back up,” said Representative Goldman. “Now, we’re introducing legislation to make sure it can’t be taken down again. This legislation will guarantee that the Pride flag can fly again as a symbol of justice and equality for all - at Stonewall, and at all national parks across our country. We will not let Donald Trump erase history.” 

“Stonewall stands as a beacon of hope for the LGBTQ community – a reminder of the resilience and perseverance of those before us who fought for the rights they deserve. Stonewall is sacred ground and Congress must act now to permanently protect the pride flag and what it stands for,” said Leader Schumer. “Trump’s hateful crusade must end. The very core of American identity is liberty and justice for all – and that is what this legislation would protect: each national park’s ability to make their own decision about what flag can be flown. Attempts to hurt New York and the LGTBQ community simply won’t fly, but the Stonewall Pride flag always will.”

“Stonewall is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ movement, and removing the rainbow flag was a blatant attempt to erase our nation’s history,” said Senator Gillibrand. “We can’t let this sort of hateful act happen ever again. The strength and resilience of LGBTQ+ Americans, and those who stand with them, will not be erased. I am proud to cosponsor this legislation to protect the Pride flag and those it represents, and I will continue to stand up to the Trump administration’s repeated attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.”

Rep. Goldman, a Member of the Congressional Equality Caucus, is committed to standing up for the LGBTQ+ community and has fought back against the Trump’s administration’s ongoing attacks on LGBTQ+ Americans. After President Trump’s National Park Service removed the Pride flag at Stonewall, Rep. Goldman and local leaders immediately replaced it. Last year, he led 71 Democrats in condemning the Trump administration’s attempt to rewrite history by removing references to transgender and queer Americans from the Stonewall National Monument website and Pride display.

In 2024, Rep. Goldman introduced a resolution to designate June 28 as Stonewall Day in honor of the Stonewall Uprising that took place on June 28, 1969, when an unjust police raid on the Stonewall Inn ignited protests against prejudicial policies in New York City. 

The full text of the legislation can be found here.
 

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