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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak

Trump admin agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at Stonewall monument

People demonstrate after New York politicians and activists raised a rainbow flag on a pole across the street from the Stonewall Inn, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in New York - (AP)

The Trump administration will resume flying a rainbow Pride flag on a federal flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, reversing course two months after removing the banner from the first national monument commemorating LGBTQ+ history.

The government revealed the decision in court papers as it agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by advocacy and historic preservation groups who had sought to block the Feb. 9 removal. A judge approved the deal.

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