Protests Erupt Over National Park Service's Erasure of Transgender History at Stonewall Monument
Activists resist the Trump administration's removal of transgender references from the Stonewall National Monument, igniting major protests and a reexamination of LGBTQ+ history.
The National Park Service removed all references to transgender people on its website about the Stonewall Inn National Monument this week, prompting intense backlash from LGBTQ rights activists.
National Park Service tries to erase trans people from the Stonewall riots
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The purge of the Stonewall National Monument website was just the latest attack against trans people from the Trump administration, which has also attempted to eliminate access to gender-affirming care for transgender people 19 and younger (a move that’s been paused by two federal judges); deny trans people the right to correct their passports; bar trans athletes from women’s sports; investigate schools that promote “gender ideology”; erase data on trans people from government websites; and transfer transgender federal prisoners to facilities that match their sex assigned at -birth.
Trump Erased Trans People From Stonewall’s Website. They Showed Up In Person.
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This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals — especially transgender women of color — who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
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This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonours the immense contributions of transgender individual.
Transgender references removed from Stonewall monument website
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The move was made to comply with an executive order from Mr. Trump that calls on the government to use “clear and accurate language and policies that recognize women are biologically female, and men are biologically male.”
‘Transgender,’ ‘queer’ removed from Stonewall National Monument website
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The result is a false history, cleansed of its politically inconvenient actors.
"Can't spell history without a T": Hundreds protest Trump's trans erasure at Stonewall
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Trans activists say that by stripping references to transgender and queer people from the Stonewall National Monument website, the Park Service is erasing a crucial part of the history it is meant to preserve.
Stonewall Monument’s Transgender History Scrubbed by Trump Administration
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Summary
The National Park Service's recent removal of transgender references from the Stonewall National Monument website has ignited widespread protests and backlash among LGBTQ+ activists. Critics labeled the action as historical revisionism, asserting that it diminishes the vital contributions of transgender individuals, especially during the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a pivotal event in LGBTQ+ history. Prominent trans activists voiced their outrage, emphasizing the need for visibility and recognition. The website's changes appear to align with President Trump's executive order defining sex strictly as male and female, further entrenching a narrative that seeks to erase transgender identities from history.
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