Lawsuit filed against Trump admin over Stonewall pride flag removal
NEW YORK - Several non-profits have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration regarding the removal of the pride flag at Stonewall.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12: People watch as local politicians put up an LGBTQ+ Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument after the Trump administration had the National Park Service remove it earlier in the week on February 12, 2026 in New
Lawsuit against Trump admin
What we know:
The non-profit groups involved in the lawsuit are the Gilbert Baker Foundation, Village Preservation and Equality New York.
Plaintiffs of the suit are requesting the court order the government to restore the official LGBTQ+ pride flag that was originally sanctioned.
Trump administration removes pride flag from Stonewall Monument
FOX 5 NY's Kendall Green has the latest.
More specifically, the lawsuit asked the court to declare the removal "unlawful" under the Administrative Procedure Act –
The lawsuit in its entirety can be read below:
The backstory:
The pride flag was removed on Feb. 10 in response to a memo the Trump administration issued last month.
According to the memo, only these specific flags are permitted to fly at national park sites:
- The United States of America flag
- The Department of the Interior flags
- The POW/MIA (prisoner of war/missing in action) flag
New York officials re-raised the pride flag two days after the Trump administration removed it from the monument.
The Source: This article includes information from a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration.