City and state lawmakers packed into Christopher Park at the Stonewall National Monument on the morning of Feb. 12 for a “Hands Off Our Flag” rally against the Trump administration’s decision to remove the Rainbow Flag there earlier in the week.
The event came just hours before several state and federal lawmakers were planning to raise the flag yet again on federal land at the park, which has become the center of national — and even international — attention as outrage has continued to build since Gay City News first reported on the flag’s removal on Feb. 9. Against the backdrop of a large version of the Progress Pride Flag, elected officials delivered remarks alongside individuals representing non-profit groups and LGBTQ advocacy organizations.
