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Pride Flag Still Flies at Stonewall as Interior Rejects Exception Under New Flag Policy

Federal officials cite a new Interior policy restricting non‑agency flags at National Park Service sites.

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LBGTQ supporters raise a pride flag alongside an already-flying U.S. flag at the Stonewall National Monument Thursday, Feb. 11, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Conjoined flags, an American flag and a Pride flag, fly together at the Stonewall National Monument on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2026 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)

Overview

  • Local officials and activists re-raised the rainbow banner on Feb. 12, and it remained aloft at the Stonewall National Monument through Feb. 14.
  • The Department of the Interior denounced the re-raising as a political stunt and said it will not grant exceptions to the Jan. 21 guidance.
  • The policy limits NPS-managed flagpoles to the U.S. flag, Department of the Interior flags, and the POW/MIA flag, with only narrow exceptions.
  • Activists ultimately threaded the Pride flag into the halyard so it now flies alongside the American flag after an initial temporary setup fell short.
  • More than 20 LGBTQ organizations formally urged Interior and the GSA to restore the display, arguing the monument’s history warrants an exception and pointing to prior website edits that narrowed trans and queer references.