WASHINGTON (TNND) \u2014 A Pride flag will return to the Stonewall National Monument in New York City after it was removed from the federal flagpole by the Trump administration in February. <\/p>\n
The administration agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ+ and preservation groups. A judge must also approve the deal. <\/p>\n
The Interior Department and National Park Service \u201chave confirmed their intention to maintain a Pride flag at Stonewall,” lawyers for the government wrote in a joint court filing. <\/p>\n
According to the U.S. flag code, the Pride flag will be positioned below the U.S. flag. <\/p>\n
Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal helped organize a Pride flag-raising protest at the monument following the removal. <\/p>\n
“We fought the Trump administration and won,” Hoylman-Sigal said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe as an LGBTQ community celebrate the legal climb-down by the gutless Trump Administration on their contemptuous attempt to erase queer people from American history at Stonewall, the birthplace of the worldwide LGBTQ human rights movement,” Hoylman-Sigal added, who is the first openly gay person elected to his job.<\/p>\n
The park service agency took the flag down in February to comply with federal guidance on flag displays. As of Jan. 21, a park service memo restricted the display of POW\/MIA flags. However, flags that provide “historical context” are exempt. <\/p>\n