Explained: Why The Pride Flag Removal At Stonewall Is Sparking Outrage In America

The Trump administration has stopped flying the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York, angering activists who describe the move a swipe at the nation's first monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ history. The rainbow flag, one of the world's most well known emblems of LGBTQ+ rights, was quietly removed recently from a flagpole on the National Park Service-run site in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.