Stonewall riots: No one can erase the truth that trans women kickstarted the LGBTQ+ rights movement

In February 2025, the Trump administration removed nearly all references to trans people from the Stonewall National Monument’s official website, which commemorates the Stonewall riots.

A description of the monument on its front page has replaced the acronym LGBTQ+, which is inclusive of trans people, with LGB. The page now only mentions lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in its explanation of the riots.

This erasure is particularly shocking and offensive given the incredibly important role trans people played in the the powerful uprising on 28 June 1969, which is the reason Pride Month is held in June each year.

The Trump administration can edit and alter state-owned websites all they want, but they can’t change the facts – that trans women like Marsha P. Johnson and

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