National Park Service removes pages for transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera
NPS removed the pages shortly after scrubbing transgender people from other government websites.
March 6, 2025
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Marsha P. Johnson's family fights for trans legacy at Stonewall
“This is not just an erasure of words — it is an erasure of history," Johnson's cousin says of the removal of "transgender" and "queer" from the website for the Stonewall National Monument.
February 19, 2025
No LGB without the T — queer community protests Trump's transgender erasure at Stonewall
The Stonewall Inn held a rally Friday to protest the Trump administration's erasure of transgender people from the historic landmark's website.
February 14, 2025
Martina Navratilova says trans people weren't involved in the early gay rights movement. She's wrong
Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and many other trans people were part of the modern queer rights movement that started with Stonewall.
January 28, 2025
What you need to know about the Stonewall uprising, which began 55 years ago
Some of the details are disputed, but here's what we know about what happened at the Stonewall Inn in 1969.
June 27, 2024
Jill and Ashley Biden welcome hundreds to rainbow-themed White House Pride Month party
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden hosted a colorful celebration of joy for the LGBTQ+ community on the South Lawn.
June 27, 2024
Democrats commemorate LGBTQ+ rights movement with Stonewall Day resolutions (exclusive)
The resolutions recognize the legacy of the Stonewall Uprising, which ignited the push for equal rights for queer folks.
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June 21, 2024
Democrats in Congress Introduce Transgender Day of Remembrance Resolution
"This resolution honors the lives of the trans people we have lost to senseless violence and stands as a symbol of their resilience," says U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
November 20, 2023
LGBTQ+ Cold Case Files: What Really Happened to Marsha P. Johnson?
More than three decades after her murder, Johnson’s case remains unsolved.
November 17, 2023
17 Women Who Changed the Course of LGBTQ+ History
For Women's History Month, we salute activists who've made LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s through the 2020s.
March 29, 2023