The National Park Service has agreed to restore the rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, following a proposed legal settlement filed in federal court.
The agreement comes after the flag was removed in February without notice, sparking criticism and a lawsuit from New Yorkers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates.
The monument marks the site of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, widely seen as the beginning of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States.
Under the proposed settlement, the Pride flag will be reinstalled alongside the US flag within seven days and will not be removed again except for maintenance or operational reasons.
The dispute began when the National Park Service said the flag was not considered an official expression of government policy, leading to its removal.
The move triggered public backlash and legal action against the federal government, with plaintiffs arguing that the decision undermined the historical significance of the site.
The agreement now awaits approval from a federal judge in Manhattan.
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