22 Jun 2023 7:54 am
Stonewall National Monument? Since when is there a national monument for ***?
Stonewall National Monument Vandalized Multiple Times During Pride Month (msn.com)
The Stonewall Monument, located outside the historic Stonewall Inn bar, has been targeted with vandalism four times during this year's Pride month.
For the fourth time this month, the Pride flags on display at New York City’s Stonewall National Monument have been vandalized. City Councilman Erik Bottcher told CBS New York that four broken flags were found at the historic LGBTQ+ landmark on Monday afternoon, just one day after more than 60 flags were broken. The Pride flags were also vandalized twice last week, prompting an investigation by the New York City Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force.On Sunday morning, police were called to the location after volunteers discovered that 68 flags had been pulled from the railings, snapped, and thrown to the ground. “We'll always have that reminder that there are those who don't support LGBTQ rights," one Stonewall visitor told FOX 5. "It’s upsetting and sad and concerning [...] at one of the sites where our rights were born and continue to grow."Steven Menendez, who volunteers at the Stonewall Monument and creates the annual Pride Month display, worked to replace the flags. “We have so much hatred and anger in the air right now,” he told the outlet. “We really need to reverse that and replace it with love, compassion, and acceptance.”
