Trump Admin Caves to Slew of LGBT Lawsuits, Reinstalls ‘Pride’ Symbol at National Monument

Trump administration officials agreed on Monday to allow the “pride” flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City to fly once more.

The change comes after the Trump administration had removed the flag earlier this year, a move which immediately sparked legal challenges from LGBT activist groups.

The Department of the Interior had directed the National Park Service to remove the controversial flag, contending that non-agency flags could not be officially flown, according to a report from CBS News.

But the policy provoked a lawsuit against Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the National Park Service, and other defendants.

The Trump administration has agreed to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York. -AP pic.twitter.com/OWP9wGuV17

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Alexander Kristofcak, an attorney who represented the plaintiffs, said in a statement that “the whole reason why the flag belongs at