America’s National Park Service is seemingly in the process of removing bisexuals from the Stonewall National Monument website…
Head to the Stonewall National Monument website, run by the National Park Service, and you’ll notice a new edit. As reported by independent journalist Erin Reed, the website is in the process of erasing bisexuals from American LGBTQ+ history. The landing page now reads, “Before the 1960s, almost everything about living authentically as a gay or lesbian person was illegal.”
The omission comes after the removal of trans and queer from the website in February. The webpage continues to become historically inaccurate as it erases and edits pages to meet guidelines under Trump’s executive order to recognize only two sexes.
What changed on the Stonewall National Monument website?
Prior to the Trump administration the Stonewall National Monument website read “Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) person was illegal.” Along with the removal of transgender and queer, the website edited the acronym to LGB. Now, the acronym has been deleted altogether.
Clicking through the website, it seems changes are still being implemented. The “Education” tab, as of publication, still mentions bisexual. The page reads in part, “Stonewall Inn sparked fresh momentum for the LGB civil rights movement!” LGB is also still present on the page for the Virtual Fence Exhibit. Other pages have broken links or say “in-progress.” Though it is unclear when they went offline.
The Stonewall National Monument Instagram page, hasn’t been impacted…yet. Its Instagram bio still reads LGBTQ+. The inconsistency continues to suggest the utter chaos and confusion Trump’s order has caused.
What role did bisexuals play at Stonewall?
There is no question about it. Bisexuals were present at Stonewall! That is a fact!
While there are many stories to share, the most famous is Brenda Howard’s. A New York City, bi-con (bisexual + icon), Howard spearheaded a one-month anniversary rally in recognition of the Stonewall uprising. For the first anniversary, Howard and a committee of other LGBTQ+ people, organized a Pride Week and Parade. This event evolved into the Pride celebrations and New York City Pride march known globally today. Her role led many to dub her “The Mother of Pride.”
Why was trans and queer removed in the first place?
After taking office, Trump signed a number of executive orders including one recognizing only two sexes, male and female. The move specifically targeted transgender rights and gender ideology. The order required government agencies to purge “all statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications, or other internal and external messages that promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology.”
Many pages erased mentions of trans, queer and non-binary people, while others were forced to restore them by a court order . The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), still mentions LGBTQ+, but has a disclaimer reading “Per a court order, HHS [US Department of Health and Human Services] is required to restore this website…” It goes on to say information promoting gender ideology is “extremely inaccurate” and how the current administration rejects gender ideology condemning “the harm it causes to children.”
Shortly after the erasure of transgender and queer from the National Park Service’s website, protests erupted outside the Stonewall Inn. In an ABC News article from February, Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative’s Angelica Christina said, “It was also trans people, especially trans women of colour, like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, black and brown trans women that stood at the forefront of this movement.”
The demonstrations showed the world that trans and gender non-conforming people cannot be erased. It also reminded everyone of the impact they have made in LGBTQ+ history.
UPDATE (June 11, 2025 – 7:00pm): National Park Service has re-added bisexual to the main page of the Stonewall National Monument website. It has not been updated on the “History & Culture” page as of yet.
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