President Trump’s executive order requiring federal agencies to recognize only two genders has sparked controversy, especially regarding its impact on the Stonewall National Monument. The order led to the removal of transgender and queer references from the monument’s website, which many see as erasing their contributions to the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
Signed in January 2025, the order mandates a strict binary definition of sex and eliminates gender diversity materials. The changes to the Stonewall website focus solely on LGB rights, ignoring the role of transgender individuals.
The move has drawn protests and criticism from figures like Governor Kathy Hochul and Congressman Jerrold Nadler, who argue that transgender people were pivotal to the Stonewall Uprising.
This action is part of a broader push to limit transgender rights, facing legal challenges from civil rights groups who claim it violates constitutional protections.
