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Time Out
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time Out
Brooklyn Brewery is providing $25,000 in grants to the NYC trans community
This year, Pride feels a bit different. While New York will always find reason to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community in any regard, this year's festivities call for more than just waving a rainbow flag. In response to a slew of anti-LGBTIA+ legislation from the current presidential administration, much of which targets the trans community, the organizers for NYC Pride announced this year's theme: "Rise up: Pride in Protest." 'The challenges we face today, particularly in this political climate, require us to stand together in solidarity,' said Kazz Alexander, NYC Pride Co-Chair, on their website. 'Pride is not merely a celebration of identity—it is a powerful statement of resistance, affirming that justice and equity will ultimately prevail for those who live and love on the margins.' Brooklyn Brewery is well aware of the fight. In response to Donald Trump's executive order proclaiming the federal government would only recognize two genders, the brewery responded in suit, actively condemning xenophobia, homophobia and division rooted in hatred of any kind. But this type of activism isn't new for the brewhouse: With core values tied to the queer community, the business has long advocated for the cause, providing LGBTIA+ resources and becoming a certified safe space, which has expanded to supporting queer communities across the globe. In regard to Pride, the brewery's The Stonewall Inn IPA—made in partnership with The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI)— has served as the 'Official Beer and Brewery of NYC Pride,' for three years running. But this year, the Brooklyn-based brewery is doing even more to help the most marginalized of the community. For Pride Month 2025, Brooklyn Brewery will be providing direct aid to the trans, non-binary and two spirit community of New York. In partnership with queer Latina activist, actor and Stonewall Inn Gives Back board member Angelica Christina, the brewery will distribute $25,000 in direct support to 25 members of the community—that's $1,000 each, to help cover basic needs such as housing, healthcare, transportation and food. 'The trans, nonbinary and 2 spirit community have been under massive attack these past several months,' says Christina in a press release. 'This current administration is intent on eradicating us while further pushing us into poverty. What Brooklyn Brewery seeks to do is offer monetary support during these precarious times. We hope to uplift the voices of our most vulnerable and at risk when it's needed the most. If you or someone you know is in need, please nominate yourself and/or them.' This program is open to all trans people aged 21-and-over and who are legal residents of New York City. The brewery will contact and select recipients on a rolling basis through December 2025. Findtrans person here.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Protests erupt after transgender references erased from Stonewall Monument website
The Brief Protesters rallied at the Stonewall National Monument after the National Park Service removed transgender references from its website Activists and officials, including Gov. Kathy Hochul, condemned the changes as an attempt to erase transgender history Advocates plan to push for the restoration of transgender references and challenge the federal policy restricting gender recognition. NEW YORK - Hundreds gathered at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City on Friday to protest the removal of transgender references from the National Park Service website. What we know The protest was sparked by the National Park Service removing the letters T and Q from LGBTQ+ references on the website, replacing them with "LGB rights movement." The monument, which commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots, remains dedicated to LGBTQ+ history, but activists argue the changes undermine the contributions of transgender individuals, particularly transgender women of color. The backstory The Stonewall National Monument was designated in 2016 by President Barack Obama. Last year, a $3.2 million visitor center opened at the site, supported by private donations and a $450,000 contribution from the National Park Service. The changes come as part of a broader Trump administration policy restricting federal recognition of gender to biological sex at birth. Conservative groups have praised the move, while medical professionals argue that gender is a spectrum. What they're saying New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned the edits, calling them "cruel and petty." "We will continue to exist, no matter what this administration throws at us," said Laura Li Creen, a transgender youth who spoke at the protest. Protesters also blasted federal lawmakers from New York, demanding that Senator Chuck Schumer and Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries to "get your [expletive] together and fight back." Stacy Lentz, CEO of The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, accused officials of attempting to "cis-wash LGBTQ history." The Source This article was written using information gathered from FOX 5 reporters and crews in the field.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Park Service Literally Erases Stonewall History In 'Cruel' Act Amid Trump Crackdown
References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The changes were made in the wake of an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office calling for the federal government to define sex as only male or female. 'This is just cruel and petty,' New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, posted on X. 'Transgender people play a critical role in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights — and New York will never allow their contributions to be erased.' The monument in Manhattan's Greenwich Village section is based in a tiny park across the street from the Stonewall Inn, a bar that became ground zero for the gay rights movement on June 28, 1969, when gay and transgender patrons and neighborhood residents fought back against a police raid. The park service website on Friday was still filled with information about the uprising, including photographs of noted transgender activists. But the words 'transgender' and 'queer' had been deleted from text that had been on the site. Also, the letters T and Q were cut from various references to the acronym LGBTQ and replaced with phrases like the 'LGB rights movement' or 'LGB civil rights.' Representatives of the present-day Stonewall Inn, which is part of the national monument, and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, a nonprofit organization associated with the historic bar, expressed anger and outrage over the changes. 'This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals — especially transgender women of color — who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights,' said organizers of the two entities in a statement. 'They're trying to literally cis-wash, if you will, LGBTQ history by taking trans folks and saying they didn't exist then and don't exist now,' said Stacy Lentz, CEO of The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative and a co-owner of The Stonewall Inn. 'It is very alarming.' Angelica Christina, who is board director of the initiative and a transgender woman, said the changes to the website are not surprising given 'the constant executive orders the Trump administration has been leveling against the trans community.' But she said it is shocking and unnerving to see the Stonewall National Monument in particular targeted: 'The West Village, and especially the Stonewall Inn, has always been a safe haven for the LGBT community.' Earlier this week, the homepage for the national monument said that 'Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) person was illegal.' On Thursday, it said: 'Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal.' The National Park Service did not respond to a message left Thursday seeking comment on the changes. The service previously did not respond to questions about whether Trump's executive order would mean changes for the monument. Timothy Leonard, Northeast program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, a 1.6 million-member nonprofit group that advocates on behalf of national parks and helped push for the Stonewall monument, said 'erasing letters or webpages' does not change history or the contributions of the transgender community at Stonewall or elsewhere. 'The National Park Service exists to not only protect and preserve our most cherished places but to educate its millions of annual national park visitors about the inclusive, full history of America,' Leonard said. Then President Barack Obama designated the Stonewall National Monument in 2016. Last year, a $3.2 million visitor center run by the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Pride Live opened at the site, in partnership with the park service, to tell the Stonewall story in more depth. The center was financed mostly with private donations, except for $450,000 from the park service's charitable arm. Trump's order declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female, based on whether people are born with eggs or sperm, rather than on their chromosomes. The change is being pitched as a way to protect women from 'gender extremism.' Conservative groups such as the American Family Association have praised the change as one that acknowledges the truth. But experts including the American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association hold that gender is a spectrum, not a binary structure consisting only of males and females. Kennedy Center Cancels Acclaimed Kids Musical Over 'Sparkly Boys,' Creators Hint Issa Rae Cancels Kennedy Center Show Amid Trump Overhaul PBS Makes Jarring Move Following Trump's DEI Edict
The Independent
14-02-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
US Park Service erases word ‘transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot
References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The changes were made in the wake of an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office calling for the federal government to define sex as only male or female. 'This is just cruel and petty,' New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, posted on X. 'Transgender people play a critical role in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights — and New York will never allow their contributions to be erased.' The monument in Manhattan's Greenwich Village section is based in a tiny park across the street from the Stonewall Inn, a bar that became ground zero for the gay rights movement on June 28, 1969, when gay and transgender patrons and neighborhood residents fought back against a police raid. The park service website on Friday was still filled with information about the uprising, including photographs of noted transgender activists. But the words 'transgender' and 'queer' had been deleted from text that had been on the site. Also, the letters T and Q were cut from various references to the acronym LGBTQ and replaced with phrases like the 'LGB rights movement' or 'LGB civil rights.' Representatives of the present-day Stonewall Inn, which is part of the national monument, and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, a nonprofit organization associated with the historic bar, expressed anger and outrage over the changes. 'This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals — especially transgender women of color — who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights," said organizers of the two entities in a statement. Earlier this week, the homepage for the national monument said that 'Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) person was illegal." On Thursday, it said: 'Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal.' The National Park Service didn't respond to a message left Thursday seeking comment on the changes. Previously, the park service hadn't responded to questions about whether Trump's executive order would mean changes for the monument. Then President Barack Obama designated the Stonewall National Monument in 2016. Last year, a $3.2 million visitor center run by the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Pride Live opened at the site, in partnership with the park service, to tell the Stonewall story in more depth. The center was financed mostly with private donations, except for $450,000 from the park service's charitable arm. Trump's order declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female, based on whether people are born with eggs or sperm, rather than on their chromosomes. The change is being pitched as a way to protect women from 'gender extremism.' Conservative groups such as the American Family Association have praised the change as one that acknowledges the truth. But experts including the American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association hold that gender is a spectrum, not a binary structure consisting only of males and females.
The Independent
14-02-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
US Park Service erases word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot
References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The changes were made in the wake of an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office calling for the federal government to define sex as only male or female. 'This is just cruel and petty,' New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, posted on X. 'Transgender people play a critical role in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights — and New York will never allow their contributions to be erased.' The monument in Manhattan's Greenwich Village section is based in a tiny park across the street from the Stonewall Inn, a bar that became ground zero for the gay rights movement on June 28, 1969, when gay and transgender patrons and neighborhood residents fought back against a police raid. The park service website on Friday was still filled with information about the uprising, including photographs of noted transgender activists. But the words 'transgender' and 'queer' had been deleted from text that had been on the site. Also, the letters T and Q were cut from various references to the acronym LGBTQ and replaced with phrases like the 'LGB rights movement' or 'LGB civil rights.' Representatives of the present-day Stonewall Inn, which is part of the national monument, and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, a nonprofit organization associated with the historic bar, expressed anger and outrage over the changes. 'This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals — especially transgender women of color — who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights," said organizers of the two entities in a statement. Earlier this week, the homepage for the national monument said that 'Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) person was illegal." On Thursday, it said: 'Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal.' The National Park Service didn't respond to a message left Thursday seeking comment on the changes. Previously, the park service hadn't responded to questions about whether Trump's executive order would mean changes for the monument. Then President Barack Obama designated the Stonewall National Monument in 2016. Last year, a $3.2 million visitor center run by the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Pride Live opened at the site, in partnership with the park service, to tell the Stonewall story in more depth. The center was financed mostly with private donations, except for $450,000 from the park service's charitable arm. Trump's order declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female, based on whether people are born with eggs or sperm, rather than on their chromosomes. The change is being pitched as a way to protect women from 'gender extremism.' Conservative groups such as the American Family Association have praised the change as one that acknowledges the truth. But experts including the American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association hold that gender is a spectrum, not a binary structure consisting only of males and females.
