Stonewall Inn

The US is reducing HIV/AIDS funding through Medicaid restrictions, international funding cuts, and NIH budget reductions. Activists, including original and new organizers, protested at New York City's Stonewall Inn with a die-in to demand the government preserve decades of progress. The event marked 45 years since the first AIDS cases were reported.

Stacy Lentz co-owns the Stonewall Inn, which she bought in 2006 with three others using credit card debt. The group aims to preserve the historic LGBTQ+ site's legacy while supporting future community initiatives through the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative.

Republican-led states are rebranding June as 'nuclear family month' or 'fidelity month' in response to LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations, which are widely observed as a commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall uprising. The alternative labels are framed as counterprogramming to LGBTQ+ events.

Gov. Tony Evers raised the Progress Pride flag over the Wisconsin State Capitol for his eighth and final time, emphasizing the state's commitment to recognizing and celebrating LGBTQ Wisconsinites. He highlighted the importance of Pride Month amid national political tensions, referencing efforts to erase LGBTQ history and the recent court ruling against the military ban on trans service members.

The Trump administration agreed to retain the rainbow Pride flag at New York’s Stonewall National Monument, reversing a February removal decision. This move aims to resolve a lawsuit by LGBTQ+ and historic preservation groups seeking to block the flag’s removal, pending judicial approval.