舒默的立法举措是在特朗普政府将彩虹旗从石墙国家纪念碑移除之后提出的
作者：亚历克斯·米勒
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年2月16日 美国东部时间上午11:44
纽约州民主党参议员少数党领袖查克·舒默正推动一项法案，要求联邦政府将彩虹旗视为与美国国旗地位同等的旗帜。
舒默宣布计划提出一项立法，将这面作为LGBTQ+运动象征的旗帜定为国会授权使用的旗帜。这一区分将使该旗帜获得与美国国旗、军旗、战俘/失踪军人旗及其他受国会认可的旗帜类似的法律保护。
他此举的背景是特朗普政府本月早些时候将一面彩虹旗从石墙酒馆外的国家纪念碑上移除。20世纪60年代发生在一家同性恋酒吧的警察与顾客冲突，被广泛认为是同性恋权利运动的开端。
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纽约州民主党参议员少数党领袖查克·舒默计划提出立法，将彩虹旗定为国会授权使用的旗帜，使其获得与美国国旗相同的法律保护。（凯文·迪茨奇/盖蒂图片社）
“石墙是圣地，国会必须立即采取行动，永久保护彩虹旗及其所代表的意义，”舒默表示，”特朗普的仇恨运动必须结束。”
此后，彩虹旗已被重新安装在石墙酒馆外的旗杆上，而舒默推动的立法将防止未来其被取下。
总统唐纳德·特朗普并未明确针对彩虹旗，但此前签署了一项行政命令，限制联邦财产上可展示的旗帜类型，确保只有美国国旗可以显眼展示。
舒默称民主党将”竭尽全力”反对选民身份法案，反对国土安全部参与选举事务
纽约州民主党参议员少数党领袖查克·舒默希望在彩虹旗被特朗普政府从石墙国家纪念碑取下后，将其定为国会授权使用的旗帜。（斯宾塞·普拉特/盖蒂图片社）
根据内政部一份内部备忘录，要求移除国家公园内”非机构”旗帜，彩虹旗随后被从纪念碑上取下。
这项由国家公园管理局代理局长杰西卡·博罗恩于1月底签署的指令，对该规则做了某些例外规定，包括历史旗帜、军事旗帜和联邦认可的部落旗帜。
柯林斯支持共和党选民身份法案，但不会废除阻挠议事规则
总统唐纳德·特朗普在华盛顿白宫南草坪登上海军一号前向媒体发表讲话，2026年2月13日。（塞缪尔·科鲁姆/西帕/彭博社通过盖蒂图片社）
石墙国家纪念碑由前总统巴拉克·奥巴马于2016年首次指定，现由该机构监督。这家著名同性恋酒吧外旗杆上的彩虹旗不在受保护旗帜和徽章之列。
“美国身份的核心是人人享有自由与正义——而这项立法将保护的正是这一点：每个国家公园自主决定悬挂何种旗帜的权利，”舒默表示，”试图伤害纽约和LGBTQ+社区的行为根本行不通，但石墙彩虹旗永远会飘扬。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字版报道美国参议院的撰稿人。
Schumer pushes bill to give Pride flag same status as US, military flags
Schumer’s legislation comes after Trump administration removed Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument
By Alex Miller
Fox News
Published February 16, 2026 11:44am EST
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is making a push to have the Pride flag considered on the same level as the U.S. flag in the eyes of the federal government.
Schumer announced plans to introduce legislation that would make the flag, a symbol of the LGBTQ movement, a congressionally authorized flag. The distinction would enshrine the flag with similar protections as the U.S. flag, military flags, POW/MIA flags and others recognized by Congress.
His move comes after the Trump administration removed a Pride flag from a national monument outside the Stonewall Inn earlier this month. A clash between police and patrons at a gay bar in the 1960s is widely considered the birth of the gay rights movement.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to introduce legislation that would congressionally authorize Pride flags, giving the symbol of the LGBTQ community the same legal protection as the U.S. flag.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty)
“Stonewall is sacred ground and Congress must act now to permanently protect the Pride flag and what it stands for,” Schumer said. “Trump’s hateful crusade must end.”
The flag has since been reinstalled atop the pole outside the Stonewall Inn, and Schumer’s legislative push would prevent it from being taken down in the future.
President Donald Trump has not explicitly targeted the Pride flag but previously signed an executive order restricting what types of flags may be displayed on federal property to ensure only the U.S. flag is prominently flown.
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The Pride flag was taken down from the monument following an internal memo from the Department of the Interior ordering “non-agency” flags at national parks be removed.
The directive, signed by National Park Service Acting Director Jessica Bowron in late January, included certain exceptions to the rule, including historical flags, military flags and federally recognized flags from tribal nations.
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The Stonewall National Monument, first designated by former President Barack Obama in 2016, falls under the agency’s supervision. The Pride flag atop a large flagpole outside the famous gay bar did not fall under the list of protected flags and pennants.
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“The very core of American identity is liberty and justice for all — and that is what this legislation would protect: each national park’s ability to make its own decision about what flag can be flown,” Schumer said. “Attempts to hurt New York and the LGBTQ community simply won’t fly, but the Stonewall Pride flag always will.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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