It has been pointed out to me that I have not validated the veracity of the stor(ies) about these changes. Bad me. ALWAYS check your sources and stories.
The National Park Service rocks.
Do not take this out on them.
They are not the ones who did this.
Please follow @altnps.bsky.social to stay informed.
Thank you.
Yes they do and still we must not rely on them for accurate history as they are bending knee to a tyrant. I am informed and it's time to rely on NON GOVERNMENT resources to preserve history
YOu are correct, thanks for holding me accountable. So tired of all the things we have to double check/fact check that I sometimes take shortcuts I shouldn't.
Just completely furious these days. Didn't mean to spill out on the good guys and yes, I love the follow you recommended.
Appreciate this haha. I know I certainly came off harsher than I meant to there as well, apologies for that.
Everywhere I see people attacking the NPS proper for this, and I'm just a bit tired. They don't want this. And logically, if the treasury is compromised by the Rat and cronies, what isn't?
There are idiot fascists with read/write access to our SSNs. Do you really think it's that unlikely for loyalists or outsiders to be the ones making the changes to the websites to circumvent employees who won't want to comply?
As an eye witness, I watched them obey without a blink from 2016-20, in Utah. And most of them were temporary/seasonal hires too (no "career" to sacrifice).
The LGBTQIA+ should BUY The Stonewall Inn and take care of it ourselves!
How poetic would it be for a community often left to care for themselves to be the caretakers for a monument to the beginning of our fight for equal rights?
I think it's about the National Park Service website (and all government websites), not the location itself. Just like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's website that now has ZERO reference to gender identity because they are funded by the Government and our King has ruled.
"The Verge reported that three reports previously on the NCMEC website had become inaccessible, each of which mentioned LGBTQ people — one on suicidal tendencies of missing children, one on male victims of sex trafficking and one analysis on children in state care who go missing."
NPS didn't do this. It's those who now have control of the systems and the employees making this change. Protect the national parks. Don't deface them physically. Use your voices and speak out! Bug those in charge so they have to listen and take action. Be cicadas!!
I am a former NPS federal employee, intern and volunteer. I temporarily left due to childcare and health issues from a new baby. My family may be losing our income, we're a federal employee family. I support the NPS and its inclusivity.
The NPS isn't doing this, they had a TON of website pages on LGBTQ and more. The ones responsible are the ones in charge now taking over agencies by force. There is a huge coalition of resistance, trying to stop this.
They are, it's just not right to vandalize a national park. I completely get the message here and am fine with it, I'm saying it risks encouraging other forms of vandalism.
Being seen/recognized matters. It does matter. But be the wind. You can see it but you can see what it does, how powerful it is capable of being, how powerful it is. BE THE WIND. I am forever with you.
It is an attack on all of mankind when you try to erase facts. It is a fact that the transgender community participated in Stonewall. This is a crime in and of itself.
Their distracting while they sell government programs off to their Buddys for privatization. And then they popped back up with a different website because they’re owned by a different entity.
I sent a comment to NPS about the now T-less Stonewall National Monument webpage. I told them the page is now a hate crime and they should put the Ts back or take the whole fucking page down.
Per altNPS, no Park Service employee did this. It is one of the few agencies that has historically stood up to the Orange A$$hat, and continues to do so.
It’s definitely time to start fighting back. I wonder how long before Martial Law kicks in. I will not go to a camp!! And, I hope all of my lgbtq brothers and sisters are prepared to defend themselves. #FuckTrump #FuckMusk
No you won’t go anywhere. You are our families and friebds. My mama bear hackles are raised so high right now. Anyone threatening the existence of my child is on my shit list.
Str8t sis man here, LGBTA+ peoples still love ya equally 2 every1 else and idgaf what the tyrant does,not changing my mind or bowing 2 the big oversized orange baby orangutan n charge and laughing baboon n a monkey suit moron friend muskrat with his chattering monkey child n their communism.
It seems to me that if they want prayer in schools they should have no problem with freedom of speech.
Maybe they know their days are numbered. At least let them pray before they die.
And I don’t know if a better way to fight fascism than be more fascist than they are and silence them for good. Just don’t use water to fight a magnesium fire.🔥
People who are homophonic, or hyper sensitive thus cruel to others about gender or sensuality often harbour confusions within themselves. Suppressing freedom will further repress them so that the only way they can express their own confusion is through cruelty. It's a tragic cycle.
No, you won't. Nor will those of us who support you.
Your community is far bigger --and better-- than any (temporarily in power) group of bigots in Washington, D.C.
Just remember the national forest people are being fired left and right this is NOT their decision~ with that said we all have a fight this is a part of the one of many battles we HAVE 2 win!
Fundamental human rights on the line along with our planets stability. There is no going back only forward
Lots of love out to all our LGBTQ brothers and sisters today and especially our transgender friends who are being so openly abused by this malevolent Oompa Loompa and his hate brigade — I see you all and I love you all.
Being careful means knowing your risks, weighing your ability to withstand violence and state repression, etc. That said, there’s nothing like non-violent civil disobedience for changing the world.
This needs to be shouted from every rooftop. We won't disappear just because you change a government, either. We are not going anywhere, and we are legion.
HUNDRED PERCENT THIS! She was a revolutionary, along with her peers, and they fought HARD (and are still fighting, in Miss Major's case) to continue to embed trans rights.
This must not go without being powerfully resisted.
Remember, please, that Marsha P. Johnson said on many occasions that she was not there when the uprising started. But showed up a few hours later.
We can give her and Rivera their due props without doing erasure ourselves.
(Stormé DeLarverie and so many others, however. . . . )
Thank you.
These conversations help to educate♥️
I hope people read your posted article; it's pretty good.
This old dyke is tired of the myth---but mostly tired of kids who attack viciously when one counters the revisionist trope.
But I'm loving the Bluesky politeness I'm seeing around this conversation today.
By 'small and inconsequential' I mean 'specifically who threw that brick' not anything more broad...the riot in itself was absolutely necessary and still has a positive impact today and we should all know about it.
It's frustrating when we attack each other. Especially over something that's really quite small and (to us, now) inconsequential. They were all revolutionaries and all part of it...they all deserve their flowers.
No well it does matter, especially as by all accounts, Marsha wasn't the one to throw the brick. These things seem to get written into lore and that article definitely helps explain why that's counterproductive at times.
I’m on board for both and all of these mass protests. But it is also an every day effort. Buy less shit every day. Calls, petitions, emails, signs etc - something every day.
I completely agree! My little fam & I already began our purge in December of avoiding stores that supported trump, more with the DEI hate, got the Goods Unite Us app to aid in avoiding companies that donated to maga politicians, & dropped online subs like Prime. Call or email almost every day 💙
Call your legislators red or blue and let them know what’s on your mind. This is a tool recommended by the Meidas Touch Network who says calling makes politicians cave more than emails.
Nazis on the other hand… they disappear real fast when you show them you’re not playing around anymore 😈. Also glad to see that the idea for sidewalk chalk protests is out and about too. I picked up the smaller crayola sidewalk chalk recently with the same ideas 💙
I’m proud of my activities as an activist back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. I can only hope today’s younger generations can rise to the challenge facing us all.
This really the funniest shit the only weapon they got is white-out and we got 'always been here, always gonna be here'. The more they touch to try and erase, the more awareness they draw.
Such weak ass pansy moves. Angsty MAGA Wiki Editors Strike Back.
Can we get all the civil rights associated monuments registered on the national historic register as backup protection? And locations outside of DC, some kind of state protection? I'm scared he's gonna get ideas to bulldoze our sacred places and put up statues of himself in their ruins
When those in power defy the courts.
Defy the law.
Defy the will of the people, there is only one answer:
MASS ACTION
Strikes & Marches
Watch for notices on social media.
Look for local protests, show up, and make your voice heard.
This fight isn’t over—it’s just beginning.
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Fwiw the more outlandish, silly, and just demonstrably absurd the action, the harder it is to ignore
The more costly it is for the acted upon the better as well
I’d really be interested in knowing if there’s a survey of how many people were attacked by trans individuals in bathrooms vs. how many people were attacked by straight male pastors/teachers/managers.
Kristen B. aka @newgirlny-fl.bsky.social keeps track of exactly this! She’s an absolutely stellar human being and always my go-to for throwing this whole “queer ppl are sexual offenders” argument out the window! She’s one of many of my trans heroes!
Ahhh! Hi! I think you’re amazing! Keep up the good work, diva! You keep our names in good standing with your honest good work! I will always stand with my trans familia! 🩵🤍🩷
There is no historical evidence that anyone in particular "threw the first brick" but even those commonly attributed as the first were NOT just "drag queens" but trans women. This incident is a specific attack on TRANS people, btw, not drag queens, who can and often are cis. Time and place, people.
It was the bath houses in Toronto. Drag queens have always been the toughest. Could give Drax a run for his money. Man do they know how to use a stiletto.
I just went to the NPS Stonewall website, and filled out the survey with questions and negative comments about the removal of QT. I specifically addressed the Stonewall webpage. Maybe we can get a million people to do that?
You can find information about a general nationwide strike here: https://generalstrikeus.com/the general idea is to get 3.5% of citizens to commit, then pick a date. It’s important to have enough people commit so that it can make an impact and not just be performative. @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
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And if that's the way it has to be, there are going to be a few more people throwing bricks this time. We tried to warn them.
Do not take this out on them.
They are not the ones who did this.
Please follow @altnps.bsky.social to stay informed.
Thank you.
Just completely furious these days. Didn't mean to spill out on the good guys and yes, I love the follow you recommended.
It's hard to keep up.
Thanks for this comment; many wouldn't.
Everywhere I see people attacking the NPS proper for this, and I'm just a bit tired. They don't want this. And logically, if the treasury is compromised by the Rat and cronies, what isn't?
There are idiot fascists with read/write access to our SSNs. Do you really think it's that unlikely for loyalists or outsiders to be the ones making the changes to the websites to circumvent employees who won't want to comply?
How poetic would it be for a community often left to care for themselves to be the caretakers for a monument to the beginning of our fight for equal rights?
I am a former NPS federal employee, intern and volunteer. I temporarily left due to childcare and health issues from a new baby. My family may be losing our income, we're a federal employee family. I support the NPS and its inclusivity.
Let’s not act like civility is even valid anymore either
It is and should be. If we all become complacent, they win.
sorry, there is no federal entity in the area otherwise to mark so this is where the mark's gotta go
I hope that the *actual* on the ground staff of NPS "mess up" their cleaning rotas
They will fight this as best they can.
They've been rockin' it since T's first administration.
Will
Never be erased!
Never going back!
Maybe they know their days are numbered. At least let them pray before they die.
Your community is far bigger --and better-- than any (temporarily in power) group of bigots in Washington, D.C.
Stay strong! United we stand.
The website stuff is to give the illusion of legitimacy.
Fundamental human rights on the line along with our planets stability. There is no going back only forward
Defend mother earth like you would defend your own ass or your own babies
We need that level of mama bear vibes at this point
It's up to us to keep the truth alive.
This must not go without being powerfully resisted.
We can give her and Rivera their due props without doing erasure ourselves.
(Stormé DeLarverie and so many others, however. . . . )
Thank you.
https://www.them.us/story/who-threw-the-first-brick-at-stonewall
I hope people read your posted article; it's pretty good.
This old dyke is tired of the myth---but mostly tired of kids who attack viciously when one counters the revisionist trope.
But I'm loving the Bluesky politeness I'm seeing around this conversation today.
Could you work your superhero American magic and please make sure this stops?
We are getting terribly worried and soooo not amused!!!!
https://5calls.org/
Treat it as such.
The election was hacked and our Democracy is being dismantled by the unelected billionaires
Such weak ass pansy moves. Angsty MAGA Wiki Editors Strike Back.
Maybe Quakers can claim the Alice Paul women's monument as a place of worship...
Defy the law.
Defy the will of the people, there is only one answer:
MASS ACTION
Strikes & Marches
Watch for notices on social media.
Look for local protests, show up, and make your voice heard.
This fight isn’t over—it’s just beginning.
💙 SHARE this post 💙
They'll just say wait. As they always do.
Waiting took us backwards.
The more costly it is for the acted upon the better as well
I believe they will
Fellow Virginians! I'll have a BlueSky butterfly on the backs of my signs -- please come say hi if you are in Richmond on Monday!
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