Episode Summary:
Queernundrum listeners, we have a serious and urgent queernundrum to unpack. In February 2025, the National Park Service (NPS) quietly removed references to transgender activists from the Stonewall National Monument website—an act that erases the vital contributions of trans people to LGBTQ+ history. This isn’t just a simple edit; it’s part of a larger effort to rewrite history, erase queer activism, and justify ongoing discrimination against trans people today.
🗣️ In this episode, we get into:
🔥 The Stonewall Uprising – how trans activists like Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera led the fight against police brutality in 1969.
🔥 What the NPS did – the removal of transgender references from the Stonewall National Monument’s website and why this is an intentional political move.
🔥 Other instances of LGBTQ+ history being erased – from Trump’s attacks on federal LGBTQ+ protections to book bans in Florida and the rewriting of civil rights history in Texas.
🔥 How we fight back – demanding accountability from the NPS, pushing for inclusive education, supporting LGBTQ+ archives, and staying politically engaged.
📢 Queer history is under attack—again. The question is, what are we going to do about it? Tune in, get informed, and take action.
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Intro music by Jahzzar “Please Listen Carefully” “Jahzzar (betterwithmusic.com) CC BY-SA” and Outro music by Scott Holmes “Acoustic Indie Folk” @ scottianholmes@live.com.
Editor: H. Greystone via FinalCut Pro
Writer: H.Greystone
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