Even #LGBTQ people who are raised in the most progressive communities often have gaps in their understanding of queer history. This thread shows why it's important to never stop learning and exploring our own origins.

We are SO PROUD of everyone who is keeping up the momentum at the protests today! Do NOT allow these fascists to erase our humanity! Marginalized Americans and #immigrants deserve to be seen, valued, and CELEBRATED for our contributions to this incredible nation! #handsoff #fiftyfiftyone

"If citizens endorse the idea that people named by authorities as 'criminals' or 'terrorists' have no right to due process, then they are accepting that they themselves have no right to due process." Denying #lgbtq and #immigrant rights will not stop there. snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

We're glad to see the records about Harriet Tubman were restored. But this is just a preview of more absurd revisionism to come. They will continue trying to erase marginalized Americans from history and public life. We must not let them succeed. apnews.com/article/harr...

Non-binary representative SJ Howell is definitely an American we should all be proud of! This is a great example of what happens when the voices of non-binary Americans are heard and valued rather than erased. #lgbtq #lgbtqia www.erininthemorning.com/p/17-montana...

Erasing #trans, #queer, and #intersex people from history was only the start. Now fascist amnesia is being applied to Black people and slavery as well. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

We agree with Santa. People who straightwash history should definitely get coal in their holiday stockings.

To our President and all his sychophants who willingly erase the humanity of #lgbtq, #trans, #queer, #intersex, and other marginalized Americans, we say: HANDS OFF OUR HISTORY!!! #HandsOff #HandsOffHistory #GoodTrouble

We salute everyone who sought out good trouble today! We are PROUD of you!!! KEEP FIGHTING!!! #HandsOff #HandsOffOurHistory #GoodTrouble

A valauble perspective on the home-grown nature of queer history. #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA blog.archive.org/2025/04/02/v...

Looking for some of that good trouble @booker.senate.gov suggested? Try this! handsoff2025.com

We are PROUD of you @booker.senate.gov! We agree that this is OUR moral moment! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

📢 The OAH stands firmly with the Smithsonian Institution and the National Park Service as they continue their vital work to update and expand historical interpretations that reflect the full complexity of America’s past. 📖 Read our full statement here: ow.ly/Hhqc50VrVgR

#TDOV In 2015, Sylvia Rivera made transgender history when this portrait was added to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. It’s the first portrait of a transgender person to be included in NPG's holdings. #MakingGayHistory⁠ #TransgenderDayOfVisibility

We were thinking of our #trans friends and family with every keystroke as we created realstonewall.com Because their contributions to our country deserve RECOGNITION and CELEBRATION! We SEE you! And we will not let ANYONE forget the gifts you have given us! #transdayofvisibility #tdov

Our latest report has been posted. 🌈 nationalprideservice.org/national-pri...

"Improper ideology" = Any history that even hints at the violent realities of existing as not-male, not-white, or not-straight person in this country. How dare we contradict the apple-pie-and-ice-cream fantasies of fragile fascists with our truths! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Any optimism we have about restored federal websites must be cautious. One of our rangers explains why in this essay. #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #history nationalprideservice.org/why-the-pent...

We we're Today-years-old when we learned about this excellent resource. Go have a look!

when tears glisten in the eye and you think you’re going to die behold — it isn’t your time yet for there are still rainbows in the sky… #poetry #hope #rainbow #photography #rainstorm

Our Ranger-led activity this week is Read a Banned Book. You can read the activity on our website or follow along in this thread. Get those library cards ready! For this week's resilience exercise, we want you to read a banned book. #WellnessWednesday nationalprideservice.org/ranger-led-a...

"The review is ongoing and meant to comply with the policy and not erase history." If a Up-is-Down and Down-is-Up policy was issued, the Pentagon would make everyone stand on their heads. Complying with a policy designed to erase people is erasure. Period. www.npr.org/2025/03/20/n...

"We will not remain silent as history is rewritten. Our students deserve better." Hear, hear! 🙌👏 www.advocate.com/voices/why-h...

This was likely thoughtlessness instead of malice. Hopefully, this town learned that page views are the wrong success metric for diversity content. Local govs, please be VERY thoughtful and sensitive about any web revisions you make during these scary times! triangleblogblog.com/2025/03/19/t...

Looks like @npr.org has caught up to the federal purge of marginalized Americans. As we've been saying, it's not just the Ts and Qs being targeted! @wendylrouse.bsky.social is quoted, saying her article was axed when she (rightfully) asked that it be restored. Shameful! www.npr.org/2025/03/19/n...

You can't deport history. But that didn't stop the bigots in charge from trying! We restored a page they deleted on #Latinx #LGBTQ+ spaces that shows off six spots in America where these unique and fabulous members of the #LGBTQ+ community thrived. nationalprideservice.org/latinx-lgbtq...

Some much needed good news. Even the government admitted in court that #transgender service members are people we should be PROUD of! They even acknowledged #trans service members have "made America safer." We're glad #trans service members have received the reprieve they deserve.

This story shows the bigots in charge are using an "auto-removal" process to erase marginalized Americans from records. "The computer is a bigot, not me" is like blaming your speeding on your car. You're still responsible. You owe Black Americans an apology. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Our latest report has been posted. 🌈 nationalprideservice.org/national-pri...

“I wish that they would spend even a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me, thinking about how to lower the costs for American families." Rep. McBride has her priorities straight! Our leaders shouldn't be wasting time on petty bullying and bigotry. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

This is a much-needed effort! Thank you for leading on this!

Our Ranger-led activity this week is Take a Screen Break. You can read the activity on our website or follow along in this thread. For the first part, all you have to do is step away from screens for 20 mins. Easy right? Not so much... #WellnessWednesday nationalprideservice.org/ranger-led-a...

One of our rangers penned this essay b/c they are concerned about how arbitrary the revisions were. If you somehow still believe erasure will be limited to #trans, #intersex, and #queer people, we hope this will make you rethink that. #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA nationalprideservice.org/ls-gs-and-bs...

We're helping the National Park Service again by bringing back the Parks and #LGBTQ Heritage page. We found several other related pages were deleted even if they didn't mention #trans, #intersex or #queer people. So much for precision erasure! #LGBTQIA nationalprideservice.org/deleting-the...

If you want proof of how stupid the #LGBTQ+ history purge is getting, look no further. Images of the Enola Gay, a plane used to drop NUKES, have been marked for deletion. #Gay people drop shade, not bombs. You think the world's greatest military minds would know that. 🤦 apnews.com/article/dei-...

There’s no debate: so-called ‘conversion therapy’ is a dangerous practice, not therapy, and it has no place in our communities. These bans exist to protect LGBTQ+ children from harm—period. The Court must uphold the 10th Circuit decision, finding that these laws are constitutional.

If you want something wholesome and endearing to do today, keep the Tesla stock on your screen.

Karen Ortiz is a hero. She couldn't stop cases representing #trans workers from being dismissed, but she made it impossible for her agency's new leaders to do so comfortably or quietly. We hope others are inspired by her courage. #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA thehill.com/homenews/ap/...

We've received a request for aid from these folks who are providing community services to #trans people in Texas. Please consider helping them out with their electricity bill!

Our preferred headline would have been: "Texas Man Fired for Taking a Stand Against #LGBTQ+ Erasure" There are hundreds of tiny acts of courage like this that never make the news. They will ADD up! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We love this! All of the CDC's valuable health archives have been restored W/O the bigotry! Hurray for the volunteer archivists who made this happen! #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA www.404media.co/archivists-r...

We have a Ranger-led activity for you this week called You Exist. Taking a moment for yourself may seem selfish but it's a key part of resilience. Click the link for the blog version or follow along in this thread. 🧵 #WellnessWednesday nationalprideservice.org/ranger-led-a...

Did you know there was a genderless preacher in the 1700s known as the Public Universal Friend? The US #government deleted the Friend's Home and other #lgbtq+ places from their records. We brought them back because friendship & love are ALWAYS in style! ✨ ❤️ nationalprideservice.org/lgbtq-places...

We have a website now!!! ✨🌈 We'll be posting even more of the #lgbtq materials the government censored along with cheerful commentary from our rangers. 😁 Come check it out! And sign up for our emails to get a regular, curated rundown of our posts! nationalprideservice.org/greetings-fr...

Some awesome protest art popped up at #Stonewall! We're so PROUD of the artists who made this happen! THANK YOU for standing up to the erasure of #trans, #intersex, and #queer Americans! ✊🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

The attack against #LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S. are being felt elsewhere, as Stonewall in the UK is facing budget cuts due to Elon Musk's destruction of USAID. How far will this go? How many rights will be lost across the globe for #queer and #trans people?

Didn't you catch our transgender news stream today? Here are the highlights on one page! transgenderreport.com/ #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Some great #trans news for today! In North Carolina, #transgender people no longer need to provide proof of surgery to get their real gender on their birth certificates. So if you are #trans and were born in North Carolina? Great news! Get that birth certificate!