When did park rangers ditch their wilderness maps for rainbow flags?

Since 1916, the National Park Service (NPS) has been dedicated to “taking care of the national parks and helping Americans take care of their communities.” But in recent years, they’ve been tangled up with LGBT agendas. In fact, years of LGBT-related promotion set the stage for a firestorm a couple weeks ago when they removed the words “transgender” and “queer” from their website for the Stonewall Monument — a prominent LGBT landmark. Furious activists swarmed in protest, yet rather than caving, the NPS went even further.

NPR reported on Wednesday that, instead of removing just a couple words this time, the NPS wiped numerous pages worth of content devoted to transgender activists and LGBT history from their website. “National Park Service web pages once dedicated to figures such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera have now disappeared,” the outlet noted. “Both were transgender activists and key figures in the Stonewall Uprising in 1969.”

According to NPR, the removal of certain LGBT material constitutes “censorship,” and many gender activists agree. A senior director at the National Parks Conservation Association, Alan Spears, claimed that these “efforts to tamper with our history set an unacceptable precedent.” Harvard history professor Michael Bronski believes this is a “symbolic attack” in an attempt to “eradicate” documents concerning the LGBT agenda. “That means you’re trying to rewrite history,” the professor argued. Similarly, Spears claimed “these changes … are nothing short of an attempt to erase history.”

Spears added, “The National Parks Conservation Association calls upon the federal government to immediately restore these important historical and educational documents for public access.” However, the removal of transgender-related material from the NPS website comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) specially demanding such content be removed. The EO, titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” states the Trump “Administration will defend women’s rights and protect freedom of conscience by using clear and accurate language and policies that recognize women are biologically female, and men are biologically male.”

It continued: “Efforts to eradicate the biological reality of sex fundamentally attack women by depriving them of their dignity, safety, and well-being. The erasure of sex in language and policy has a corrosive impact not just on women but on the validity of the entire American system. Basing Federal policy on truth is critical to scientific inquiry, public safety, morale, and trust in government itself.” This order was signed on Trump’s first day in office, marking a strong start to his second term in keeping his promises to promote conservative values.

In fact, Family Research Council’s David Closson told The Washington Stand that “the 2024 election sent a clear message that the majority of Americans want the federal government to return to common sense.” Ultimately, he continued, “the National Park Service exists to preserve some of America’s most incredible natural wonders. The park service should have never been in the business of LGBT activism or promoting ideology that tens of millions of Americans find offensive.”

Findings indicate that a substantial majority of Americans support President Trump’s numerous executive orders pushing against left-wing agendas — some of which reaffirm the recognition of only two sexes, bar biological males from intruding women’s sports, and mandate the removal of LGBT and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) content from federal government websites. The moves, seen as a firm stance against progressive policies, seem to resonate widely across the country.

According to Closson, “The actions by the NPS over the last couple of weeks are a welcome sign that the park service is returning to its original purposes. I think all Americans, regardless of religious affiliation, should welcome these moves. America’s natural wonders are a treasure that all Americans should be able to enjoy without LGBT activism being shoved down their throats at every turn.”