The National Park Service has removed transgender references from its website commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, erasing transgender activists such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera who were central to the movement for LGBTQ+ rights.

After President Donald Trump’s executive order recognizing only two genders, the page for the National Monument now describes an “LGB” milestone.

“Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal,” the government page read as of Thursday. “The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights and provided momentum for a movement.”

The National Park Service told The Washington Post in an email it was implementing Executive Order 14168 (Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government) and Secretary’s Order 3416 (Ending DEI Programs and Gender Ideology Extremism).

The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, “a nonprofit committed to eliminating the social intolerance that impacts LGBTQ+ individuals,” and the Stonewall Inn released a statement Thursday condemning the change in language on a federal website.

“Let us be clear: Stonewall is transgender history. Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and countless other trans and gender-nonconforming individuals fought bravely, and often at great personal risk, to push back against oppressive systems. Their courage, sacrifice, and leadership were central to the resistance we now celebrate as the foundation of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.” The organizations stated they “will not rest until this grave injustice is corrected.”

By 1969, the Stonewall Inn was one of the most popular gay bars in New York City. In June of that year, a police raid provoked a response that inspired days of LGBTQ+ protests and retaliation from law enforcement. The Park Service site describes the uprising as an act of “American self-determination” on par with the Seneca Falls Convention and the Selma to Montgomery March.

No one at The Stonewall Inn was notified of the change to the website, according to Stacy Lentz, co-owner of the Stonewall Inn and CEO of the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative. She views the removal as an erasure of both LGBTQ+ history and American history. “We would not have Pride, we would not have the Stonewall riots if it was not for trans people,” she said in a phone call from the Stonewall Inn.

Johnson and Rivera were honored with a statue dedicated to them outside the inn in 2019.

The word “transgender” was not in use in the ‘60s. Johnson used female pronouns and also self-described as “gay,” a “queen,” a “drag queen” and a “transvestite.”

The Trump administration has been removing references to diversity, equity and inclusion from federal agencies’ websites. Last month, when asked by a reporter about whether websites would be shut down so DEI content can be removed Trump said, “I think DEI is dead, so if they want to scrub the websites that’s okay with me.”

Trump’s executive orders have targeted “radical gender ideology” in the military, transgender athletes in sports, and gender-affirming care for minors. Last month, the Office of Personnel Management directed agency heads to strip “gender ideology” from websites. It also directed agencies to disband employee resource groups, terminate grants and contracts related to the issue, and replace the term “gender” with “sex” on government forms.

Online reactions have ranged from general support of the new website changes to intensely critical backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates.

Angelica Christina, board director of Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, said in an interview with The Post: “When they try to come for trans people, it’s only a matter of time before they come for everybody.”