On Tuesday afternoon, police apprehended a man caught in the act of vandalizing the Pink Triangle, San Franciscos annual and iconic Pride Month commemoration atop Twin Peaks.The nearly acre-wide art installation overlooking the Castro District was defaced with black spray paint. 19-year-old Lester Bamacajeronimo of San Francisco was apprehended at around 12:30 p.m. shortly after police arrived on the scene and gave chase. Related MAGA vandal destroyed a rainbow sidewalk. Now hes paying a big price. His own friends ratted him out to police and his truck was registered to his mommy and daddy. Officers pursued the male suspect on foot and detained him, SFPD said in a statement.Evidence of vandalism tools were located and seized. Charges are pending. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today A motive in the crime has yet to be determined.San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie condemned the vandalism as hateful.This Pride Month, we commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Pink Triangle, a powerful installation that celebrates the resilience of our LGBTQ+ community. This hateful act of vandalism does not reflect San Franciscos values and will not be tolerated, Lurie said in a statement. This Pride month we commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Pink Triangle, a powerful installation that celebrates the resilience of our LGBTQ+ community. This hateful act of vandalism does not reflect San Franciscos values and will not be tolerated.Thank you to SFPD for https://t.co/OBYUqNNtUm Daniel Lurie (@DanielLurie) June 17, 2025Founder of the Triangle Project, Patrick Carney, described the damage as foot-wide zigzagging lines that run back and forth across the installation.Twenty-six of the 175 tarps that comprise the massive triangle were damaged, he told KRON News.Pink paint will likely be used to restore the damaged tarps, Carney said. However, thats a temporary fix, and well still have to throw those tarps away. Snapped these great photos yesterday of Pink Triangle, Pride Flag & historic streetcars before Pink Triangle was vandalized today.Such a bummer to see a careless action. Hoping Patrick Carney will be able to replace or cover up grafitti.https://t.co/UFom6DwedT pic.twitter.com/7E6Q7cr606 Steven Bracco (@Braccs) June 18, 2025Carney said anti-transgender stickers had been popping up near the triangle prior to yesterdays vandalism. He and other community members have responded by covering them up with tape or scratching them out.The Pink Triangle has been subject to violence before, with several of the pink canvas tarps set ablaze during Pride Month in 2009. The triangle has been graffitied at least twice in the past, Carney said.The Pink Triangle first appeared as a rogue art installation high above the city in 1995, reclaiming the symbol gay people were identified with by the Nazi regime in Germany in the 1930s and 40s.Hundreds of volunteers gather annually to put the triangle together at the beginning of June. PINK TRIANGLE : Over 800 volunteers gathered atop Twin Peaks to install the 30th annual Pink Triangle, one of San Franciscos most enduring and symbolic Pride landmarks. @KTVU https://t.co/GJQG9ZJPsq#pride #sf #pridemonth #PrideMonth2025 pic.twitter.com/P4MF7TNYQk Betty Yu (@bett_yu) June 8, 2025California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) called the vandalism a horrific attack on the LGBTQ community.The Pink Triangle is a symbol of our communitys resilience in the face of hatred and violence, Wiener said in a statement. Were not going anywhere, and no amount of vandalism or violence will change that.The triangle will remain atop Twin Peaks until after San Franciscos Pride parade and festival on June 29.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.