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Yosemite Park Ranger Fired for May Trans Flag Display as NPS Probes Other Employees
Shannon SJ Joslin was terminated for participating in a flag display deemed a demonstration, prompting new park rules and sparking debate over inclusivity and free speech rights.
- Yosemite National Park dismissed a ranger on Aug. 12 over participation in a May transgender Pride flag display on El Capitan, acting deputy superintendent Danika Globokar said.
- On May 21, Yosemite’s acting superintendent signed a rule banning large flags and signs at El Capitan and most of Yosemite, which Joslin said had not yet taken effect when climbers flew the trans pride flag.
- For two hours, climbers flew the transgender Pride flag before authorities asked them to remove it despite no rule warnings, on El Capitan rock formation.
- The Yosemite National Park spokesperson said the National Park Service is pursuing administrative action against employees and considering criminal charges against visitors involved in demonstrations.
- The incident unfolded shortly after at least 1,000 Park Service employees and 3,000 U.S. Forest Service staff were dismissed under a federal downsizing initiative.
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A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a transgender pride flag from El Capitan, and some visitors to the California park face potential prosecution for participating in a demonstration.
Yosemite National Park Employee Fired After Hanging Trans Pride Flag from El Capitan
“El Capitan has had flags hung on it for decades and no one has EVER been punished for it. Only me,” Shannon "SJ" Joslin wroteCarlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Trans flag displayed on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025NEED TO KNOWShannon “SJ” Joslin, a Yosemite scientist, says they has been fired after hanging a transgender pride flag during a hikeThe 35-year-old wildlife biologist claims…
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