"'Nonbinary' park ranger fired for hanging transgender 'pride' flag at Yosemite"

"A 'nonbinary' park ranger at Yosemite National Park was fired for hanging a massive transgender 'pride' flag on the El Capitan rock formation in protest of the Trump administration’s policies.

NBC News reported that Shannon 'SJ' Joslin, a wildlife biologist specializing in bats who uses 'they' and 'them,' participated with other LGBT climbers in the protest display in May, outside of work hours, ostensibly to 'celebrate trans people and show that everyone is welcome in the nation’s parks.' The banner flew for two hours before park officials ordered it to be taken down.

Joslin was subsequently fired on August 12 from her job, which she held since 2021. Park officials would not talk in detail about the case, but National Park Service (NPS) spokeswoman Rachel Pawlitz said NPS and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) were 'pursuing administrative action against several Yosemite National Park employees and possible criminal charges against several park visitors who are alleged to have violated federal laws and regulations related to demonstrations.'

'We want to emphasize that we take the protection of the park’s resources and the experience of our visitors very seriously, and will not tolerate violations of laws and regulations that impact those resources and experiences,' Pawlitz said."