A ranger and biologist hung a 66-foot transgender pride flag on El Capitan for about two hours on May 20 and removed it voluntarily. A termination letter accused the ranger of "failing to demonstrate acceptable conduct" in their capacity as a biologist and cited the incident. The ranger identified as nonbinary and said the action aimed to signal safety for trans people in national parks, and that the firing signals federal workers with identities at odds with the administration must be silent or face elimination. Park officials are coordinating with the U.S. Justice Department to pursue administrative actions against employees and potential criminal charges against visitors who violated demonstration restrictions. Yosemite had over 4 million visitors last year; seven climbers, including two other rangers, helped hang the flag and the other rangers are on administrative leave.
I was really hurting because there were a lot of policies coming from the current administration that target trans people, and I'm nonbinary,
We're all safe in national parks.
If you're a federal worker and you have any kind of identity that doesn't agree with this current administration, then you must be silent, or you will be eliminated.
are 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,
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