Yosemite Changes Rules After Trans Pride Flag Display

Fresno’s NBC affiliate reports:

An updated rulebook for Yosemite National Park would criminalize activists for flying certain flags within the world-renowned landscape. In February, park rangers held an upside-down American flag from the historic mountain as federal cuts were made to the National Park Service.

More recently, on May 20, what was described as the largest flag hung from the mountainside showcased a transgender pride flag. Organizers said they flew the pride flag “to make a statement: Trans people are natural and Trans people are loved. Let this flag fly higher than hate.”

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Yosemite changes rulebook after trans pride flag hung on El Capitan https://t.co/4cnfYm7FjE

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Wow! Yosemite National Park workers protested the federal firings by hanging an upside-down American flag off the side of El Capitan as a symbol of national distress.

Activism and protest with righteous anger, with love for our National Parks, is what we need!! pic.twitter.com/IPTzevrk7g

— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) February 23, 2025