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Coast Guard Affirms Swastikas, Nooses Remain Hate Symbols

11/22/2025

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Coast Guard Affirms Hate Symbols

The U.S. Coast Guard denied reports that it will stop classifying swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, calling the claims categorically false.
Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said these symbols remain prohibited under current policy.
The Coast Guard's new policy will require supervisors to investigate reports of these symbols.
The Department of Homeland Security rejected the claims as ludicrous and unequivocally false.

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Sian's Defacement Plea

Sian Radaskiewicz-King, a transgender woman, pleaded guilty to defacing property near a Catholic school in Maryland by spray-painting a transgender symbol.
She faced misdemeanor charges and allegations of a hate crime.
Radaskiewicz-King stated her actions aimed to raise awareness about the symbol.
The U.S. Coast Guard announced plans to reclassify extremist symbols as "potentially divisive" and later denied claims of policy changes regarding these symbols.

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Coast Guard Affirms Hate Symbols

The U.S. Coast Guard denied reports that it will stop classifying swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, calling the claims categorically false.
Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said these symbols remain prohibited under current policy.
The Coast Guard's new policy will require supervisors to investigate reports of these symbols.
The Department of Homeland Security rejected the claims as ludicrous and unequivocally false.

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