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Story summary
- Shannon ‘SJ’ Joslin, a nonbinary Yosemite ranger, is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior after being fired for hanging a transgender pride flag on El Capitan in May 2025.
- Joslin alleges First Amendment rights violations.
- The flag was displayed for three hours in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender women from women's sports.
- The National Park Service has restricted flag displays.
