Yosemite Park Ranger Who Hung Trans Pride Flag From El Capitan Says They Were Fired

CBS Bay Area

August 20, 2025

Three months after a group of climbers hung a transgender pride flag from El Capitan, an iconic rock formation in Yosemite, the National Park Service fired a park ranger who was involved in the display, the former employee said.

Shannon "SJ" Joslin was terminated last week after working for nearly five years as a ranger and wildlife biologist at the northern California national park, Joslin wrote in a social media post Monday that has since garnered widespread attention online.

"In May I hung a trans flag on El Capitan that celebrated my acceptance of my identity," Joslin captioned the post. "I hung the flag in my free time, off-duty, as a private citizen. It flew for a total of two hours in the morning and then I took it down."

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