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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Io Dodds

National Parks worker fired for hanging pride flag sues over alleged First Amendment violation

A non-binary national park ranger fired for unfurling a transgender pride flag from a cliff face in Yosemite National Park has sued the federal government for violating their free speech rights.

Shannon "S.J." Joslin, 36, was among a group of climbers who scaled the California reserve's iconic El Capitan granite formation to hang the 55' by 35' pink and blue standard last May in protest against the Trump administration's anti-trans policies.

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