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YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An updated rulebook for Yosemite National Park would criminalize activists for flying definite flags wrong the world-renowned landscape.
According to the Yosemite Superintendent’s Compendium approved successful May, flags bigger than 15 quadrate feet are prohibited from being hung successful designated areas, including El Capitan. The prohibition besides applies to a bid oregon operation of banners, flags, oregon signs that full much than 15 quadrate feet successful aggregate (unless authorized by permit).
Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan has precocious served arsenic a mean from which activists person expressed messages of distress. In February, park rangers held an upside-down American flag from the historical upland arsenic national cuts were made to the National Park Service.
Most recently, connected May 20, what was described arsenic the largest emblem hung from the mountainside showcased a Trans Pride flag. Organizers accidental they flew the Trans pridefulness emblem “to marque a statement: Trans radical are earthy and Trans radical are loved. Let this emblem alert higher than hate.”
At the time, Yosemite National Park issued a connection confirming that parkland rangers were alert of the unauthorized display, adding that “the NPS does not endorse specified actions, and the emblem was removed arsenic soon arsenic possible.”
The Trans Pride was displayed connected El Capitan connected May 20, the aforesaid time the updated Superintendent’s Compendium was approved.
YourCentralValley.com has asked Yosemite National Park for a connection connected some the updated Superintendent’s Compendium and whether oregon not it was updated successful effect to the Trans Pride flag. Yosemite National Park did not respond to a petition for information.
In the updated compendium, it states that the regularisation is needed to “provide for an unimpaired visitant experience, support earthy and taste resources successful designated Wilderness and Potential Wilderness Addition portions of the park,” arsenic good arsenic nationalist safety.
