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Trans Pride Flag Displayed on Yosemite's El Capitan in Protest Against Erasure

Activist climbers hung the largest-ever transgender pride flag on El Capitan, asserting trans visibility in nature as park officials ordered its removal.

A group of transgender, queer, and allied climbers unfurled a trans pride flag on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The flag is the largest flag ever flown on the famed granite monolith in the park, and hangs beneath Heart Ledges, a symbolic location near the literal and figurative heart of El Capitan. (Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
A group of trans, queer and ally climbers unfurled a massive transgender Pride flag on the face of Yosemite National Park's iconic El Capitan rock formation.
Pattie Gonia attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on Dec. 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
An upside down American flag was hung from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Feb. 22, 2025, in protest of job cuts to federal public lands workers.

Overview

  • A 55×35-foot transgender pride flag was unfurled on Yosemite's El Capitan by Trans Is Natural, a coalition of trans, queer, and ally climbers.
  • The flag was displayed on the Heart Ledges, 1,500 feet up the granite wall, and is the largest flag ever hung on the iconic formation.
  • Organizers described the action as both a celebration of trans existence and a protest against the Trump administration's anti-trans policies and erasure efforts.
  • Park officials directed the flag's removal around noon on May 20, though activists stated they were not informed of any rule violations.
  • The protest follows a February demonstration on El Capitan, where an upside-down American flag was displayed to criticize federal job cuts in the National Park Service.