"At the 2025 Out100 Gala, drag activist Pattie Gonia and former Yosemite park ranger SJ Joslin made a powerful statement by arriving wrapped in a massive trans-pride flag - the same 55×35-foot banner that was hung on El Capitan earlier this year. Joslin, who identifies as trans and was fired from their job at the park after participating in the original flag drop, was honored as one of this year's Out100 honorees."
"Dear Trump administration: You can fire us, you can defend our national parks, you can tell us that we're not valid and that we shouldn't exist, and we will keep turning your fear and hate into love and community and we will win because we always do,"
"Gonia said it's a reminder that "trans people are natural and trans people are loved," while Joslin reiterated that their identities are "valid, real, and nothing to be ashamed of.""
Pattie Gonia attended the Out100 Gala wearing a dress made from the trans flag that was previously displayed on El Capitan in Yosemite. The flag has been described as a 66ft-long piece and also as a 55×35-foot banner used in the earlier park action. Gonia appeared alongside former Yosemite park ranger SJ Joslin, who identifies as trans and was reportedly fired after participating in the original flag drop. A group of climbers helped drape the flag across the rock face to highlight that trans people belong in nature, community, and public spaces. Joslin delivered a defiant statement confronting attempts to erase trans identities.
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