'A direct attack': Yosemite National Park employees furious over firing of scientist

SF Gate ^ | August 18, 2025 | By Ashley Harrell

[girlangler]

Her/He/It’s job is not to promote transgenderism. It is to manage and study wildlife populations in the park.

[READINABLUESTATE]

“A message of acceptance and love to the transgender community”

More like the middle finger to the world.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Three months after a large transgender pride flag appeared on Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, park officials have terminated one employee involved in hoisting the flag and placed two others on administrative leave. The unprecedented move sparked outrage among park staffers and community members, who described the actions as “a direct attack” by the Trump administration. The terminated employee is scientist SJ Joslin, a 35-year-old who identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns."

The only "unprecedented move" was putting the trans flag on the mountain. Firing an employee for an unauthorized political stunt is NOT "unprecedented."

[SuperLuminal]

Good riddance to garbage...

[Tell It Right]

Agreed. He’s supposed to be a scientist. The trans lobby threw science out the window.

[Nervous Tick]

>> “I want my job back,” Joslin said.

“You need psychiatric care, nutbag!”, I said.

[silverleaf]

Who wants to see el Capitan with anything manmade marring the view?

[Torahman]

Joslin, get right with G-d. You lost your job. You don’t know who you are, or what you are. Get help. It’s not too lare.

[rhinohunter]

WINNING!!!

[Steve_Seattle]

Imagine if an employee had put a giant MAGA flag on the mountain. Would these people who are now griping about the firing of the “scientist” be griping if the person who planted the MAGA flag was fired? Of course they wouldn’t.

[shadeaud]

Was this”scientist “ aware that the a national park is not an area for the display of offensive material? Only one flag is accepted and it has only 3 colors and 50 stars. I would suggest this unemployed mentally confused adult put the rag on a buffalo

[lee martell]

Joslin got too big for her own britches. The employer decides what is acceptable self expression while on the job, not the employees. Joslin is too wrapped up in her Trans Flag activism to see things apolitically and in a more professional manner.

You don’t want that kind of arrogant employee returning. She would be treated like the Colin Kaepernick of Yosemite Park!
A rabble rouser.
So, no. Your re-application has therefore, been dropped into the Circular File.
Thanks for your interest!!

[T.B. Yoits]

From the article: ...Joslin had been scaling walls to study bats in Yosemite for more than four years...

So... the he/she/it was likely on the clock when they put themselves and possibly others at risk by hanging a banner. They were likely using issued equipment. What LGBTQRSTUV group was going to pay their healthcare costs if they were injured, or their death benefits if they died doing it?

This isn't a 20-year-old intern. This is a 35-year-old.

[cuz1961]

managed data on wildlife across the national park.
My/

Probably falsifying data on bat population to grift an endangered designation.

[LegendHasIt]

Show these drama QUEENS what a direct attack really feels like.

[AppyPappy]

This cup of coffee is a direct attack.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

My taxes pay for that park and I don’t want to see any transtesticle flag anywhere near it.

The ONLY flag that should be there is the American flag.

[SaxxonWoods]

Great news!

[Lurker]

“I want my job back,” Joslin said.”

No. Now stomp your little faggy feet all the way to the unemployment office.

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