{"id":1959229,"date":"2023-06-28T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/park-employees-at-yosemite-violate-uniform-policy-for-pride-march\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:07:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:07:26","slug":"park-employees-at-yosemite-violate-uniform-policy-for-pride-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/park-employees-at-yosemite-violate-uniform-policy-for-pride-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Yosemite park staff defy uniform rules for Pride parade."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpark-employees-at-yosemite-violate-uniform-policy-for-pride-march%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1959229&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n      <!-- Image goes here --><br \/>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Yosemite National Park Celebrates Pride Event<\/h2>\n<p>Staff at Yosemite National Park recently made headlines when they held a vibrant &#8220;pride&#8221; event at the iconic outdoor destination in California.<\/p>\n<p>Environmentalist drag queen, Pattie Gonia, shared a video on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/yosemite-held-pride-event-now-204948510.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo News<\/a> to celebrate the park&#8217;s pride parade, which took place on June 8.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hello, in case you didn&#8217;t know, gay people are literally taking over the National Park System,&#8221; exclaimed Gonia, who has been coordinating these celebrations for the past three years. &#8220;As you can see, there are literal hundreds of queer Yosemite employees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, many of these employees seemed to have violated the National Park Service&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&#038;rct=j&#038;q=&#038;esrc=s&#038;source=web&#038;cd=&#038;ved=2ahUKEwi1vMyqkOb_AhXaFlkFHdv-BqoQFnoECBwQAQ&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fpolicy%2FDOrders%2FDORM43.doc&#038;usg=AOvVaw1hr4_829NZhxBaGKV8EcBV&#038;opi=89978449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uniform code<\/a> by participating in the event. The code explicitly prohibits wearing the uniform in demonstrations or public events that could be seen as supporting a specific issue, position, or political party. Gonia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/park-employees-at-yosemite-violate-uniform-policy-for-pride-march\/\" title=\"Yosemite park staff defy uniform rules for Pride parade.\">video shows uniformed employees proudly waving<\/a> &#8220;progress pride&#8221; flags throughout the park in support of transgenderism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We danced, we marched, we celebrated, and we got wet,&#8221; proclaimed Gonia. &#8220;I am so proud of all the community organizers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-state-assembly-moves-to-rename-donald-j-trump-state-park\/\" title=\"New York State Assembly Moves To Rename Donald J. Trump State Park\">park system<\/a> who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lgbt-park-staffer-gloats-about-pride-parade-at-yosemite-gay-people-are-literally-taking-over-the-national-park-system\/\" title=\"LGBT Park Staffer celebrates 'Pride' Parade at Yosemite: 'Gay community embraces National Park System'\">making safe space<\/a> for queer people all year round.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No planet, no pride,&#8221; Gonia added. &#8220;Mother Nature is a lesbian. Goodbye!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n    <!-- Image goes here --><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>The official Instagram account of Yosemite National Park also shared a post featuring a park ranger with a trans-pride flag tucked into her hat.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CtR1xJnSFCL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Though the color scheme of Yosemite can often lend itself to a muted, earth-toned palette, this month we are making sure the full vibrancy of our human story shines,&#8221; read the post. &#8220;As a park, we are committed not only to telling diverse stories, but to making sure that Yosemite is a place where all feel safe and welcome to take pride in their environment and foster relationships of mutual respect with plants, animals, and each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One user received over 3,000 &#8220;likes&#8221; for criticizing the park&#8217;s pride imposition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothing like a horde of people making a political statement while you&#8217;re trying to enjoy your brief break from society,&#8221; the user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Gonia, the drag queen organizer, dismissed the complaints as &#8220;hate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[T]o everyone spewing hate on this post, I wish you knew you were actually loved&#8230; loved by non-binary, pansexual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-why-are-utilities-so-expensive\/\" title=\"PragerU: Why Are Utilities So Expensive?\">mother nature<\/a>,&#8221; Gonia responded.<\/p>\n<p>Neither the Department of the Interior nor the National Park Service has responded to The Federalist&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The adoption of the rainbow banner alongside federal uniforms is just another example of far-left activists asserting their political positions as matters of human rights. This moral justification allows proponents of federally sponsored activism to label anyone opposing their cultural agenda as proponents of &#8220;hate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/02\/pride-month-is-about-activism-not-acceptance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pride Month Is About Activism, Not Acceptance<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p>Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>, staff at Yosemite National Park recently held a pride event, seemingly breaking the uniform policy of the National Park Service. 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