Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland reversed the decision late Friday in a statement explaining 'Special Emphasis Months,' including Pride Month, are a 'priority' for her.
The National Park Service reversed its ban prohibiting park rangers from attending Pride events in uniform. Earlier this month, the NPS issued a directive that prohibited park rangers from openly participating in Pride month events this June, but Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland reversed the decision late Friday following pressure from the LGBTQ community, E&E News by Politico first reported.
' He wrote that the guidance states that 'while in uniform, NPS employees are prohibited from, ‘participating in or attending any demonstration or public event wherein the wearing of the uniform could be construed as agency support for a particular issue, position, or political party.
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