Yosemite climbers unfurl transgender pride flag on iconic El Capitan
The group of LGBTQ activist climbers said the flag, which is 55 feet by 35 feet, is the largest ever displayed on the face of the world-famous rock climbing destination.
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I can see why people who spend their lives, through no choice of their own, between a rock and a hard place, would find lifting themselves like magic up a massive rock face with only the sun and glorious air at their backs elating in comparison.
It takes only a cursory look at the strange, outcast filled history of rock climbing to see why the community might understand the importance of solidarity with people that just can't fit into the box.
Obviously we can never know if the first rock climbers were queer, but to wonder if maybe your heart desires to climb straight up a cliff into the sky and then develop the skill, knowledge and support to do so is certainly a queer thing to do.
There is zero sexual orientation associated with climbing a rock
You'd think, and yet my local climbing gym is one of the most queer places in the city. This is also the case for a lot of other climbing gyms.
Oh weird maybe if I climb more rocks I'll turn gay too, first I've heard of this
