In 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard instituted a policy stating that divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited, explicitly including a noose, a swastika, and symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups.
November 21, 2025
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Summarizes the Coast Guard's 2025 policy position banning divisive or hate symbols and flags.
A 2025 U.S. Coast Guard policy declared that 'divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited' and explicitly listed examples including a noose, a swastika, and symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups.
November 20, 2025
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Content description of the U.S. Coast Guard's 2025 policy on prohibited symbols.