PATTIE GONIA

Pattie Gonia and Wyn Wiley out of Drag is , A Drag Queen from Lincoln, Nebraska, but also an environmentalist, LGBTQ+ activist, social media influencer.

Pattie’s early career with this name, in 2018 was influenced and a joke of the American outdoor clothing company Patagonia. During their early career as Pattie Gonia posted outdoor activism short videos and images on her Instagram and TikTok, where she has recently gained 516 k followers on Instagram and TikTok with 2.5 Million Likes.

of his friends Teresa Baker and Jose Gonzalez of The Outdoorist Oath, An nonprofit organisation looking at the future of outdoors through education and diversity, Looking through their Instagram profile with the insta following 28, 300 follow ers for the organisation focuses on events such as hikes and races in woodland and nature in the United States.

The Outdoorist Oath looks at di versity through outdoors activities, whilst the activities only happen in the United States, any activist/ environmentalist can take the Oath themselves, wherever in the world they can support the Oath, linking to three principles: the planet, inclusion and adventure. The Outdoorist Oath don’t want to pressure individuals or give them answers to what they should do better. Which is a good approach to have within this community to be able to share what we are doing to battle these issues, but not to pressure people.

Social Media Influencer

Their social media presence looks at climate change and sustainability, with a comedic tone posting memes of her in Drag and memes from the internet and holding government officials account-

Showing how you can still make a difference whilst having fun at the same time, This can be seen on her TikTok when she is hiking, skiing or hanging out with friends. She also posts about fast fashion companies reaching out to her and how she declines the offer, showing how active she is and will not be influencing her followers to buy fast fashion brands like SHIEN. Using her platform to inspire and encourage her followers to think before buying clothes from fast fashion companies.

Halloween Climate Look

An example of this more recently is for Halloween last year she dressed up as a Climate Disaster in Drag, her dress made by Zero Waste Daniel is made of sustainable fabric scraps and reworn wig and accessories.In her dress, and Birds flying around under pollution coming from Airplanes and Factories. She uses something close to her Drag and Fashion to tackle a big topic around climate change and how scary it is so that it can fit in as a Halloween costume. More recently he has partnered with The North Face in 2020, teaming up with them to promote outdoor activities for summer. They have also been part of the Out100 list of 100 influential LGBTQ+ people and have been nominated for social media awards in the LGBTQ+ company.

Pattie helps to encourage people to care more about the environment with comedy either by recreating iconic movie scenes or creating looks that respond to issues close to Pattie’s heart. Allowing for a more personal connection about topics such as climate change and LGBTQ+ rights.

Using Drag And Nature

ism and environmental activities, allowing more people to be seen and heard from, creating a more diverse planet for change, this is what the outdoorish oath allows and wants to change the perception allowing for a more diverse community that all want a healthy environment.

To do this, Pattie Gonia also hosts on airbnb allowing for people to stay in Oregon, USA and meet her and her drag friends for a ‘Get Outside with Pattie Gonia & Friends’ allowing for an outdoor safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ com munity and allies where they can connect with like minded individu als who care about the environment and are a part of this community to be out on a nature trail, place to share LGBTQ+ nature history, con versation in a safe place.

Future Of Creative Change

We hope that Pattie will inspire us and allow us to make change creatively and use our skills to help make a difference within our community, whether by fashion, drag or make up to help illustrate what we need to change to be able to fully understand issues like climate change. Pattie is not only a force for good but also shares a keen interest in the environment whether that is evenings out or hiking woodlands helps us fall back in love with

This is why at Mother Nature we have chosen Pattie Gonia for her inspiration and creativity and at Mother Nature we are inspired by Pattie and their efforts and want for change in links with climate change and look forward to seeing what Pattie does next with her positive change platform and the Outdoor-

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1. Avoid flying to destinations.

There are some destinations which do not require flying and this is a great way to keep your carbon footprint low. The Eurostar is a great way to travel sustainably, as trains emit the lowest levels of greenhouse gases and other harmful pollutants. The Eurostar from London can take you to Paris Gare du Nord, Amsterdam, Brussels and Disneyland Paris. That is already four destinations in Europe you can travel without flying, with prices starting from just £39!

2. Fly to shorter destinations.

Being a young woman, you may be wanting to travel the world. This is completely understandable. However, planes are the mode of transport which release the most carbon emissions into the environment. To help your carbon footprint, if it can be avoided, then instead of flying to long-haul destinations, perhaps consider flying to shorter destinations and then travelling to further countries in other transport modes, such as train services or hiring an electric car.

3. Book destinations on eco-friendly booking sites

4. Sustainable packing

Packing sustainably is a great way to ensure that you do not cause any damage to environments that you will be travelling to. Pack a reusable water bottle to avoid using any unnecessary plastics and throwing it away. Avoid throwing away plastics by packing reusable bottles for shampoos and conditioners as well. Use the choice of a biodegradable toothbrush and bring a reusable silicone sanitary cup instead of disposable ones. Anything that you can bring which reduces the use of plastics to ensure you are helping to save the local natural environment of which you are travelling to.

5.Eating well while being away

Eating environmentally friendly food while being away is also a way to help the local environment. This can be done by eating more plant-based foods instead of more meats. Try not to waste your food as food waste is a big problem in environments; if you are not feeling hungry, just eat something small, or if in a restaurant make sure to take the food away to eat later on to avoid wasting foods.

Booking your trips through eco-friendly sites is a good way to make sure you are either travelling to a sustainable destination, or that your booking is helping the environment. For example, some eco-friendly sites such as Ecohotels.com, give the promise that with every booking they take, they will plant a tree to help reforestation and eco-diversity. Whilst other booking sites such as Ecobnb, will provide you with accommodation that uses renewable energy, uses the least power and material resources and is regenerative. There are also some sites such as booking.com, who are not necessarily a sustainable site but they do provide some hotels who attempt to help with sustainability, which could be another way to book sustainably through your favourite sites.