“And there was no stopping me or anybody else.”Through decades of activism, Kennard never hid his identity as a gay man. For example, up to 40% of American youth experiencing homeless are LGBTQIA, making them particularly vulnerable to climate disasters. Photo by Wyn WileyInclusive Spaces in NatureMany queer environmental activists are instead choosing to build their own communities outside of existing institutions. In 2015, spouses Pinar and So Sinopoulos-Lloyd created Queer Nature to reclaim outdoor skills and rebuild relationships with the more-than-human world. They started Queer Nature at Pride in Boulder, Colorado, with demonstrations on tracking, friction fire, and twisting milkweed to make rope.