Pattie Gonia is a critically acclaimed drag queen, environmentalist and advocate for inclusivity and diversity in the outdoors.
Community of 1,400,000 people
Co-founder of the Outdoorist Oath- a non-profit that gets BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and femmes into the outdoors through community and education.
Founder the Queer Outdoor and Environmental Job Board - a free tool queer individuals can use to get hired and therefore diversify the fields.
Fundraised over $2.7 million dollars for LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and environmental non-profits
Film Projects - Wont Give Up, Birds Tell Us & Everything to Lose.
Awards and Press:
Time Magazine - Next Gen Leader 2024
National Geographic - Nat Geo 33 Changemaker
Outside Magazine - Person of the Year 2022
Vogue - SAVE HER!
The Advocate - Happy Earth Day! Don't F*ck It Up
Yale - A conversation with environmentalist drag queen Pattie Gonia
Podcast Appearances:
How to Save a Planet - Pattie Gonia says the outdoors are for everyone
52HZ: The Lonely Whale Podcast - Putting in your boots with Pattie Gonia
NPR Science Fridays - Pattie Gonia and science queens
Partners:
Smithsonian / NASA / REI / National Geographic / Yale / Microsoft / Sundance Film Festival / The North Face / Burton / Backcountry / UCLA / HOKA / 1% For the Planet
Current Projects:
Currently touring SAVE HER! - An Environmental Drag Show produced by and starring Pattie Gonia
TV Series - with Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter) to be released sprng 2025 on a major streaming platform
Music - with collaborators across the art and environmental spaces
Co-founded - Outdoorist Oath - a non-profit that creates outdoor community for BIPOC, Queer and underrepresented groups.