Misfit Showcase - Bethany (@bethanyrenn)

*Misfit Showcase!*

“Growing up in the outdoors was a huge part of my identity but I often referred to myself as ‘My dad’s favorite son’ as a joke because my two brothers didn’t feel the connection to the outdoors that I shared with my dad. Although I had this connection with the earth and the biological entities and non-biological elements within, I deeply believed that being female and belonging in nature wasn’t possible. Things have definitely changed within the last 15 years because I now see a part of my identity represented in the outdoors, but as a white, cisgender female, I know that it is only a small shift for inclusion. I want all people with all their identities to feel like they belong in the natural world, because that is the way to make meaningful and honest connections with the world in which we live. You belong, exactly as you are.— Bethany (@bethanyrenn)
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Pronouns: She/Her
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[Image Description:  Bethany grins, facing the camera.  She wears a dark blue jacket trimmed in grey with a black knit cap.  Her cheeks are rosy and while the sun is shining, snow covers the background and pine trees can be seen.]