# @arcteryxnewyork on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CQD7k5xpFXz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13165177-arcteryxnewyork-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/3ee4e11954.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-06-13T13:06:05.000+00:00

## Caption

“Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY the outdoors wasn’t neccessary my backyard. It required time, planning and distance. I am so grateful for the tiny green spaces and local parks that provided a space for tiny adventurers like me growing up. As a queer human I simply just wanted to be released from all the stigma. Nature is my  sacred place to breathe in, breathe out, learn and let go. The more I spend time in nature I feel incredibly connected to myself and released from titles and boxes society has checked me off in. I feel safe in the outdoors and the more I go the more I embrace who I am and who I am proud to be. I never saw LGBTQ+ representation in the outdoors - it just wasn’t in my scope earlier in my life. 
Today I am so happy to be that difference alongside an amazing community.” womxn_born_wild #PrideOutdoors #Pride #Outdoor

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- **Likes:** 173
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- **Comments:** 11

## Tags

outdoor, pride, prideoutdoors

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