#prideintheocean

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“Surfing is a spiritual practice — a way of communing with nature and with each other.” – Kyla Langen, Founder of Queer Surf

Kyla Langen has been riding waves since she could walk, and lifeguarding and teaching surfing for over two decades. Surfing professionally for 12 years, they swam upstream as a queer person in a heteronormative surf industry. Because of her experiences and limitations in the surf industry Kyla founded Queer Surf to help expand surf culture and increase queer ocean access. Kyla believes in the healing, empowering magic of the sea and wants all people to have access to it.

Read Kyla's interview to hear more about her story and organization:

Meet Kyla Langen: Surfer Creating a Culture of Belonging Among the Waves

Kyla Langen has been riding waves since she could walk, and lifeguarding and teaching surfing for over two decades. Surfing professionally f

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How do you show #PrideInTheOcean? 🌈

We're asking you to post an image of yourself in, on, or by the ocean with a caption explaining why and how you take pride in the ocean! We are especially looking to center voices from the LGBTQ+ community and welcome submissions from allies promoting inclusivity in ocean spaces and the outdoors. Email your submissions to [email protected] to be featured on our social media pages and website!

During the month of June, the National Marine Sanctuary System will be celebrating Ocean Month and LGBT Pride Month through our #PrideInTheO

📸: Susan Bryan (2022 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest Submission)

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#PrideInTheOcean Feature: Katie Farley

Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk (She/Her)

"As a queer educator, I take #PrideInTheOcean by striving to make marine science and conservation a more accessible and inclusive space. I have the privilege of teaching students about the wonder and importance of the ocean - not just to the animals and plants that live there, but to human society as well. My job is to make sure that everyone feels like they can connect to our local waters and the global ocean, whether it's taking the time to look at shells when they go to the beach, advocating for conservation goals, or pursuing a career in marine biology.”

Throughout the month of June, the National Marine Sanctuary System is celebrating Ocean Month and Pride Month through our #PrideInTheOcean campaign. Our ocean is for everyone, no matter who you love, and we want to know how you take pride in this blue planet. 🏳️‍🌈

Learn how you can be featured:

During the month of June, the National Marine Sanctuary System will be celebrating Ocean Month and LGBT Pride Month through our #PrideInTheO

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Our ocean is for everyone, no matter who you love.

Join us and celebrate #PrideInTheOcean! Throughout June, we’re teaming up with Pride Outside to celebrate both LGBTQ+ #PrideMonth and #OceanMonth.

We’re asking you to post an image of yourself in, on, or by the ocean with a caption explaining why and how you take pride in the ocean! We want to know how you take pride in this planet. 🏳️‍🌈

Learn about the campaign and how you can contribute a photo to be featured on our and Pride Outside’s social media at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/heritage/pride-in-the-ocean.html.

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"I am sharing my #PrideInTheOcean (and Chesapeake Bay) as a reminder that queer people of color are here, and we belong in the movement to protect the oceans and our other natural resources. I want young people to see other people like them being successful in this work. The vast ocean truly has room for everyone!” – Joe Toolan (he/him), Program Officer for Outreach and Education at the Chesapeake Bay Trust

Throughout the month of June, the National Marine Sanctuary System is celebrating Ocean Month and Pride Month with Pride Outside through our #PrideInTheOcean campaign. Our ocean is for everyone, no matter who you love, and we want to know how you take pride in this blue planet. 🏳️‍🌈

Learn how you can be featured:

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It's #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈

We're sharing some of our favorite Pride Month features from recent years. Last year's web story "NOAA has Pride in the Ocean" features the stories of LGBTQ employees of NOAA.

NOAA Has #PrideInTheOcean

Join us in celebrating #PrideInTheOcean and the importance of celebrating and striving towards increased diversity in ocean careers.

Credit: Chuck Graham/GIYS Photo Contest 2020

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Join us and celebrate #PrideInTheOcean!

Throughout June, we're teaming up with Pride Outside to celebrate both LGBTQ+ #PrideMonth and #OceanMonth.

In partnership with Pride Outside, we’re asking you to post an image of yourself in, on, or by the ocean with a caption explaining why and how you take pride in the ocean! Our ocean is for everyone, no matter who you love, and we want to know how you take pride in this blue planet.

Learn about the campaign and how you can contribute a photo to be featured on our and Pride Outside's social media at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/heritage/pride-in-the-ocean.html!

(Photo: Jeff Moore. Image description: A rainbow over the coastline and ocean on a partly cloudy day with #PrideInTheOcean text over it.)

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"Ke’aku! Na notoka’ Antônio Isabeles. Hello! My name is Antônio Isabeles. As a Tuxpan Coast Nahua/Wixárika tribal member, and my mother being Native Hawaiian/Samoan, my connections to the ocean and my Two-Spirit identity are super important to me. The ocean is where our people were first created and a resource we depended on, quite literally Tatei Háaramara, Our Mother Ocean. As indigenous people from the Pacific Islands and the Americas, protection of our land and waters is essential to our survival and continuation of our spiritual practices. #PrideInTheOcean means a chance to be proud of the ocean my people come from, and proud of holding onto my traditions as a Two Spirit indigenous gay man." 

During the month of June, the National Marine Sanctuary System will be celebrating Ocean Month and LGBT Pride Month through our #PrideInTheOcean campaign. Our ocean is for everyone, and we want to know how you take pride in this blue planet. Learn how to submit your photo here.

[Image description: A classic selfie in front of the ocean. This photo was taken on the coast of the Tulalip Tribes Reservation.]