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Just as the crowd begins laughing, a large screen over the stage flashes a picture of a 2011 tweet from singer Britney Spears asking, “Does anyone think global warming is a good thing?" As Gonia points to the screen, she begins lip-syncing the Spears song, “Toxic.” Gonia, who at well over six feet tall cuts a striking figure, created the show, which includes outfits largely made of reused clothes, to combine her passion for the outdoors and environmentalism. But getting to that point was a long, and sometimes painful, road.Raised in Nebraska, Gonia, whose legal first name is Wyn, grew up feeling close to nature but struggled with their queer identity.
“Save Her!” wants people to walk away with hope. For every negative highlighted, the show appears to provide a positive anecdote. For example, drag queen Nini Coco, dressed as a butterfly, takes the crowd through the life cycle of Monarch Butterflies, which migrate from Canada and the United States to Mexico and then back again. Their populations have plummetedLike in real life, in the show the butterflies die, but then the act ends with rebirth, a caterpillar turning into a butterfly.
“The climate community, they like to think they are these amazing, liberal, open-minded accepting people. Sometimes it’s the meanest girl table I’ve ever sat down at,” said Gonia.Earlier this year, as part of a paid promotion, Gonia made a punchy video on misconceptions about prescribed burns, or purposely burning swaths of forests as part of general land management.
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