This lecture will provide an overview of queer ecology and identity, exploring how nature exemplifies a flourishing society that thrives without rigid structures or uniformity. It will examine how we can rethink our relationship with nature in ways that inform how we consume, design, and build a future that promotes LGBTQ+ liberation. Have you ever considered that animals, plants, and fungi might be queer? If not, that’s a perfect starting point for understanding Queer Ecology, a field that challenges heteronormative, cisnormative, and anthropocentric perspectives of the natural world. By embracing the fluidity and diversity of identities and relationships across both human and non-human life, queer ecology seeks to foster inclusive, celebratory connections with the environment, encouraging a broader and more open view of life rather than limiting it?