04-03: Affinity and Identity in the QBNA with Jennifer Rycenga & Michael Retter

The American Birding Podcast

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4.7 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

When we seek out to bird with others, it is to share in the joy of birds. Whether intended or not, along the way we build a sense of community. In order to appreciate that joy to its fullest, we shouldn’t have to worry about who we are or be second guessing our most basic actions around others in that community. And it's that concept, that birding is an extension of our true selves, that prompted the creation of Queer Birders of North America. A fellowship group for LGBT+ birders and allies, QBNA now host all sorts of events for all sorts of birders based on a shared interest in birds and a dedication to inclusivity. QBNA leaders Jennifer Rycenga and Michael Retter join host Nate Swick to talk about why QBNA came about and why it's still essential.

Also, Nate rants a bit about the USFWS's proposed changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and encourages you to leave a response to the rule change here.

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0:23.6	Hello and welcome to another episode of the American Birding podcast from the American
0:27.6	Birding Association.
0:29.1	I am your host, Nate Swick.
0:32.3	I usually, mostly try to avoid direct references to political stuff here, to overtly political stuff here,
0:41.4	border wall aside, of course, because there's usually enough going on in the burning world
0:46.1	that I can sort of put it aside, and I realize that that is my, perhaps our privilege.
0:53.3	But recently, the U. the US Fish and Wildlife Service,
0:56.4	under the auspices of the current presidential administration,
1:00.9	have suggested some changes in the interpretation
1:03.5	of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that,
1:06.9	while not entirely unexpected, are pretty awful, but it's, you know, the way that they have
1:13.4	gone about it that really grinds my gears and sort of exacerbates the awfulness.
1:20.2	So I'm going to wade into it a little bit here.
1:23.6	For a little bit of context, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is a piece of legislation that
1:27.0	is over 100 years old, and it prohibits the unlawful take of any North American birds. So you can't
1:33.6	capture, kill, possess, import, export, etc. Any native birds or bird parts on the continent. There
1:40.8	are some regulatory exceptions, but that is the gist. And in practice, this means
1:48.3	that fines are frequently imposed for violators, be they sort of people who poach eagles or people
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