Mikah Meyer
Mikah Meyer is an American travel journalist and LGBTQ rights advocate.[1] On April 29, 2019, he became the first person to visit all 419 U.S. National Parks in a single journey.[2][3] Meyer posted updates of his travels on Instagram.[4][5] His trip was funded largely by donations collected at churches along the way where he sang and spoke aiming to spread a message of LGBTQ-inclusive Christianity. Meyer was recognized by NBC Out's #Pride50 as one of 20 veterans of the LGBTQ movement.[6] Meyers is from Lincoln, Nebraska. His father was a Lutheran preacher. Meyer founded the group Queers for Christ.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wall, Lydia (2019-02-10). "Mikah Meyer returns to Lincoln with message of acceptance as gay, Christian man". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Reynolds, LaRell (2019-05-27). "A man fulfills his quest to visit all 419 US national parks in a single journey". CNN Travel. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Shane, Cari (2019-03-20). "Mikah Meyer has become the first person to visit all U.S. national park sites in one single journey". Roadtrippers. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Avery, Dan (2019-04-28). "How one man's trip to all 419 national parks took on deeper meaning". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Garcia, Michelle (2019-04-29). "Meet Mikah Meyer, the Gay Guy Who's Been to Every National Park Ever". Out. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Fitzsimons, Tim (2019-06-03). "#Pride50: Traveler with a cause Mikah Meyer". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
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