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New Zealand Sea Lion Phocarctos hookeri

It is endemic to New Zealand and primarily breeds on New Zealand's subantarctic Auckland and Campbell islands, and have in recent years been slowly breeding and recolonising around the coast of New Zealand's South and Stewart islands. The New Zealand sea lion numbers around 12,000 and is one of the world's rarest sea lion species.

In the breeding season, female New Zealand sea lions gradually move inland with their pups to protect them from harassment by males, wind, storms, and potential parasitic infections. They can move up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) inland, from sandy beaches to tall grasses, and into forests.

“You were a priest once, weren’t you?

I might translate this article later today. This one was the most complete one, even in Italian news it's not talked about that much.

I think the biggest part is challenging your assumptions and views on rural queer people and rural people as a whole. “Rednecks/hicks/country folks are stupid/bigoted/all Trump supporters” is a pretty pervasive view, and while there is truth in that bigoted views can thrive in rural areas, it’s alienating for rural queers to hear, especially so constantly. Being derisive toward people from rural or Southern areas tells queer people from those areas that their opinions aren’t worth as much

The same goes for assuming that queer people don’t live in rural areas, or even that queer people would never CHOOSE to live in rural areas. There are queer people who are there by force - minors, people who can’t afford to leave, people who are reliant on caretakers who can’t or won’t leave, and many others. But there are also queer people who have the option to leave and decide not to. Or who move to a different rural area, or leave for a time and choose to return. There are a million reasons why a queer person would freely choose to live in a rural area

On that note: the idea that rural areas can’t be improved or are inherently bigoted. Not only is this not true, but it removes any need for reform or support. The solutions to “rural areas often support hotbeds of bigotry for x, y, and z reasons” and “rural areas are often inhospitable toward minorities” are “dismantling systems that harm minorities is essential” and “there needs to be specific effort made toward adding support and services for minorities in rural areas,” NOT “if you’re a minority you should move to a city” (which, as already discussed, not only may not be possible, but may not actually be what the person wants to do)

The final prevalent issue I tend to see is lack of awareness of rural specific issues and assuming that things in rural areas are the same as they are in cities and suburbs. This often comes up in areas like pressure to come out (e.g. to have the “gay experience,” to be your “authentic self,” claiming it’s not fair to your partner, claiming that people will regret not coming out sooner), when in reality coming out may be dangerous or inviting harassment. Prioritizing early transition and claiming that you won’t get good results if you transition as an adult is also a big issue - after all, if you won’t look good unless you transition early and transitioning isn’t an option, your future looks pretty hopeless. (Making medical transition the forefront of transness is an issue in general, but we won’t go into that right now)