On May 15, 1994, 8-year-old Denis Tuzinovic and his mom fled Bosnia and Herzegovina to escape war and genocide. When he came to the US, it was the support from community organizations and experiences in wilderness areas that forged his commitment to environmental and human rights. "In November 2020, I tore the right sleeve of my Patagonia Down Sweater. Through Patagonia’s Worn Wear program, I contacted our local repair business in Seattle to see if they could add Pride colors to the sleeve, as part of the repair. For years, I’d wanted to raise awareness around the LGBTQ+ community’s lack of representation in the outdoor community...” “This jacket represents my life’s journey to becoming an activist. I like to think that each color tells a different part of my story, from surviving the war, to learning to coexist with different cultures, to finding my way in the outdoor community as a gay man. It’s also a conversation starter, a signal to queer people that we belong in these spaces, too." We love this story. Check out more through the link in bio.