Summary: <p>Pride starts early in June across the Hudson Valley, Catskills and Berkshires. This episode I talk to Osun Zotique, executive director of <a href="https://outhudsonny.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><em><strong>OutHudson</strong></em></a> and the co-grand marshal of Hudson Pride. If you’re following the news, you may have also seen that Osun just announced a historic run for congress to represent the new 19th district.<strong> </strong>To their knowledge, Osun is the first trans non-binary candidate to run for national office. Learn more at <a href="https://zotique.org/ny19" target="_blank">OsunforNY.com</a>.</p> <p>Osun and I talk about pride in the Hudson Valley, about Hudson (“the P-town of the Hudson Valley”), about LGBTQ contribution to the upstate’s community, economy and culture. Osun also teaches me about “forest bathing” and how this year’s Pride is an opportunity to take that COVID Stickiness and well, dance it out…</p> <p>Find Pride events mentioned in this episode and many others on the <a href="https://www.cidiot.com/blog/pride-is-back-2022-events/" target="_blank">Cidiot.com blog post</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cidiot.hv/" target="_blank">follow Cidiot on Instagram</a>.</p> <p>Thank for listening. And special thank you as well to show sponsors <a href="https://hvkitchendesigncenter.com/" target="_blank">Hudson Valley Kitchen Design Center</a> and <a href="https://taconic.toastmastersclubs.org/" target="_blank">Taconic Toastmasters Club</a>.</p> <p><em>Photo credit: JD Urban. Provided by OutHudson.</em></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cidiot/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cidiot/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cidiot/support</a>
