In today's episode we talk with Josh Penrod from Pierre, SD. He and his fellow queer friends in the Pierre area held the very first Pierre Area Pride event out of spite for the hate they saw a member of the community experiencing on a Facebook post. Josh tells us more about it in today’s episode. He also shares what it was like growing up and living in Pierre as someone who identifies as non-binary. Part of his story even includes a family plot twist that us hosts never saw coming! Check out Josh's Instagram at @605unicorn.
Here are some other cool things to check out!
-Midwest Pridefest will be held June 9-11th at Aby's in Rapid City. Find out more on Instagram at @midwestpridefest. To donate to the event check out their Go Fund Me page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/safer-spaces-support-for-midwest-pridefest
-Today's guest is a founding member of the Pierre Area Center for Equality or PACE for short. Check them out on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pierreequality/. To support the organization, check out their merch at https://www.bonfire.com/pierre-pride160/.
-Finally, don't forget to check us out on Facebook at South Dakota: Uncloseted and Instagram at @sduncloseted.