Venture Out

"I was working this corporate job, and, every day, I looked out the window and thought, 'Man, those mountains are so beautiful, I wish I was out there'," remembers Perry Cohen. Growing up, Perry was an outdoorsy kid--hiking and cross-country skiing in rural New Hampshire. He was thrilled when, as a teenager, he got to sign up for an Outward Bound course. But the experience left him disappointed. For the first time, he didn't click with the group. Perry reconnected strongly to the outdoors in his late thirties, as he transitioned from female to male. Being outside helped Perry have an appreciation for a body that he had felt alienated from. Looking out that window, he realized that he wanted to help other transgender folks get outside. "I thought there must be some queer outdoor organization leading trips that I could go work for, but I didn't find one. So, I got despondent for about twenty-four hours, and then I thought to myself, 'I've led a corporate HR department, I understand how to run a business, maybe I should just start one'. And so I did." Learn more at ventureoutproject.com

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Venture Out is an episode from The Dirtbag Diaries by Duct Tape Then Beer.

This episode is 27:28 long.

This episode was published on Apr 14, 2018.

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