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It's a mean girl roller disco for old folks on Queer Voices this week! Brett Cullum talks to Kathryn Jacobson about playing Regina George at Queensbury Theatre starting up in August. R. Lee Ingalls talks to financial expert Tim Stokes about fraudsters targeting the elderly, and what we can do to protect them. And finally, Logan Vaden talks to Brett about resurrecting XANADU just in time for the Pride Parade! 

MEAN GIRLS: 

https://www.queensburytheatre.org/meangirls

XANADU:  

https://matchouston.org/events/2026/xanadu

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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First up, we have executive producer Bryan Hlavinka talking to Breanna Foster Director of Clinic Operations at Legacy Community Health from LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH and their event at their WELLNESS BAR on Westheimer. Next stop, Brett Cullum talks with Klara Zieglerova about her design work for the ALLEY’s latest production, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN. Then it's to the stacks! We talk with author R. Lee Ingalls and poet Stalina Villarreal about their appearances at the Houston LGBTQ+ Independent Author Fair at the Montrose Center on Saturday, August 1, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. And finally, Matthew Williams continues our coverage of A NICE INDIAN BOY that opens at ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS on Friday, July 31st. He talks with Taher Lokhandwala about what brings him joy! 

Wellness Bar by Legacy

https://www.wellnessbarbylegacy.org/

GIRL ON THE TRAIN
https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/the-girl-on-the-train

Houston LGBTQ+ Independent Author Fair at the Montrose Center on Saturday, August 1, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

A NICE INDIAN BOY 

https://asiasociety.org/texas/events/nice-indian-boy

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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This week, Brett Cullum takes on three topics - pride banners, a book fair, and a gay romantic comedy. First up, Jack Valinski talks about bringing Pride Banners back to compensate for the removal of our rainbow crosswalk. When they go low, we go high! Literally! Then John Merullo talks about the 2nd annual LGBTQIA+ Book Fair at the Montrose Center! And finally, the cast of A NICE INDIAN BOY talks about their revival at the Houston Asia Society.  

HOUSTON LGBTQIA+ BOOK AND AUTHOR FAIR - at the Montrose Center from 10 am until 3 pm. 

A NICE INDIAN BOY presented by Aerial Roots Theatre Company: 

https://asiasociety.org/texas/events/nice-indian-boy

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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In this episode, Brett Cullum talks with Reverend Neil G. Thomas, the Senior Pastor of Cathedral of Hope of Dallas, about an editorial published in the NY TIMES slamming the word QUEER by Matthew Vines. Then author R. Lee Ingalls speaks about what it's like being related to Laura Ingalls Wilder now that Netflix is rebooting LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE. And finally, Rhys Carr reveals what it is like to be non-binary and on tour with MOULIN ROUGE.  

Cathedral of Hope: 

https://www.cathedralofhope.com/

R. Lee Ingalls: 

https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2020/11/picking-up-where-little-house-left-off/

MOULIN ROUGE at the HOBBY CENTER: 

https://houston.broadway.com/shows/moulin-rouge-the-musical-2/

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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Gary Wood and Lee Ingalls explore the connection between the queer community, friends, and career. Gary has been a Pride Grand Marshal, helped found the Houston LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, and is President of the Board of the Montrose Center. Then Brett Cullum talks to Holland Vavra about her upcoming cabaret show at Stages, starting July 9th and running through July 26th. 

Holland Vavra tickets: 

https://stageshouston.com/event/a-cabaret/

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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Queer Voices finishes up PRIDE MONTH with an all-music edition of songs for you. We've got Madonna, Orville Peck, Rod Stewart, a tribute to Cher from Adam Lambert, and a whole lot more. Happy Pride 2026! 

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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We continue celebrating PRIDE by bringing together the QUEER VOICES - Bryan Hlavinka, Deborah Moncrief Bell, R. Lee Ingalls, Jacob Newsone, and Brett Cullum. We talk about what it all means to us. Then, Jack Vallinski looks back at his time with PRIDE HOUSTON. Finally, Derek Charles Livingston is proud of SPAMILTON at Stages Houston, which has been extended through July 5th. 

STAGES - SPAMILTON 

https://stageshouston.com/event/spamilton-an-american-parody/

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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THE COWGAYS are a viral sensation this Pride season! They are a country trio comprised of music artists Brooke Eden, Chris Housman, and Adam Mac, and they take on '90s Country and bend it to a queer-friendly format. Lee Ingalls and Brett Cullum get to interview them! Then, Trendsetter Grand Marshal 2025 Hayden Cohen talks to the Trendsetter Grand Marshal 2026 D’Trique Fitzgerald! Finally, Brett Cullum talks to CLUE star Zoie Tannous about coming to the Hobby Center and hitting up Jollibee! 

THE COWGAYS:  

https://www.thecowgays.com/

CLUE: 

https://houston.broadway.com/shows/clue

JOLLIBEE: 

https://www.jollibeefoods.com/

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!  First up, Deborah Moncrief Bell talks with Ashley Barnes, who is the 2026 PRIDE HOUSTON 365 Female-Identifying Grand Marshal. Then Brett Cullum gets to chat up Tamara Siler about her cabaret show at Main Street Theater called SINNERS AND SAINTS. Finally, Bryan Hlavinka talks with Brad Pritchett, who is a 2026 PRIDE HOUSTON 365 Distinguished Grand Marshal. 

Tickets to Tamara Siler's show (runs through June 13th):

https://mainstreettheater.com/tamara-siler-sinners-and-saints/

Website for EQUALITY TEXAS:  

https://equalitytexas.org/

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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First up on this QUEER VOICES, contributor Ethan Michelle Ganz interviews the Pride 365 Grand Marshal for 2026, representing the ALLIES. Mandy Giles: She is the founder of Parents of Trans Youth, whose advocacy equips families with tools to support and affirm their transgender children.

Then Brett Cullum dives into some Theater Voices. First up, Labraska Washington, who is currently at the HOBBY CENTER playing one of the DRIFTERS in Theatre Under the Stars' BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL. They are having an OUT AT TUTS performance on Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 pm.  Finally, Brett chats with Alley Resident Company Member Dylan Godwin about his role in DEAR ALIEN, a show running at the Alley where he plays a sassy gay advice columnist out to save the world from itself. 

Parents of Trans Youth: 

https://www.parentsoftransyouth.com/

BEAUTIFUL: 

https://www.tuts.org/beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-2026/

DEAR ALIEN: 

https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/dear-alien

Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:

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