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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 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:

https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ and
https://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/

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2022 Creating Change Conference -- Trans Health in Transgender Men -- Alley Theater "A Christmas Carol"

We discuss the upcoming Creating Change conference to be held virtually at dates to be announced. The 34th annual Creating Change conference, slated for January 12-16 at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, will now be held virtually. The virtual conference will not be held on the original dates. New dates will be announced soon. As the foremost political, leadership, and skills-building conference for the LGBTQ movement, Creating Change will return for an in-person gathering early next year. For 34 years, the National LGBTQ Task Force has brought you Creating Change, the largest LGBTQ activist conference in the country. Every year, thousands of people from across the country come together to learn, connect, and resist. At Creating Change we sharpen our minds with skills and knowledge, fill our hearts with love and joy, and deepen our commitment to freedom, justice and equity for all LGBTQ people. Creating Change 2022 will be no different!

GUEST: Cathy Renna
https://www.thetaskforce.org/creatingchange.html

We talk local trans activist Lou Weaver about a new program at UT Health that bridges the health care communications gap for transgender men. Transgender men face significant health and social disparities, including barriers to health care, research, and essential HIV-related conversations with their health care providers. That is why Paige Wermuth, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health, and graduate student Lou Weaver of The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health are launching a pilot project to examine and develop communication materials for trans men and their health care providers regarding HIV prevention.

GUEST: Lou Weaver and Paige Wermuth, PhD.
https://sph.uth.edu/news/story/bridging-the-health-care-communications-gap-for-transgender-men

Finally we talk to folks about the recent Alley Theater production of "A Christmas Carol".  A highly inventive adaptation of the Dickens classic pared down to its essential elements. A resident company of actors assemble to perform a new production of the heartwarming Christmas story. When two of the troupe’s actors can’t arrive in time for the performance, others step in to create a magical world of holiday make-believe. It will be  A Christmas Carol like no other. 

Guest: Brandon Weinbrenner
https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/production-detail/a-christmas-carol

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:

https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ and
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Queer Christmas Music Part 2

We play Christmas music from JD Doyle's "Queer Music Heritage".  From January 2000 until March 2015 "Queer Music Heritage" was both a radio show and a website, and the goal of both was to preserve and share the music of our culture. It has become the resource on the net for the history of LGBT music. Each month's page gives the playlist and additional pages of info, and you can stream or download every show; there's over 580 hours of programming available.

Guest: JD Doyle
http://queermusicheritage.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:

https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ and
https://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/

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Queer Christmas Music

We play Christmas music from JD Doyle's "Queer Music Heritage".  From January 2000 until March 2015 "Queer Music Heritage" was both a radio show and a website, and the goal of both was to preserve and share the music of our culture. It has become the resource on the net for the history of LGBT music. Each month's page gives the playlist and additional pages of info, and you can stream or download every show; there's over 580 hours of programming available.

Guest: JD Doyle
http://queermusicheritage.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:

https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ and
https://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/

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Out male candidate for Texas Legislature -- Author Robert Steele

We speak with the out candidate Texas House district 51, Mike Hendrix. Mike Hendrix, an experienced public policy, health, and prominent LGBTQ+ activist, has announced his decision to seek the Democratic nomination to represent Austin in the Texas State House. If elected, Hendrix would be the only openly gay man in the Texas Legislature. Hendrix has over 25 years in public advocacy and has done grassroots for numerous progressive campaigns. An experienced community activist, Hendrix has worked with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Texas Criminal Justice Reform, ACLU of Texas, Hispanic Contractors Association and worked as a harm-reduction volunteer for AIDS prevention helping to start and support the Prep Project in Austin, Texas. (Now the Kind Clinic.)

GUEST: Mike Hendrix
https://www.hendrixfortexas.com/

Then, we speak with author Robert Steele about his book, "Banned from CA: JIM FOSHEE Persecution, Redemption, Liberation ... and the Gay Civil Rights Movement". This is the true story of a 15-year-old gay runaway who finds himself in the 1950s Los Angeles underground world of homosexuals and early queer culture. Experience Jim Foshee's adventures on the West Coast after hitchhiking from his home 800 miles away from a small Idaho town. Jim lives on the edge. Through his adventures and misadventures, he finds himself among kind-hearted strangers, kindred souls and drag queens as well as con artists, liars and ruthless cops.

GUEST: Robert Steele
https://bannedca.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:

https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ and
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Executive Professional Association of Houston -- Houston LGBTQ Political Caucus

We speak with Jack Berger, president of the Executive Professional Association of Houston (EPAH). The Executive and Professional Association of Houston (EPAH) was formed in April 1978 in Houston, Texas. It was established to provide a non-political forum for discusssion of business and community affairs, to encourage and foster social and business relationships among the membership, and to support such educational and/or charitable causes as may be approved by the membership. Monthly dinner meetings are held with business related topics, social events are sponsored frequently throughout the year, scholarship funds have been established and EPAH joins with other organizations in the city for fund raising events.

GUEST: Jack Berger
https://www.epah.org/

Then, we speak with Mario Castillo of the Houston LGBT Political Caucus. The Caucus is a dynamic, membership-driven political organization with its leadership answering to the members. Seeking to influence policies and politicians in the greater Houston area, the Caucus works with candidates and politicians to develop positive LGBTQ+ policies and legislation. An all-volunteer organization, members work to screen candidates, decide on endorsements, and staff election sites encouraging the support of endorsed candidates.

GUEST: Mario Castillo
https://www.thecaucus.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:

https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ and
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Out actor Ivan Leung in the George Clooney directed movie "The Tender Bar" -- LGBT artist Zachari Logan and his new exhibit


We speak with openly LGBT actor, Ivan Leung about his upcoming movie, "The Tender Bar". Starring alongside Ben Affleck in the upcoming George Clooney directed film THE TENDER BAR, actor Ivan Leung stars as Jimmy The film is set to be released on December 17th by Amazon Studios. The movie which also features Lily Rabe (American Horror Story, Christopher Lloyd (BACK TO THE FUTURE) and Max Martini (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN) amongst others follows the story of a young boy who bonds with his uncle and patrons at a bar while seeking an emotional replacement for his estranged father. The film is based off the memoir of the same name, The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J. R. Moehringer. 

GUEST: Ivan Leung
https://www.movieinsider.com/m11993/the-tender-bar

We speak to Canadian artist Zachari Logan will soon host his first art exhibit in Texas. The bold collection of sensual art installation pieces, ceramics, and drawings is entitled Come Eat My Pleasant Fruits, and will be open to the public starting at noon on October 30 through December 12 at Bill Arning Exhibitions.

GUEST: Zachari Logan
http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2021/10/zachari-logan-becomes-one-with-nature-in-his-latest-exhibit/?fbclid=IwAR2UWe9O2_m0kZm0kOmexqmNl5SYCOo-rduDIdRwpahVtxYaUgEmYTtc_OQ

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:

https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ and
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Banning books in the Texas legislature -- Houston Pride Band hosts World Wide band concert

We speak with Ken McLeod, veteran psychotherapist in Houston and Anna Eastman, mother of a transgender child who was elected to the Board of Trustees of HISD in 2009, and selected as the 2015 Allied Grand Marshal of the Houston Pride Parade. We discuss State Rep. Matt Krause, a candidate for state attorney general, who has asked school superintendents to confirm whether any books on a list of 850 titles are in their libraries and classrooms.

GUEST:Ken McLeod and Anna Eastman
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-school-books-race-sexuality/

Then we speak with the president of the Houston Pride Band, Jason Svatek. The Pride Band is entering its 44th Season and is hosting a World-Wide conference of Pride Bands in Houston, culminating in a concert entitled "Bigger and Brighter” Sunday evening November 21st at the Wortham Theater. Free outdoor performance at Discovery Green on Saturday November 20th.

GUEST: Jason Svatek
http://houstonprideband.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:

https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ and
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Texas HB 25 - Banning transgender student athletes -- Documentary "North by Current"

We speak with local transgender activist Diamond Stylz about Texas House Bill 25, the bill banning transgender participation in student sports. We discuss her experience and how this bill will affect LGBT Texans. The Texas House passed HB 25, an anti-transgender sports ban targeting innocent school-age children. Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ+ Texans, responded: “The passage of HB 25 is a hateful, targeted attack on transgender people living in Texas,” said Ricardo Martinez (he/him), Chief Executive Officer of Equality Texas. “Extremists in our Legislature have continuously leveraged cruel rhetoric and rampant misinformation to coordinate this attack on the transgender community — young children in particular — and have sent a clear message that Texas is not a safe place for them to live. 

GUEST: Diamond Stylz
https://www.equalitytexas.org/for-immediate-release-equality-texas-statement-on-house-passage-of-hb-25/

We speak Madsen Minax about the film "North by Current" playing at the Rice Cinema on Friday November 12th at 7:30pm. After the inconclusive death of his young niece, filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax returns to his rural Michigan hometown, preparing to make a film about a broken criminal justice system. Instead, he pivots to excavate the depths of generational addiction, Christian fervor, and trans embodiment. Lyrically assembled images, decades of home movies, and ethereal narration form an idiosyncratic and poetic undertow that guide a viewer through lifetimes and relationships. Like the relentless Michigan seasons, the meaning of family shifts, as Madsen, his sister, and his parents strive tirelessly to accept each other. Poised to incite more internal searching than provide clear statements or easy answers, NORTH BY CURRENT dives head first into the challenges of creating identity, the agony of growing up, and the ever-fickle nuances of family.

GUEST: Madsen Minax
http://www.northbycurrent.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:

https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ and
https://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/