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Annise Parker-Victory Fund Presidential Appointments Initiative and Bill Arning, Houston curator, critic, museum director, advisor, lecturer, grant maker, dealer, gallerist and collector....

We speak with Annise Parker, president and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Fund and Victory Institute about the Victory Fund Presidential Appointments Initiative and the appointment Dr. Rachel Levine to the position of Assistant Health Secretary. We also discuss the role of the Victory Fund and Victory Institute.

GUEST: Annise Parker, President/CEO LGBTQ Victory Fund
https://victoryinstitute.org/programs/presidential-appointments-initiative/

Then, we speak with Bill Arning, a Houston based curator, critic, museum director, advisor, lecturer, grant maker, dealer, gallerist and collector. We speak about his gallery and the artwork on display. Finally, we discuss the history of Montrose.

GUEST: Bill Arning
https://www.billarning.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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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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Outsmart Magazine Managing Editor/Equality Texas

We speak with the new managing editor of OutSmart magazine, Lourdes Zavalete. We speak about her background and her rise to this role at the LGBT newsmagazine. We speak about her vision and the response to COVID-19.

GUEST: Lourdes Zavalete
http://www.outsmartmagazine.com

Then, we speak with Angela Hale, senior advisor for Equality Texas. Angela is a Dallas native, a former Emmy Award-winning TV reporter and veteran journalist at CBS KTVT Channel 11 in Dallas Fort Worth. She is the managing partner of Red Media Group, a strategic communications and public affairs company. She led communications efforts for the legalization of gay marriage for the Akin Gump Law Firm and the Texas plaintiffs and has been leading lobby and communications strategy at Equality Texas since 2015.

GUEST: Angela Hale
https://www.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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Creating Change Conference - 2021 Predictions

We speak about the Creating Change conference. The organizers of the Creating Change Conference announced the full slate of workshop and other sessions organized for the 33rd annual conference. From activism to faith to fundraising, with some timely twists on popular workshops like “Sex in the Times of COVID,” the Creating Change conference will have programs of interest to diverse activists and cover a lot of ground in this unique time for LGBTQ+ communities. 

GUEST: Andrew Edmonson and Bryan Hlavinka
https://www.thetaskforce.org/creatingchange.html

We speak about the New Year and predictions for the year 2021. We discuss the election of Joe Biden and the possible effects on the LGBTQ community. We also discuss the legislative horizon in Texas state legislature and the possible anti-LGBT bills coming forward.

GUEST: Andrew Edmonson 

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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Barry Mandel - Houston HIV Activist/Life of Monica Roberts

We speak again with Barry Mandel in part two of his interview about his early activism in Houston including his Political and HIV work.  Barry is the President of Discovery Green. Barry was one of the heroic first responders to the AIDS crisis in Houston in the 1980s, volunteering for the Montrose Counseling Center, serving on the board of AIDS Foundation Houston, and organizing one of the first large-scale displays of the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt at the Jewish Community Center.

Guest: Barry Mandel
https://www.discoverygreen.com

Then, we speak with Diamond Stylz about the life and work of Monica Roberts. Monica Roberts, a transgender advocate and journalist who chronicled the lives, and sometimes the deaths, of transgender people through her blog, TransGriot, died on Oct. 5 at her home in Houston. She was 58.

Guest: Diamond Stylz
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/monica-roberts-dead.html

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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Barry Mandel HIV Activist - Murder of Transgender Houstonian Asia Foster

Tonight on Queer Voices, we speak with Barry Mandel about his life and activism over the decades. Barry is the President of Discovery Green. Barry was one of the heroic first responders to the AIDS crisis in Houston in the 1980s, volunteering for the Montrose Counseling Center, serving on the board of AIDS Foundation Houston, and organizing one of the first large-scale displays of the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt at the Jewish Community Center. Today, he is just as indefatigable in his good works, serving as chairman of the board of Undies for Everyone Find out more about Barry, his journey through the AIDS crisis, and the ethos of service that has defined his career.

Guest: Barry Mandel
https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-find-out-how-one-man-went-from-fighting-hiv-to-leading-downtowns-green-space-11470207?fbclid=IwAR2oWPxgudNHWGe4u2o_vHAwYd2ibi_q_R0fxBRgNp_Z6_757xBIkAhITVw

Then, we speak about the death of Asia Foster. The 22-year-old, a black transgender woman, has been identified as the person found shot to death Friday, November 20th on a west Houston roadside. She is the first transgender woman murdered in Houston this year and is believed to be the 38th transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming person killed this year in the U.S., according to the Montrose Center. We speak with local activist Diamond Stylz about this murder.

Guest: Diamond Stylz
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Transgender-woman-shot-to-death-wanted-people-15755043.php

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 spotlight J.D. Doyle's "Queer Music Heritage" 2014 Christmas Special.  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. This is a deep site, covering over 2000 pages.  Songs included:

Matt Fishel - Oh, Santa! (2013)
Crystal Bowersox - Coming Out For Christmas (2013)
Antigone Rising - Santa You Owe Me (2013)
Sponge Finger - G.A.Y Christmas Song (2014)
The Feeling - Christmas Is For Children (2013)
Brian Kennedy - River (2014)
Max Van Essen - Just in Time For Christmas (2013)
Ann Hampton Callaway - This Christmas (1997)
Vinyl Closet - When Santa Went to Soho (2013)
Michael Gott - Christmas in the Trenches (2007)
Dave Hall - Christmas Eve With You (2014)
Chris Salvatore - All I Want for Christmas Is You (2013)
Matthew Connor - No Presents for Christmas (2013)
Declan Bennett - Father Christmas Knows (2013)
Nathan Leigh Jones - Deck the Halls (2013)

Guest: J.D. Doyle
http://www.queermusicheritage.com/dec2014.html

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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Houston ballet - 2020 Nutcracker adapted

We speak with Houston Ballet Soloist, Harper Watters, about the company's new holiday digital entertainment treat "Nutcracker Sweets," Harper's journey as a Black artist in a field historically dominated by white artists, and how  Wendy Williams inspired him to create "The Pre-Show," his popular, dishy backstage program that became an online sensation. 

Guest: Harper Watters
http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2018/09/dancing-in-the-digital-age-with-harper-watters/

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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Life During COVID - "Hearth and Coffin" creator

The Queer Voices crew discusses how their life goes on during and after the COVID pandemic. We also discuss the 2020 election and the growth of the Queer Voices podcast.

GUEST: Jack Valinski, Bryan Hlavinka


Then, we speak with the creator of "Hearth and Coffin".  "Hearth & Coffin" Literary Journal was founded in Houston in 2020.
 
Founded with the explicit purpose of publishing new and upcoming writers with no submission fees, "Hearth & Coffin" places priority on provocative, exploratory, and accessible works that thrill and open the minds of readers.
There is no magic formula to being published in "Hearth & Coffin". No amount of pedigree will guarantee a spot. Good writing is good writing, regardless of your degree(s) or lack thereof, your previous publications, your skin color, gender, or age.
Each "Hearth & Coffin" volume has a theme. Some themes are by the "Hearth & Coffin" staff and others are submitted by readers. The community is encouraged to follow "Hearth & Coffin" on social media for the opportunity to pitch upcoming themes and to keep abreast of upcoming volumes, open submissions, and other goodies.

GUEST: Barrett White
https://www.hearthandcoffin.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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Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce Food Drive - Texas Pride Impact Funds

We speak with Tammi Wallace, president of the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce about the upcoming Chamber Food Drive. The drive will take place: Friday, December 4, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at SignatureCare ER Montrose, 1007 Westheimer. The food drive will go to help support LGBT seniors. Holidays are usually a time when people gather around a festive meal to celebrate and give thanks with family and friends. But for many of our LGBTQ+ community members, this time of year can be difficult. Those experiencing food insecurity, face the difficult task of providing a holiday meal for their family while still making sure they have enough groceries for the week. Others prefer to celebrate with their chosen family, rather than face the intolerance of their birth relatives.

Guest: Tammi Wallace 
https://www.houstonlgbtchamber.com/food-drive/

Then we speak with Ron Guillard, the president of Texas Pride Impact Funds. Texas Pride Impact Funds exists to propel the LGBTQ+ movement in Texas by supporting nonprofits that help thousands of our citizens across the state every day.  Their work strengthens community organizations and their leaders, mobilizes donors and funders, inspires giving, and actively secures our LGBTQ+ community's future for generations to come. Mission - Securing the future for LGBTQ+ Texans by inspiring giving and investment to expand opportunities and enrich our communities. Vision - Texas Pride Impact Funds, as the leading progressive LGBTQ+ community foundation, boldly supports equitable and transformational change in Texas.

Guest: Ron Guillard
https://www.txpif.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
https://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/