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Send us Fan Mail Texas A&M University's First LGBT Exhibit --- New General Manager KPFT We speak with Dr. Francesca Marini, Programming and Outreach Librarian at Texas A&M University, about the exhibit, "Coming Out Together to Share Our History: LGBTQIA+ Collections in College Station, Houston and Beyond". In its first large-scale collaboration with the LGBTQ community, Texa...

Send us Fan Mail LGBTQ+ Discussion at the Rothko Chapel -- Remembering Houston LGBTQ advocate Frank Campisi -- LGBTQ persons of color you should know We speak with folks from the Rothko Chapel regarding the moderated conversation, "The Struggle for Equality: LGBTQIA+ Rights, Beyond the Rhetoric: Civil Rights & Our Shared Responsibility Series" The conversation will be on the state of...

Send us Fan Mail Ian Haddock, Queer People of Color's response to COVID -- Annise Parker talks record number of LGBTQ people elected to office We speak with Ian Haddock about the queer people of color's response in the times of COVID. Ian L. Haddock is the Executive Director of The Normal Anomaly Initiative, Inc. With a wealth of knowledge in the public health field and community activis...

Send us Fan Mail Transgender Healthcare in Houston -- Gov. Abbott's anti-trans executive order's effect on families We speak with Lou Weaver about the state of Transgender healthcare in Houston. We discuss the current state of healthcare and the options available in the community. We also discuss what can be done to improve this important service to the transgender community going forwar...

Send us Fan Mail LGBTQ Life in El Paso TX -- “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters". co-creator We speak with the executive director of the Borderland Rainbow Center about the LGBTQ life in far West Texas. In October of 2015, Dr. Brenda Risch began co-facilitating a support group for the families of transgender youth. When she realized the hosting agency was going to close...

Send us Fan Mail Alzheimer's in the LGBT community - - Number's the nightclub documentary We speak to the Alzheimer's Association of Southeast Texas about the disease in the LGBT community and about an upcoming awareness event highlighting the services available specifically to the LGBT community. Currently, more than 400,000 Texans living with Alzheimer’s disease, and over 1,449,00...

Send us Fan Mail Hate in the State Legislature - Supreme Court Case Part 2 We speak with Brad Pritchett, field director for Equality Texas, about the Texas legilative session about the potetntial impact on the LGBT community. Brad details plans for the fight against these damaging bills. GUEST: Brad Pritchett https://www.equalitytexas.org/ Then we feature the second part of an interview with attor...

Send us Fan Mail Anti Trans Texas Special Session -- Religious Freedom in the Supreme Court Andrew Edmonson discusses the special session of the Texas legislature and what is at stake for the LGBT community. We discuss the anti transgender bill banning athletes from competing and its likelihood of passage.  GUEST: Andrew Edmonson https://www.equalitytexas.org/special-session-legislative-bill-track...

Send us Fan Mail Author Stef M. Shuster - "Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender" -- Tori Williams Oral History Project Guest co-host Alexis Melvin interviews author Stef M. Shuster regarding the non fiction work, "Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender". Surfacing in the mid-twentieth century, yet shrouded in social stigma, transg...

Send us Fan Mail History of Houston Pride Parades - Tennessee and Truman biopic We discuss the history of Pride Parades in Houston with LGBT historian JD Doyle. We discuss how the parade originated and its move to a night time event. GUEST: JD Doyle http://www.pridehouston.org Then we speak about the film "Tennessee and Truman: An Intimate Portrait". The work, lives, and personal journey...

Send us Fan Mail Museum of Fine Arts exhibit "Hockney/Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature" -- "Pride" the TV show  We discuss the Museum of Fine Arts exhibit,"Hockney – Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature". This exhibition examines the common ground between British artist Hockney (born 1937) and Dutch artist Van Gogh (1853–1890). Both expressed their profound love of nature through b...

Send us Fan Mail Texas Legislative Nastiness -- Pose the TV Show and its Impact Today on Queer Voices, We speak with Brad Pritchett and discuss the Texas state legislature and the multiple pieces of legislation filed against the transgender community. These bills were unsuccessful in the regular session but the Lieutenant Governor has lobbied for a special session to take up these bills. We discus...

Send us Fan Mail Texas State Legislature -- LGBT Senior Center We discuss the Texas state legislature and the multiple pieces of legisation filed against the transgeder community. These bills were unsuccessful in the regular session but the Lieutenant Governor has lobbied for a special session to take up these bills. We discuss these and other bills that are being pushed in Austin. GUEST: Andrew E...

Send us Fan Mail Trans murders in Texas -- Anna Eastman fights anti-trans legislation We talk with local activist Diamond Stylz about the murder of Iris Santos. Santos, a 22-year-old Latina transgender woman killed in Houston, Texas, on April 23, 2021. Iris’ death is at least the 18th violent death of a transgender or gender non-conforming person in 2021. We discuss her life and the rise in trans...

Send us Fan Mail anti-trans bills in the Texas legislature -- Houston poet Robin Reagler We discuss the activities of the Texas legislature and the current anti-trans legislation making its way through the state house. Andrew Edmonson is interviewed about the latest bills attacking the trans community in Texas. GUEST: Andrew Edmonson https://www.equalitytexas.org/legislative-bill-tracker/ Then, we...

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Estrada - Out Candidate for Pasadena City Council -- Author Adam-Michael James Jonathan Estrada was born and raised in Pasadena by parents and grandparents who still live in the neighborhood and he is proud to call this city my home. He is running for Pasadena City Council District E to serve as an advocate for our community because he believes that investing in the distr...

Send us Fan Mail AIDS Drug Program Funding in Texas - Anti Trans Legislation We speak with Januari Fox about the current Texas Legislative session and the threat to the ADAP (AIDS drug assistance program). We also discuss the general legislation that is being pushed forward in this session. GUEST: Januari Fox https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2021/04/05/budget-crunch-for-texas-hiv-...

Send us Fan Mail Isabel Longoria - Harris County Elections Supervisor - Pride Project, Dr. Nathan Smith We speak with Isabel Longoria about voting in Harris County. we speak about the progress made in 2020 and the ease of casting one's vote. Isabel was named the county's first ever Elections Supervisor. GUEST: Isabel Longoria https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/election/2020...

Send us Fan Mail We speak with Emmy Award-winning director Chris McKim about his stunning new documentary about the life of the great American artist David Wojnarowicz. The New Yorker Magazine has praised the film as "wondrous, intimate, and often outrage-inspiring biographical portrait of the artist and his times." It is screening as part of Films at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston&apo...

Send us Fan Mail We speak with new out general manager of KPFT, David Baes. We will discuss his background and his vision for KPFT. Baes is considering an improved music-based format. His goal is to not only freshen the station’s sound and make it more consistent, but also expand listener demographics to attract a younger audience that will sustain the station in the decades to come. Plans are und...

Send us Fan Mail We speak with Eddie Robinson from Houston Public Media who is creating a new program/podcast called "I See You". We speak about his new show and what he hopes to accomplish with this program. The show will air Saturdays at 1pm on Houston Public Media. GUEST: Eddie Robinson https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/ Then, we speak with community activist Brandon Mack about Houst...

Send us Fan Mail We speak with activist Shelley Kennedy about her work in the community, her run for city council and the work she did for the recent winter storm. Guest: Shelley Kennedy 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.f...

Send us Fan Mail We speak about the Equality Act currently in congress. The Equality Act would provide consistent and explicit anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people across key areas of life, including employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services, federally funded programs, and jury service. GUEST: Andrew Edmonson https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-equality-act We sp...

Send us Fan Mail John Huckaby aids foundation Houston AIDS walk during the pandemic Bree Fram trans military ban overturn We speak with CEO john huckaby about the  AIDS Foundation Houston. Annual AIDS walkfundariser in the time of Covid  Guest: john Huckaby CEO AIDS foundation houston https://www.aidswalkhouston.org/ Then we speak with Bree Fram of  Sparta a transgender military organization about...

Send us Fan Mail James Lee-Legacy Community Health Govt Relations Manager/ Crew discuss Biden Administration (so far).... We speak with James Lee, manager of Government Relations, Legacy Community Health about the new Texas legislative session and ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program) and working with state legislators. We discuss the outlook for this and other LGBT related programs. GUEST: James Le...