Queer Voices

Send us Fan Mail World AIDS Day -- Activist Juan Palomo -- Hunny Phillips We speak with CEO of AIDS Foundation Houston about his work at the organization and the upcoming World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is a day to raise awareness about HIV and remember the community members and loved ones we have lost to AIDS/HIV. Houston ranks 11th in the nation for new HIV transmissions. Over 26% of those new tr...

Send us Fan Mail Montrose Grace Place -- Tokyo Night Festival Sumo Matches -- Fitness guru/novelist Shana Ross We speak with Courtney Sellers, executive director of Montrose Grace Place. A native Houstonian, Courtney started as a Direct Mentor and Treasurer with Montrose Grace Place in 2015. In 2017 she took over as MGP Executive Director, helping to add a second night of services, increase resour...

Send us Fan Mail Equality Texas GOTV -- Walk for Mental Health -- Author Shana Ross First, we speak with Brad Pritchett about his work as Field Director of Equality Texas. We talk about the need to get out and vote in this election.  We discuss the upcoming Get Out the Vote event, "The Met Queerla" occurring this Saturday at the West Gray Metropolitan Service Center from noon to 2pm. Gue...

Send us Fan Mail Stages Theatre production "Plumsugah:The Rise of Lauren Anderson" Director and Choreographer We speak with director, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton of the Stages Theatre production of "Plumsugah:The Rise of Lauren Anderson". This innovative new work blends spoken word, dance, music, and theater for a vivid and intimate look into Lauren Anderson’s rise to ballet royalt...

Send us Fan Mail Return to the studio (live radio) We speak with the folks from the Houston LGBT Political Caucus about the Equality Brunch. The 13th Annual Equality Brunch: Not Going Back, presented by Texas State Senator John Whitmire on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 11:15 AM at the Post Oak Hotel. VIP Reception starts at 10:30 AM. Emceed by Lisa Foronda Harper, the Equality Brunch will raise fun...

Send us Fan Mail Activist Fiona Dawson — Ian Haddock and the Normal Anomaly — Transgender Unity Banquet We speak with activist Fiona Dawson about her work in the community, her movie “Transmilitary”, her new book “Are Bisexuals Just Greedy?”, and her podcast “Now with Fiona”. We catch up all things Fiona and her what she has planned next. Guest: Fiona Dawson https://www.nowwithfiona.com/ We speak...

Send us Fan Mail Film Loving Highsmith at MFAH -- Part 2 Phyllis Frye Retrospective We speak with filmmaker about the film Loving Highsmith. Loving Highsmith is a unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith’s quest for love and her troubled identity,...

Send us Fan Mail Peter Von Kant film at MAFH -- Victory Fund President CEO Annise Parker -- Author/Influencer Jenny Block We speak with Marcus Hu, a producer of the film Peter Von Kant now playing at the Museum of Fine Arts. Peter Von Kant—a retelling of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s classic melodrama The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant—stars Denis Ménochet in the lead role and Isabelle Adjani as his...

Send us Fan Mail Brandon Woodruff Documentary -- OUTWORDS Project -- Galveston Pride We speak with folks about the movie, "Texas Justice: Brandon Woodruff Big State, Small Town, No Justice". In October 2005 Texas prosecutors charged Brandon Dale Woodruff — then a 19-year-old freshman at Abilene Christian University — with murdering his parents Dennis and Norma. Unable to make the $1 mill...

Send us Fan Mail Transgender Activist Phyllis Frye Book -- Tony's Place for Homeless Youth -- Houston Leather Family Event We speak with the authors of a new book about Phyllis Frye, longtime Houston transgender activist. The book is entitled, “Phyllis Frye and the Fight for Transgender Rights” covers her early life, the discrimination she faced while struggling with her identity—including be...

Send us Fan Mail "Shaking the Blue Flamingo"-- Kindred Spirits Fundraiser--Houston Women's Group We speak with Gwen Flager, writer of “Shakin’ the Blue Flamingo“. This is the story of older women who maneuvered and managed the social stigma and prejudice of their sexual identities.  They once ran naked across golf courses, ate plates of greasy fried chicken and survived whispered so...

Send us Fan Mail Houston Chronicle Music Critic -- Women's Convention 2022 -- Queer Improv Jam (Station Theater) We speak with Houston Chronicle Music Critic, Joey Guerra about the recently released album from Beyonce, "Renaissance". Joey Guerra is the music critic for the Houston Chronicle. He also covers various aspects of pop culture. He has reviewed hundreds of concerts and inte...

Send us Fan Mail LGBT film "Albatross" -- Reproductive Justice in Texas We speak with Myles Yaksich, writer/director of the film "Albatross". A dark, dramatic thriller, "Albatross" examines the concept of self (identity, ethnicity and sexual-orientation) in the context of society, while illustrating the compromises individuals are willing to make to feel as though the...

Send us Fan Mail Monkey Pox -- Gun Violence -- Off Broadway "Titanique" We speak with the Houston Health Department about the rise of Monkeypox in the community. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The Orthopoxvirus genus also includes variola virus (which causes smallpox),...

Send us Fan Mail LGBT rights with Equality Rights Advocates -- Legacy's HIV Fundraiser Mint Julep We speak with folks from the Equal Rights Advocates about the threat to LGBT rights coming from the Supreme Court. Equality Rights Advocates works to solve our country’s most pressing challenges — poverty, violence, discrimination —by transforming our communities into places where every woman and...

Send us Fan Mail Big Queer Picture Show -- History of Pride in Houston We speak with Michael Robinson and Kyle Ferguson about the Big Queer Picture Show. The Big Queer Picture Show hosts monthly screenings of queer films in different venues across Houston to connect audiences to the larger historical and contemporary significance of queer cinema. This month the film will be "Neptune Frost&quo...

Send us Fan Mail Rainbow on the Green -- Monica Roberts Resource Center We speak with Barry Mandel about Rainbow on the Green, the large pride event held downtown at Discovery Green. Discovery Green presents its annual citywide LGBTQ celebration with electrifying entertainment. This year, Rainbow on the Green presented by Legacy Community Health will honor the courageous families who have spoken o...

Send us Fan Mail Texas State Senate candidate -- Ernie Manouse Pride Special We speak with Josh Tutt, a candidate for Texas State Senate. He is running against a notoriously anti-LGBT state senator to challenge her in the general election for Texas State Senate district 18. We discuss what motivates him to take on this election and run for office. Josh is a seventh generation Texan and attended Te...

Send us Fan Mail Rebranding Pride Houston to Pride 365 -- Pride Chorus Houston Concert We speak Heather Jones Taylor and Andrea Simonton about the rebranding of Pride into Pride 365. We discuss the process that went into this rebrand and we discuss Heathers activism in the community. As the owner of a marketing firm and LGBT owned business, we learn how she got started and what motivates her. GUES...

Send us Fan Mail Out Professionals Houston -- Pride 365 Presidents We speak with representatives from the Out Professionals. The newly formed LGBT networking organization that has chapters around the country. Listen to find out what sets it apart from other professional organizations and their launch event.  GUEST: Charlie Conard and Pete Beausoliel https://www.outprofessionals.org/ Then we speak...

Send us Fan Mail 2022 Honorary Grand Marshal Brandon Wolf -- Community Activist Brian Keever We speak with the 2022 Houston pride honorary grand marshal, Brandon Wolf. We discuss his body of work and activsm over 45 years in Houston. Over the years, Brandon has written several articles for OutSmart magazine. GUEST: Brandon Wolf https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2022/05/pride-houston-365-announces-2...

Send us Fan Mail Supreme Court threat to LGBT rights -- Loss of a Houston icon Crystal Rae Lee Love We speak with ACLU staff attorney Brian Klosterboer about the threat to LGBT rights coming the Supreme Court with the recent opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. The ACLU of Texas is dedicated to securing and defending constitutional and civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LG...

Send us Fan Mail Montrose Center's Housing Our Future Gala -- Record Breaking Bunnies on the Bayou We speak with the Chief Development Officer Kennedy Loftin about the upcoming Montrose Center gala Housing Our Future. Housing Our Future Gala to provide help, hope, and a second chance to LGBTQ youth in Houston who are experiencing homelessness. The rental assistance program sets up each youth...

Send us Fan Mail Alley Theater "Dead Man's Cellphone" -- Lesbian activist Ginny Berson We speak with Todd Waite about the Alley Theater's production of "Dead Man's Cellphone". An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a wildly imaginative comedy by MacArthur...

Send us Fan Mail Black Queer AF Festival -- Annise Parker LGBTQ Victory Fund We speak with Ian Haddock, the executive of the Normal Anomaly Initative Inc.about the organization and its up coming Black Queer AF Music Festival . The festival is a music festival that meets all of Black, queerness in Houston. An innovative event that includes immersive games and recreations, lots of outside space, the...