David Zimmerman, Publisher of Boston Spirit Magazine and a fierce LGBTQ ally talks to Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about the 15th Annual LGBT Executive Networking Night on May 17th in Boston, MA. This year's event will feature keynote speaker Jonathan Knight the popular HGTV star and “New Kids On The Block” member. Knight is both a local and LGBTQ icon capturing the hearts of millions of fans with his incredible farmhouse renovations on HGTV’s “Farmhouse Fixer” and duri...
May 11, 2023•12 min•Ep. 254
Victoria Kirby York, Director of Public Policy & Programs for the National Black Justice Coalition talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™. Since 2003 the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) has been America’s leading national civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black LGBTQ people including people living with HIV/AIDS through coalition building, federal policy change, research and education. Their mission is to end racism, homophobia, LGBTQ...
Apr 27, 2023•16 min•Ep. 253
Carine de Mesmaeker, the creator and founder of Velvet Ibiza talks to Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about the fab all-inclusive five-day party for LGBTQ women that takes place May 2nd to May 7th at Cala Martina in Ibiza, Spain. De Mesmaeker rents out the entire resort so there’s no need to venture anywhere, the party is literally on your doorsteps. Velvet Ibiza is an all-inclusive five-day and five-night party which includes transportation from the airport, a bungalow, m...
Apr 03, 2023•8 min•Ep. 252
Emma Chinn, Special Projects Coordinator at Campaign for Southern Equality and a proud LGBTQ Tennessean talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™. Recently Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law 2 LGBTQ discriminatory bills that go into effect on July 1, 2023. First is HB/SB 9 that bans drag performances from taking place on any public property in the state as well as in any location where people under 18 could be present. This law unfairly places male or female impe...
Mar 16, 2023•11 min•Ep. 251
Annise Parker, President and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Fund and LGBTQ Victory Institute talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about the importance of endorsing openly LGBTQ political candidates for local, state and federal elective offices. Currently there are 1200 openly LGBTQ people serving in offices across America but we need at least 30,000 to come close to leveling the political scope in this country. The LGBTQ Victory Fund works to achieve this goal and sustain ...
Mar 01, 2023•14 min•Ep. 250
Virginia (Ginny) Apuzzo who served as Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force from 1982 to 1986 talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™. The Task Force is the country’s oldest LGBTQ advocacy group celebrating 50 years of advancing freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people. This milestone year will recognize and celebrate the Task Force’s rich history of driving progress within the LGBTQ community from its early days lobbying the American Psychiatric Ass...
Feb 16, 2023•18 min•Ep. 249
Craig Coogan talks about his new documentary "Music Triumphs Homophobia" with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ that’s available on Amazon Prime Video. The film chronicles the impact of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) as they perform for audiences in New England and around the world. Using archival material, news footage and interviews “Music Triumphs Homophobia” documents how a small Boston-based chorus became global cultural ambassadors educating people about LGBTQ live...
Feb 06, 2023•15 min•Ep. 248
Writer-filmmaker and fierce LGBTQ ally Joe Gantz talks about his new book “A Secret I Can’t Tell” available on Carpenter Hill Publishing with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™. Originally published in 1983 the nonfiction book was the only record of American gay and lesbian headed household family life during the heyday of the homophobic Moral Majority. In republishing the book Gantz revisits the families 40 years later with new interviews and a new unparalleled look at how f...
Jan 23, 2023•18 min•Ep. 247
Dale Dickey talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about her new film “A Love Song". It's now streaming on Paramount+, Showtime and Hulu after premiering at Sundance in 2022 and distributed by Bleecker Street and Stage 6 Films. It’s a gorgeous film rated as one of the ten best in cinematography for 2022 shot by Alfonso Herrera Salcedo and written, directed, produced and co-edited by Max Walker-Silverman in his feature directorial debut. “A Love Song” is about two child...
Jan 18, 2023•6 min•Ep. 246
Dr. Jason Peplinski, Commissioner of the Greater Los Angeles Softball Association (GLASA) and Co-Executive Director of the Sin City Classic Sports Festival talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about their event that takes place January 12th to 15th in Las Vegas, Nevada. GLASA created the Sin City Classic in 2008 as an LGBTQ softball tournament meant to provide a safe and competitive atmosphere for LGBTQ athletes. Over the past 16 years the tournament has grown into t...
Jan 04, 2023•13 min•Ep. 245
Sarah Shoffner the new Executive Director of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about their upcoming holiday concert series entitled “Joyful & Triumphant & Gay.” Founded in 1982 this fabulous 200+ voice ensemble is presenting their first live holiday concert since 2019. Upcoming performances under BGMC Music Director Reuben Reynolds are December 16th, 17th and 18 at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall in Boston, MA. The...
Dec 13, 2022•10 min•Ep. 244
Filmmaker Kimberly Peirce talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about her award-winning film “Boys Don’t Cry” that was featured on the second season of Turner Classic Movies series “Reframed”. “Reframed” addresses famous/classic films that may have been controversial when they were released due to their themes like homophobia, misogyny, racism etc. The series that aired throughout November also took a look at pioneering LGBTQ films from an historical perspective. Each...
Dec 01, 2022•11 min•Ep. 243
Erin McHugh talks about her new must-read book “Pickleball Is Life: The Complete Guide to Feeding Your Obsession” with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. It’s easy to learn but impossible to master making it the sports craze that’s sweeping the nation. Nearly 5 million people nationwide have picked up their paddles and taken to the court. In her new book McHugh highlights the rules and the fun of the game in a fabulous user...
Nov 23, 2022•10 min•Ep. 242
Cathy Renna Communications Director for the National LGBTQ Task Force talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about joining forces with Equality Florida and Equality Texas to fight anti-LGBTQ extremism ahead of midterms including a new election animated ad campaign. The ads are adapted from an innovative campaign developed by Wide Angle Research inviting voters to fight extremism and fight for our freedoms. Equality Florida is targeting Governor DeSantis for his repeate...
Nov 02, 2022•14 min•Ep. 241
Cheryl Osimo, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition talk with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about the 25th anniversary of their premier fundraising event the Lesbians and Friends LGBTQ Dance Party For Prevention that takes place in person at Club Café in Boston on October 22nd from 6P to 9:30P and virtually via Zoom. This year they’re honoring the event’s founder Attorney Susan Wilson. Osimo stated, "Susan is a true humanitarian, scholar, vision...
Oct 18, 2022•10 min•Ep. 240
Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ talked with The Dinah’s all-female celebrities on the Red Carpet at the legendary Black & White Ball and Hollywood Party in Palm Springs, CA in this exclusive audio montage. We had a blast chatting with these fabulous women about their music, what they hope to accomplish with their work and how they cope in these challenging times. First we talked with singer-songwriter Cassidy King who has built a reputation as a solo artist with her si...
Oct 11, 2022•22 min•Ep. 239
Cory Silverberg talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about his new children's sex education book “You Know, Sex” that’s aimed at kids aged 10 to 14. “You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty And Other Things” is the first thoroughly modern sex ed book for any child navigating puberty and adolescence. Silverberg is a certified sex educator and former chair of sexuality educator certification for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists....
Sep 30, 2022•9 min•Ep. 238
Travis Shumake the first openly gay professional drag car racer who made his national racing debut during the Menards National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals at Topeka’s Heartland Motorsports Park last month talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™. Shumake in partnership with Visit Topeka and Pride Kansas crossed the NHRA Nationals finish line in a Pride Kansas-themed dragster to represent the state’s inaugural week-long Pride celebration that happens in Topeka Se...
Sep 13, 2022•10 min•Ep. 237
Mariah Hanson, founder and producer of the legendary Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend talks to Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about celebrating The Dinah's 31st year that takes place September 21st through September 25th in Palm Springs, CA. The Dinah is continuing its legend with a show-stopping all-female entertainment line-up and has moved to one of Palm Springs’ most historic hotels The Margaritaville formerly The Riviera. Built in 1959 this newly renovated establishme...
Sep 02, 2022•12 min•Ep. 236
Darwin Del Fabro, Brazilian actor and musician talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about the new horror film “They/Them” (pronounced “They Slash Them”) he’s featured in. The slasher film is written and directed by John Logan and produced by Blumhouse Productions. “They/Them” had its world premier at the Outfest film festival in Los Angeles last month and will have its streaming premier on Peacock beginning August 5th. “They/Them” is a queer empowerment story set at ...
Aug 15, 2022•7 min•Ep. 235
