Send us Fan Mail The LGBTQ Task Force interim communications director Cathy Renna We speak with Cathy Renna, interim communications director of the National LGBTQ Task Force. Cathy Renna joins the National LGBTQ Task Force as Interim Communications Director but is no stranger to the organization and its incredible staff. As a longtime supporter and contractor on projects over the years and a regular presence at Creating Change, she has been part of the Task Force’s extended family for decades. T...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Send us Fan Mail Election 2020 We discuss the results of election 2020 and its impact on LGBT community. Guests: Jack Valinski, Bryan Hlavinka, Andrew Edmonson and Matthew Williams 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/...
Nov 17, 2020•59 min
Send us Fan Mail TX Gov allows Social Workers to Discriminate - Houston Cinema Arts Festival On this edition of Queer Voices, we speak with Januari Fox to discuss Gov Abbott's attempt to allow social workers to discriminate against LGBTQ and disabled Texans. The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council voted unanimously to restore protections for LGBTQ and disabled clients to Texas social workers’ code of conduct just two weeks after removing them. Gloria Canseco, who was appointed by Gov. Greg...
Nov 10, 2020•58 min
Send us Fan Mail Feed the Vote Houston - Depression during COVID - Boys in the Band We talk to the folks behind Feed the Vote Houston. The mission is to keep Houston voters energized and reduce their stress while they exercise their right to vote and make their voice heard on election day. We speak with Chris Atwood. Guest: Chris Atwood https://www.facebook.com/FeedTheVoteHouston/ Then, we discuss depression during the pandemic. We discuss symptoms, causes and things you can do to fight depressi...
Nov 03, 2020•58 min
Send us Fan Mail Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Graphic Novel author Mike Curato We speak with former Houston mayor Annise Parker who is now president and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Fund. LGBTQ Victory Fund works to achieve and sustain equality by increasing the number of openly LGBTQ elected officials at all levels of government while ensuring they reflect the diversity of those they serve. Since 1991, Victory Fund has helped elect thousands of LGBTQ people to positions at all levels of g...
Oct 27, 2020•58 min
Send us Fan Mail We discuss non profit events and the effect COVID has had on them. We speak with Legacy Community Health's Director of Development and Special Events, Chloe Rushing. We talk about two upcoming events were majorly changed due to COVID. As a full-service, Federally Qualified Health Center, Legacy identifies unmet needs and gaps in health-related services and develops client-centered programs to address those needs. A United Way-affiliated agency since 1990, they currently provide ...
Oct 13, 2020•58 min
Send us Fan Mail We speak with Harris County Clerk, Chris Hollins. As the County Clerk, he records and maintains the records of Commissioners Court, the Probate Courts, and the County Civil Courts at Law. As the County Recorder, this office records vital documents such as property records, marriage licenses, assumed name certificates, birth records, death records, and notices of government meetings. As the Chief Election Officer of the third largest county in the United States, he is highly awar...
Oct 06, 2020•58 min
Send us Fan Mail We speak with Ann Johnson, candidate for Texas House District 134. Democrat Ann Johnson is a former Chief Human Trafficking Prosecutor, current teacher, and small business owner who works as an attorney in our criminal justice system for victims of sexual exploitation and those who cannot afford a lawyer. In Austin, she’ll fight for working families, investments in schools, long overdue gun safety reforms, and to expand access to health care for over one million uninsured Texans...
Sep 29, 2020•58 min
Send us Fan Mail We speak with newly elected president of the Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce. This organization works to accelerate economic opportunity for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer + business community through a strong network of business allies, innovative programs, strategic partnerships and advance policies that foster economic inclusion and equality. GUEST: Tammi Wallace https://www.houstonlgbtchamber.com Then, we speak with Dr. Joe Kort. Psychotherapist, coach and a...
Sep 22, 2020•58 min
Send us Fan Mail We highlight local artists in this week's episode. First up, we speak with local drag performer, Carmina Vavra. We speak about his background and being Houston's "Nerdiest Drag Queen" as well as gaming passion. We speak about the challenges of performing during the time of COVID-19. GUEST: Carmina Vavra https://www.instagram.com/carminavavra/ Then, we speak with Kyle Cragle, a local performer now performing in Cirque di Soleil. Kyle grew up in Houston but heard the calling of Ci...
Sep 15, 2020•58 min
Send us Fan Mail We speak with one of Houston most high-profile LGBTQ activists, Brandon Mack. We discuss the dynamic activism of Black Lives Matter: Houston, efforts to reform the Houston Police Department, and the history-making bid of Kamala Harris as Vice President. GUEST: Brandon Mack https://www.blmhouston.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 ...
Sep 10, 2020•59 min
Send us Fan Mail We speak with the Transgender Ally Collaborative. The Transgender Ally Collaborative was started out of the need for having Black and/or the overall LGBQIA+ community take more substantial steps in the protection, uplifting and success of their transgender family’s lives. This website serves as the space for resources, fundraisers for organizations with a transgender focus and movement building. GUEST: Ian Haddock https://www.transallycollective.org Then, we speak with the newly...
Sep 10, 2020•59 min
Send us Fan Mail Black Transwomen, Inc (BTWI) is a national nonprofit organization established to specifically address the urgent concerns facing African American transwomen in minority communities. Since 2012, BTWI has committed to empowerment, providing the trans-feminine community with programs and resources to help inspire individual growth and contributions to the greater good of society to meet its mission of uplifting the voice, heart and soul of black transwomen. GUEST: Diamond Stylz htt...
Sep 10, 2020•59 min
Send us Fan Mail We catch up with former Queer Voices staff, Jone Devlin and Jonathan Craft. We discuss how they are staying busy during the COVID pandemic. 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/...
Sep 10, 2020•59 min
Send us Fan Mail We speak with Monica Roberts, AKA the TransGriot (Gree-oh) is a native Houstonian, GLAAD award winning blogger, writer, and award winning trans human rights advocate. She's the founding editor of TransGriot, and her writing has appeared at the Bilerico Project, Ebony.com, The Huffington Post and the Advocate. She works to foster understanding and acceptance of trans people inside and outside communities of color. Among her many honors are the Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer ...
Sep 10, 2020•59 min
Send us Fan Mail Every ten years our federal government conducts the Census, a count of every person residing in the United States, so that they can allocate funds for programs like Medicaid, public housing, and food stamps, and so that they can make sure that our federal, state, and local elected officials are representing roughly the same number of people. Attorneys, advocates, activists, and service providers then use those data to press decision-makers for change, to show the needs of their ...
Sep 10, 2020•59 min
Send us Fan Mail We speak with Dr. Joe Kort. Psychotherapist, coach and author Joe Kort, Ph.D, MSW, MA founded his practice in 1985. Its specialties include: Gay Affirmative Psychotherapy, emphasizing how being knowledgeable about gay issues informs the therapeutic process, and IMAGO Relationship Therapy, a specific program to help couples and singles learn to improve their communication and relationship skills. It is based on the books Getting The Love You Want and Keeping The Love You Find by ...
Sep 10, 2020•59 min
Send us Fan Mail The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is currently presenting a virtual film series while its in person screenings have been on hiatus due to the COVID19 pandemic. One of the highlights of the films screening in July is "Proud," which was made for French television. It chronicles four decades of queer life in France seen through the lens of three generations of the same family. The drama spans from 1981, when homosexuality was illegal in France, to today where the French LGBTQ commun...
Sep 10, 2020•59 min
