December 28th Queer Voices

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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

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