April 8th 2022 Queer Voices

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Grand Marshal Nominee -- Resurrection MCC 50th anniversary -- Houston LGBTQ Political Caucus event

We speak with Houston LGBTQ Pride Grand Marshal nominee, Courtney Sellers. Courtney serves as the 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 resources, and make Montrose Grace Place more accessible for more LGBTQ+ youth. Courtney is passionate about amplifying the voices of youth experiencing homelessness and the specific intersectional needs of MGP youth who are victims of both racism, sexism, and homophobia & transphobia. Courtney loves to spend time with her daughter and their dog, exploring Houston’s many thrift shops, and making a lot of noise about public transportation in Houston.

GUEST: Courtney Sellers
https://pridehouston.org/participate/grand-marshals/gm-nominee-bios-2022/

Then, we speak with Troy Treash-Plummer about the 50th anniversary of Resurrection MCC. The seeds for MCC ministry in Houston were planted in the winter of 1971-1972. These seeds took root in December of 1972, when meetings were started on a regular basis in a rented apartment in Preston Villa. On the second Sunday of February in 1974, the MCC group moved to a former bicycle repair shop on Waugh Drive, with fourteen people in attendance. By June of 1974, a group of twenty-five submitted signatures to UFMCC headquarters in Los Angeles petitioning for mission status, which was granted. By February of 1975, the church had grown to forty three and a petition for charter status was submitted. On April 20, 1975, the burgeoning ministry was officially chartered as Metropolitan Community Church of the Resurrection, Houston, Texas.

GUEST: Troy Treash Plummer
https://www.resurrectionmcc.org/

Finally we speak with Zsa Zsa Galor about the upcoming event, We Are One.  Chaired by Ozoemena Nnamadim and Sister Zsa Zsa Galor, and emceed by Queen Persephone, the We Are One Honors will serve as a fundraiser for the C4 arm of The Caucus while honoring the significant contributions of five phenomenal community leaders: State Rep. Garnet Coleman, Linda Morales, former Caucus President Terri Richardson, renowned drag queen Kofi, and the late Congressman Mickey Leland. The event will feature moving presentations produced by the phenomenal Harrison Homer-Guy.  The inaugural We Are One Honors will take place on Wednesday, April 13 at 6:30 PM at The Ballroom at Bayou Place.

Guest: Zsa Zsa Galor
https://www.thecaucus.org/event/waoh-2022/

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