RightOutTV's Marlee Walchuk talks about the third annual
RightOutTV Music and Video Awards for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Intersex artists with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. The 2013 RightOutTV Music and Video
Awards team is accepting submissions worldwide for songs and videos to
be evaluated by a prestigious panel of 37 entertainment industry judges.
Openly queer singer/songwriters from around the globe may submit songs
and music videos in a variety of Indie-friendly c...
RightOutTV's Marlee Walchuk talks about the third annual
RightOutTV Music and Video Awards for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Intersex artists with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. The 2013 RightOutTV Music and Video
Awards team is accepting submissions worldwide for songs and videos to
be evaluated by a prestigious panel of 37 entertainment industry judges.
Openly queer singer/songwriters from around the globe may submit songs
and music videos in a variety of Indie-friendly categories. New this
year for the competition include a “Best Non-English Video” category in
an effort to expand the global reach and “The Best Comedy Video”
category is open to Drag Artists. Also added are submissions for
episodes of web series from LGBT writers and creators as well as LIVE
and produced music videos. We talked to Marlee about the evolving
RightOutTV Music and Video Awards as well as her spin on our LGBT
issues.
When asked what her personal commitment is to LGBT civil rights Walchuk
stated, “Well we start with being as open as possible, and I say ‘we’ as
meaning my wife and I, about our sexuality always and everywhere, no
matter how uncomfortable it makes us or other people. Sometimes as
simple as introducing each other as my wife has a profound effect on
people becoming use to us being around and accepting us. A good deal of
our song lyrics deal with LGBT issues and we never hide the fact that
we’re singing woman to woman. And because we enjoy a full range of LGBT
rights in Canada we do tend to focus on how we can help other countries.
We are really incredibly concerned with how the LGBT people in Russia
are being persecuted right now. It’s shocking that this can happen in
this time of history with no one of real power stepping in to help. We
went to a ‘Love Russia, Hate Homophobia’ rally in downtown Vancouver and
it was so moving to hear a letter written by an LGBT brother in Russia.
I mean we just have no idea sitting in our safe communities what these
people are going through. We were encouraged to email our officials
about how we feel they need to step-up and take a stand and for Natalie
and me that’s something that we’re currently doing. We’re just trying to
get our opinion heard by as many people as possible that can actually
do something about this.”
Canadian Marlee Walchuk and Aussie Tully Callender launched the
RightOutTV Music and Video Awards in 2011. Walchuk and Callender of the
music duo Sugarbeach launched the awards after realizing that in their
own music career winning awards and nominations helped their profile
more than any venue they’ve played or anyone they’ve played with. The
submission fee is $15 and the deadline for submissions is Sept 24, 2013.
Nominees will be announced Oct 10, 2013 and the popular “Fan Fave”
voting, the only public voted award, begins Sept 30, 2013.
For Info & Submissions: rightouttvawards.com
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