Focus Mid-South

Ray Rico, a Latinx advocate, owns a digital marketing agency and publishes Focus LGBT magazine, amplifying LGBTQ+ voices in Tennessee and the Mid-South. He champions HIV advocacy, fighting stigma and discrimination. Through his work, Ray strives for a more inclusive society.
Focus Mid-South

Nashville Pride Announces 2019 Entertainment Lineup

The 31st Annual Nashville Pride Festival presented by Bridgestone is proud to announce the Equality Stage presented by Nissan entertainment line up including TLC, Neon Trees, Madame Gandhi, Cakes Da Killa, Brandon Stansell, Brody Ray and more are scheduled to perform over the weekend.

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NOH8 Spreads Love in Memphis

by Ray Rico (above photo by Adam Bouska, NOH8 founder) Photographer Adam Bouska and his partner Jeff Parshley made a stop in Memphis to shoot the famed NOH8 portraits. The

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Electric Soul: The Story of Helix Studios Model Joey Mills

Written by Taylor Saracen, ELECTRIC SOUL is a coming-of-age novel that chronicles Helix Studios model Joey Mills before he was famous. Readers meet a teenage Mills: reckless, brazen and unapologetically outspoken, who — for reasons he can’t explain — choose to hide a key part of his true self from the world.

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