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

Lisa Watkins – LGBT Youth

photo by Dewayne Murrell Age: 21 High School/College/Grad School: Lemoyne Owen College Major: Social Work Hometown: Memphis Current City: Memphis   What’s your favorite saying that relates to your moral

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Christina Engela

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photos courtesy from christinaengela.com LGBT characters, in Engela’s work, follow narrative arcs that occasionally intersect with their sexual or gender identity, but are more often

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…Boy, Bye.

Ain’t love grand? Yeah, right. If you are not feeling the love this season, check out these events that are right up your alley. We Need to Talk BREAK-UP ARTIFACT

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A Magical Life

by Kevin Shaw Jeff Hobson is a working magician. By that, we mean he’s been performing magic around the world for well over 20 years with no plans of stopping

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Super Game Party Recipes

Easy, Pleasy, Game-Day Snacks All recipes except the ‘Buffalo Tofu’ from Joan Allison FRESH GUACAMOLE 5 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro 1/4 cup minced white onion 1 large jalapeño, seeded, minced

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Floridia Jackson

by Simone Thomas, Ed.D | photo by Joan Allison Could I dare to be who I believe God made me to be? Could I actually live courageously as myself in

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OUT Memphis We Care Call Program

Connecting isolated LGBT seniors to caring support and friendship by Debra Kaufman, OUTMemphis Board Member OUTMemphis Senior Services Committee has launched a new program called We Care Call. The program strives to

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Katy Leopard

story by Melinda Lejman The recent election sent shock waves through the staff at CHOICES, the patients they serve, and the other agencies they work with in the city. It

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