Dear Allie: Is Social Media a Relationship Killer?
Dear Allie, Last year, my boyfriend lost his restaurant job, and since my career can support us both, I encouraged him to take some time to stay home and find
April 1, 2022
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
Is a Memphis native who now lives in Fairhope, Ala. She pens the Allie column and writes other stories. She leads her local chapter of Prism United, and is also an artist and art teacher.
Ask Allie: Emotional Abuse in Sapphic Relationships
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie, My friend is in trouble, but none of our other friends see it. I don’t know what to do. “Jane,” had a long-distance
January 27, 2022
Dear Allie: My Child’s Same Sex Crush
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer, (she/they) Dear Allie, My 14-year-old daughter recently confided that she likes girls and has a crush on her best friend (we’ll call her Kate). Shortly after,
November 15, 2021
Ask Allie: Protect Your Questioning Child
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer, (she/they) Dear Allie… After a long year of distancing, we are traveling to see my siblings, but I’m worried that our family reunion is going to
September 23, 2021
Ask Allie: Addressing a Stinky Situation
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie, My sister asked me to talk to her 18-year-old son about his hygiene, and I’m not sure exactly what to say. He has
August 23, 2021
Ask Allie: Using Pronouns is a Personal Choice
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie, I have a pronoun issue, and since I work for an LGBTQ organization, it’s kind of a problem. My boss had me ask
May 17, 2021
Ask Allie: Is Questioning Gender Real or Simply Trending?
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie, I feel like everywhere I turn someone is questioning their gender, exploring they/them pronouns, or changing their name. And not just celebrities. Half
April 5, 2021
Navigating Divorce with Dignity
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer In our culture, divorce is assumed to be a battlefield. Two people who can no longer live their lives as one turn to the courts as
January 14, 2021
Maureen Holland
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photo by Joan Allison Holistic AttorneyIn the early 2000s, Maureen T. Holland was developing a philosophy of law. Though she was a successful attorney in
January 11, 2021
Ask Allie: Finding Trans Youth Role Models
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer Dear Allie, Last November, watching Kamala Harris take the stage as the first someone-who-looks-like- me to be elected Vice President of the United States, I found
January 3, 2021
Ask Allie: Covid Lonely? Don’t Despair!
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer Dear Allie, I’ve been a good boy and have been home safe and solo during quarantine. Let me tell you, it has gotten boring and lonely.
November 29, 2020
Dear Allie: Can You Safely Live with a No-Masker?
I’ve had the same housemates for years. We’ve been through it all—illness, breakups, job changes—and we’ve always been able to work things out. But I’m afraid Miss ‘Rona might be our downfall.
September 26, 2020
