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.
Sarah Rutledge Fischer

LGBT Advocate: Louis Holiday

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photos by H.N. James   On March 23, 2001, Louis Holiday sat in a contentious settlement agreement across the table from the legal representatives of

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Sarah Rutledge Fischer

A Conversation with Karl Dean

In November of 2018, Tennesseans will go to the polls to choose the next Governor of Tennessee. Karl Foster Dean, former mayor of Nashville and leading Democratic candidate in the gubernatorial race, was recently in town to attend Memphis Pride Fest and sat down with Focus to answer a few questions.

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