

Musings by Lady A: Do It Yourself
For as long as I have been out, there have been troubles in some relationships about where, and with whom, one is to be buried
For as long as I have been out, there have been troubles in some relationships about where, and with whom, one is to be buried
story and images by Vincent Astor As the years pass people, quite naturally, are occupied with their own time and place. Particularly for those in
by Vincent Astor In her early days, Memphis was anything but a sleepy river town. I’ve lived part of the LGBT history of the city,
by Vincent Astor | images courtesy of Vincent Astor 1980 was a very busy year for activism in Memphis. The Tennessee Gay Coalition for Human
by Vincent Astor | photos from the Memphis Public Library Collection edited by Joan Allison and Chris Reeder-Young The late William ‘Bill’ Kendall was no
story and photos by Vincent Astor I’ve been to two of the big anniversaries of the Stonewall Uprising, the 25th in 1994 and the 50th
Vincent Astor, who’s been an out gay man in Memphis for many years, is reporting from New York City this weekend for the 50th Anniversary
story by Vincent Astor (above photo an elf from the 1980s, courtesy of the Pink Palace Museum) Goldsmith’s downtown was a wonderful store with numerous
by Vincent Astor | photos courtesy of Hoist (Above photo, left to right: Jim Pickens, Vice President; Ken Briggs, Road Captain; Jake Tanner, Sgt.
story by Vincent Astor This story is an epilogue to the one previously published in Focus Mid-South magazine, Alice & Freda, by Vincent Astor In
by Vincent Astor It was one of the saddest days in the history of Grace Episcopal Church. A very young parishioner, 17-year old Frederica Ward,
by Vincent Astor | photos courtesy OUTMemphis, and David Sheppard ©2017 DIFFA According to a Chicago Tribune article from September 7, 1989, Heart Strings
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