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by Sarah Rushakoff | photos courtesy of Yancy Calvo Where were you born?Mexico City What was your favorite thing to do as a child?My parents
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by Sarah Rushakoff | photos courtesy of Yancy Calvo Where were you born?Mexico City What was your favorite thing to do as a child?My parents
by Olivia Roman | photos © Keenan ‘KG’ Greer Through grit, grind, and commitment to authenticity, independent rapper Tori WhoDat has earned her stripes in
AUSTIN, TX and NASHVILLE, TN (May 17, 2021) – The Austin and Nashville LGBT Chambers of Commerce are again joining forces to produce the second
with Joan Allison | photo courtesy Toonky Berry On a scale of 1-10, how strict were your parents?Dad 10 and Mom 5 Who was your
by Sarah Rushakoff | photos by Jamie Harmon and Max Gersh Focus sat down recently with friendly Memphis photographer Jamie Harmon. He’s well known to
Picture Books It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn– This picture book introduces the concept of gender identity
by Savannah Bearden | photos courtesy of Pretty Useful Co. Pretty Useful Co., founded by Allie Mounce and Clare Freeman in 2016, started as a
by Tricia Dewey | photos by Amelia Moore This May, Chris O’Conner’s television, film, and animation production company, Prodigi Arts, together with PBS, Alabama Public
by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | Illustrations by Michael Hildebrand New York-based artist Michael Hildebrand is a transplant from Memphis, with his heart still in the
by Chellie Bowman | photos courtesy of Craig Brewer Brewer is a Memphian, first and foremost. And yes, he is also an extremely successful film
by Joy Doss | photo by Heather Holty-Newton Singer-songwriter Garrison Starr is…well…a star in her own right. The Mississippi native has been making music and
by Michael Aaron, editor “Q Salt Lake Magazine“ Three days after he was murdered, Richard began to feel much better… Utah-born Wess Mongo Jolley spent
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