Positive Thoughts: Fighting For Our Shot
by Rick Guasco How HIV activists won their fight for inclusion in a major COVID-19 vaccine study Victory came in
Rick Guasco
March 24, 2021
Mid-South
A fresh look at the LGBT+ Culture and Communities in Memphis and the Mid-South.
Josh Wallis
story & photos by Tricia Dewey (she/her) Josh Wallis did not come to the legal profession immediately after college, but
Tricia Dewey
March 22, 2021
Focus Magazine Publisher Ray Rico Freelance Launches Web, Social Channels ‘End HIV 901’
by Joan Allison (she/her) The St. Jude-led community coalition aims to achieve zero HIV transmissions by 2030. With leading centers
Ray Rico
March 18, 2021
Slate of Hate is Still Trying to Find a Home in Tennessee
by Joan Allison, Focus® Managing Editor (she/her); edited by Shahin Samiei, MPH (he/his)Shelby County Committee Chair, Tennessee Equality Project (ssamiei_mem@yahoo.com)
Ray Rico
March 15, 2021
Concrete Steps the Biden-Harris Administration Must Make to End the HIV Epidemic
by AIDS United | photos from Shutterstock The first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration mark a unique opportunity to
Ray Rico
March 12, 2021
Flaming Out, Flaming Over
By Chris Azzopardi (above photo by James Anthony) For Angelica Ross, her short time on “Pose” wasn’t an end —
Chris Azzopardi
March 10, 2021
Blooming Creativity on Display at the Cooper-Young Garden Walk
by Judy Neal | photos by Kenzie Campbell + Brad Gilmer As we emerge from our pandemic cocoons, eager to
Judy Neal
March 9, 2021
137 Tennessee Businesses Sign Letter Opposing Anti-LGBTQ Bills
With an onslaught of anti-LGBT legislation in Tennessee, top businesses sign a letter urging a focus on economic recovery. NASHVILLE,
Focus Mid-South
March 8, 2021
Running OUT of Mississippi
story and photos by Allen Brewer A long eventful journey came to a close near the Mississippi River. Mikah Meyer,
Allen Brewer
March 8, 2021
A Viral Star Is Reborn
by Chris Azzopardi | photos courtesy of Leslie Jordan & Fox “Where should I be looking? There? Or there?” His
Chris Azzopardi
March 4, 2021
An ‘Extraordinary Past’ in the Present
By Chris Azzopardi | photos by Bleecker Street A farmer’s wife, the grieving Abigail, and her neighbor, the free-spirited Tallie,
Chris Azzopardi
March 1, 2021
Rufus, In Retrospect
By Chris Azzopardi | photos by V. Tony Hauser It all started with Rufus Wainwright in his bathrobe. The crooner,
Chris Azzopardi
February 24, 2021
