A fresh look at the LGBT+ Culture and Communities in Memphis and the Mid-South.
In the wake of rising Coronavirus cases in the Mid-South and safety measures imposed by the Shelby County Health Department,
Gender neutral pronouns have been around for centuries. At least as far back as 12th century Old English, the pronouns
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer In our culture, divorce is assumed to be a battlefield. Two people who can no longer
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photo by Joan Allison Holistic AttorneyIn the early 2000s, Maureen T. Holland was developing a
story by Sarah Rushakoff | photos by Angel Ortez The sky’s the limit. That’s what the sheroes of Cazateatro Bilingual
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer Dear Allie, Last November, watching Kamala Harris take the stage as the first someone-who-looks-like- me to
Friends for Life, Special to Focus Mid-South | photo by Ray Rico Thanks to Memphis LGBT+ advocate Jerred Price, The
by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | scrapbook photos from Facebook At 6’3” and always with a head of bright violet hair,
by Robin Beaudoin Ownby They say that Facebook makes you hate the people you love and TikTok makes you love
by Sarah Rushakoff With a dogged determination to keep the beloved festival alive amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Rodley led a
by Vincent Astor In her early days, Memphis was anything but a sleepy river town. I’ve lived part of the
story and photos by Robin Beaudoin Ownby (Above: Left, Harvey holding resident opposum, George Jones. At right, a baby squirrel
