LGBT Advocate

Featuring the area’s most interesting LGBTQ+ identifying persons whom we profile.

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Focus On: Gina Sweat

by Allen Brewer (he/his) | photos courtesy of Gina Sweat Among the brave members of the Memphis Fire Department, Fire

Allen Brewer March 26, 2021

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

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

Silver Fox Fever

By Chris Azzopardi | photos by Robert Viglasky / Hulu Russell Tovey steamed up screens as Jonathan Groff’s hunky boss

Chris Azzopardi February 19, 2021

Nikki Veit, Training Badass

(Above: Veit with her fiance, Carly Crawford. Photo by Phillip Van Zandt.) Not all sheroes wear capes. Some are out

Leila Hinkle February 7, 2021

My Sistah’s House is Getting Bigger

by Joan Allison, Focus® magazines managing editor Memphis leader, Kayla Gore, is making big news with improved construction plans for

Ray Rico February 7, 2021

Q & A with Paint Memphis’ Karen Golightly

by Ray Rico If you’ve noticed many of the murals and artwork across the city, chances are you’re seeing the

Focus Mid-South February 4, 2021

Martha Hample

story and photos by Tricia Dewey When she heard this Focus issue was themed “Sheroes,” Martha Hample said, in typical

Tricia Dewey January 28, 2021

Q & A with Brittany Pace, Spay Memphis Executive Director

edited by Joan Allison | photos courtesy of Brittany Pace (Above photo: Pace, with a snuggle bug patient, says she’s

Focus Mid-South January 24, 2021

Maureen Holland

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photo by Joan Allison Holistic AttorneyIn the early 2000s, Maureen T. Holland was developing a

Sarah Rutledge Fischer January 11, 2021

Sheroes of Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group

story by Sarah Rushakoff | photos by Angel Ortez The sky’s the limit. That’s what the sheroes of Cazateatro Bilingual

Sarah Rushakoff January 6, 2021