What Does The A Stand For?
by Remy Chartier, age 18 | Originally Published as “Asexuality: It’s Normal and So Are You” November 9, 2017. Reprinted with
Focus Mid-South
February 8, 2018
Profiles
Read the true life stories of our LGBT+ advocates, youth, seniors, allies, and trans community in the Mid-South.
Memphis Teen Vision Makes Teens’ Access to Reproductive Health Services More Attainable Through New Website
Memphis, Tennessee: Memphis Teen Vision (MemTV) will launch a new website that provides direct access to information on comprehensive reproductive
Focus Mid-South
February 7, 2018
Alice & Freda: In 1892, Memphis girls’ young love ends tragically, creates national headlines
by Vincent Astor It was one of the saddest days in the history of Grace Episcopal Church. A very young
Vincent Astor
February 4, 2018
Brian Douglas, Uniquely Qualified to Serve the LGBT Community as an ADPA Financial Advisor
story by Melinda Lejman | photo provided by Morris Marketing Group Thinking about finances can be a stressful experience.
Melinda Lejman
February 2, 2018
Rev. Lindsay Butler’s Shift in Practice that Changed her Faith – and Others’ Lives – Forever
by Jamilyn Cole | photos courtesy of Lindsay Butler (Caption, photo above: Butler with Terry, the homeless man who she
Focus Mid-South
January 29, 2018
LGBT Ally: Rabbi Sarit Horwitz
by Melinda Lejman | photos provided by Rabbi Horwitz Rabbi Sarit Horwitz is a Conservative rabbi and the new
Melinda Lejman
January 18, 2018
After Years of Enduring Hateful Assaults, Jasmine Tasaki is the Heroine of Her Own Life
story and photos by Andrea Fenise Nine people molested me, I was raped 12 times, shot seven times. It
Focus Mid-South
January 1, 2018
Metamorphosis Project, LGBT youth emergency shelter, is fully funded!
by Robin Beaudoin | images courtesy of OUTMemphis OUTMemphis is pleased to announce it has successfully secured the funds
Robin Beaudoin Ownby
December 21, 2017
Q & A with Tennessee Gubernatorial Candidate Karl Dean
story by Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photos provided by the Dean campaign committee In November of 2018, Tennesseans will
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
December 20, 2017
Lucy J’s Bakery: At the Intersection of Delicious and Living Wage
by Melinda Lejman | photos courtesy of Tracy and Josh Burgess Baked goods are a triumph all their own,
Melinda Lejman
November 30, 2017
LGBT Advocate: Louis Holiday
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photos by H.N. James On March 23, 2001, Louis Holiday sat in a contentious
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
November 27, 2017
LGBT Advocate: Jerre Dye
interview by Joan Allison | photos courtesy of Jerre Dye Hometown: Amory, Mississippi Current town: Chicago, Illinois Dream town:
Ray Rico
November 20, 2017
