Ask Allie: I Need Queer-Friendly Gaming Spaces!
Dear Allie, I am looking for guidance, or maybe reassurance, that I am not blowing things out of proportion as I’ve been told. I play
Star McGill Goudey
September 28, 2022
Dear Allie
Dear Allie is the pen name of Focus Mid-South’s advice columnist, Sarah Rutledge Fischer. Allie has great ideas for solving all kinds of issues whether they be for LGBTQ persons or allies.
Ask Allie: Am I Still Bisexual if I’m Married to a Man?
Dear Allie, I am a 34-year-old woman in a happy hetero marriage who has only ever dated men. After going to therapy to heal some
Star McGill Goudey
May 23, 2022
Dear Allie: Is Social Media a Relationship Killer?
Dear Allie, Last year, my boyfriend lost his restaurant job, and since my career can support us both, I encouraged him to take some time
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
April 1, 2022
Ask Allie: Emotional Abuse in Sapphic Relationships
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie, My friend is in trouble, but none of our other friends see it. I don’t know what to
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
January 27, 2022
Dear Allie: My Child’s Same Sex Crush
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer, (she/they) Dear Allie, My 14-year-old daughter recently confided that she likes girls and has a crush on her best friend (we’ll
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
November 15, 2021
Ask Allie: Protect Your Questioning Child
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer, (she/they) Dear Allie… After a long year of distancing, we are traveling to see my siblings, but I’m worried that our
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
September 23, 2021
Ask Allie: Addressing a Stinky Situation
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie, My sister asked me to talk to her 18-year-old son about his hygiene, and I’m not sure exactly
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
August 23, 2021
Ask Allie: Using Pronouns is a Personal Choice
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie, I have a pronoun issue, and since I work for an LGBTQ organization, it’s kind of a problem.
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
May 17, 2021
Ask Allie: Is Questioning Gender Real or Simply Trending?
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie, I feel like everywhere I turn someone is questioning their gender, exploring they/them pronouns, or changing their name.
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
April 5, 2021
Ask Allie: Finding Trans Youth Role Models
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer Dear Allie, Last November, watching Kamala Harris take the stage as the first someone-who-looks-like- me to be elected Vice President of
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
January 3, 2021
Ask Allie: Covid Lonely? Don’t Despair!
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer Dear Allie, I’ve been a good boy and have been home safe and solo during quarantine. Let me tell you, it
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
November 29, 2020
Dear Allie: Can You Safely Live with a No-Masker?
I’ve had the same housemates for years. We’ve been through it all—illness, breakups, job changes—and we’ve always been able to work things out. But I’m afraid Miss ‘Rona might be our downfall.
Sarah Rutledge Fischer
September 26, 2020
