Nashville Cosplay Collective
by GK Gurley | photos courtesy Dee Volpe & Nancy Arch Nerd culture is inherently queer. Fantasy, science fiction, and video games present worlds that
GK Gurley
September 26, 2022
Profiles
Read the true life stories of our LGBT+ advocates, youth, seniors, allies, and trans community in Middle Tennessee.
Odessa Kelly Running to be the First Openly Gay Black Woman in Congress
The Supreme Court decision in June highlighted a harsh reality: there are major discrepancies between federal and state governments, and the checks and balances that
GK Gurley
August 3, 2022
Building Queer Community with Nashville GSA
(Above: GSA co-founders Michelle Sciarappa and Lauren Horbal. Photo by Emily April Allen) Queer people need queer communities. We need queer spaces of all shades
GK Gurley
May 9, 2022
Creativity Thrives at Music City Creative
(Above: The Music City Creative Staff poses for a group photo in a few of their tees. From left to right: Cameron (he/him), Emmitt (they/
Ray Rico
March 29, 2022
Q + A with photographer Emily April Allen
(Above photo by Steph Beasley) Emily April Allen is a portrait photographer exploring and documenting queer identity in Tennessee. I first became aware of Emily
Chellie Bowman
March 17, 2022
Rescuing Six-Legged Animals
photo above & story by Maureen Truax Holland, Esq. Full disclosure: I was asked to write this article when the Focus editor found out I
Maureen Holland
December 6, 2021
Meet Chiquita Laquita Bonita: The Longest Neck
story by Moth Moth Moth | illustrations by Fergus Harmon Fergus and Angel are the doting fathers of Chiquita Laquita Bonita, a young chihuahua who
Moth Moth Moth
November 22, 2021
Happy & Home—For Life
by Chris Reeder Young (she/her) | photos from Shutterstock At least 7 million aging seniors are LGBTQ+ and almost half of same-sex couples already report
Chris Reeder-Young
April 11, 2021
Live Free: Olivia Hill Shares Her Story
We all know, deep down, when we are different from what society deems “normal.” There can be an internal struggle, external battles with loved ones and oftentimes loneliness.
Lauren Means
December 1, 2020
Supporting Youth: A Matter of Life and Death
In larger cities and metro areas, it’s becoming easier to find resources and services for the LGBT+ community. This is something that’s taken many years and a lot of blood, sweat and tears. Now, it’s members of the community in the suburbs and rural areas that are working to bring resources and services to their areas.
Lauren Means
November 27, 2020
Announcing the Inaugural 40 Over 40 Honorees
We, at Focus Middle Tennessee, had the pleasure of learning about so many people over the past few months. Several, we already knew, but certainly
Lauren Means
November 20, 2020
Supporting Queer Youth
Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) are school-based, student-run clubs for LGBTQ+ and Gender Non-Conforming (GNC) youth and their allies. The first documented GSAs appeared in the late 1980s.
Joan Allison
September 28, 2020
