Nashville Cosplay Collective
by GK Gurley | photos courtesy Dee Volpe & Nancy Arch Nerd culture is inherently queer. Fantasy, science fiction, and
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
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
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
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
Ray Rico
March 17, 2022
Therapist Moe Ari Brown on Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder
by Chris Reeder Young Tell me a little about yourself and your clinical background. I am a Licensed Marriage and
Chris Reeder-Young, M.A.
January 14, 2022
Rescuing Six-Legged Animals
photo above & story by Maureen Truax Holland, Esq. Full disclosure: I was asked to write this article when the
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
Moth Moth Moth
November 22, 2021
Marsha’s Closet: A Clothes Charity for the Trans Community
Athens, TN isn’t known for many things outside of Mayfield Dairy products. It’s a sleepy place of less than 13,000 people. In
Michael Coffey
November 18, 2021
Rescue Me: Adoptable Pets!
With so many animals in local shelters, it would be impossible to feature all of them. Here, we present to
Focus
November 12, 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
Chris Reeder-Young, M.A.
April 11, 2021
Live Free: Olivia Hill Shares Her Story
We all know deep down when we are different from what society deems 8220 normal 8221 There can be an
Lauren Means
December 1, 2020
