Living Out Loud: Mx. Renae Taylor on Resilience, Advocacy, and Building a Future of Joy
by Ray Rico For over two decades, Mx. Renae Taylor has been a fierce voice for Black trans liberation and
Ray Rico
September 30, 2025
Transgender
WeCare TN Enters Its Change Era with the Southern Trans Celebration
by Tricia Dewey Jasmine Tasaki, executive director of WeCare TN, has entered her change era. She is ready to change
Tricia Dewey
September 4, 2025
Creating Space, Sharing Strength: Jenna Lee Dunn and the Mission to Empower the Trans Community in the Mid-South
by Ray Rico In the shifting tides of today’s South, where visibility often comes with resistance, one woman stands steady,
Ray Rico
May 8, 2025
Emergency Resources for Trans Folks In The Mid-South
With rapid new challenges facing our trans and nonbinary communities, here’s an overview of easy-to-access immediate support. Compiled by OUTMemphis
Focus
April 7, 2025
Trans Folks Struggle—and Thrive—in the Memphis Area
In Memphis, anti-trans laws can affect everything from mental health to housing to employment.
Sono Motoyama
May 20, 2024
Igniting the Flame
ACTIVIST JAIME COMBS TALKS ABOUT PRIDE, PFLAG AND WORKING WITH JENNIFER NETTLES
Focus Mid-South
June 1, 2019
Mother & Son’s Journey Leads to Memoir
Saving lives…that’s something that both Damien Connor and his mother Candace Winters Johnson agree is of great importance.
Selena Haynes
May 31, 2019
Unbreakable Bond: A Review of Birthday by Meredith Russo
Birthday by Meredith Russo draws you in and you don’t want to put the book down. Being part of the
Selena Haynes
May 28, 2019
Brian Marshall Answers the Call of Championing LGBT+ Youth
Marshall, the CEO of MashUp! Nashville, met us at Cafe Coco to discuss his program and the work he’s doing
Brian Goins
July 6, 2018
Kesley Page: A Passion for the Community
Life is a journey to empower your true self. All the answers you seek are in your grasp. Nothing is
Selena Haynes
June 1, 2018
Student’s Project Hopes to Shine Light on Better Healthcare for Transgender Patients
Few of us enjoy going the doctor. It’s not that we don’t like our doctors, we respect them and look
Douglas Thomas Hagler
May 10, 2018
Love, faith and a journey
On the surface, the LGBT+ community and Pentecostal Church don’t seem like communities with a natural affinity for each other,
Laura Valentine
May 6, 2018
