Remembering Vincent Astor
Vincent Charles Astor b. December 6, 1953—d. January 17, 2023 Vincent Charles Astor, who for decades chronicled and archived the
Perry Stevens
January 24, 2023
Vincent Astor
Cross Gender in the Gay Old Days
by Vincent Astor In her early days, Memphis was anything but a sleepy river town. I’ve lived part of the
Vincent Astor
December 13, 2020
Original Memphis: Gay River Cruises of the 80s
by Vincent Astor | images courtesy of Vincent Astor 1980 was a very busy year for activism in Memphis. The
Vincent Astor
October 14, 2020
Bill Kendall: The Man Who Brought Gay Films to Memphis
by Vincent Astor | photos from the Memphis Public Library Collection edited by Joan Allison and Chris Reeder-Young The late
Vincent Astor
May 18, 2020
Miss Gay Memphis Historical Marker Unveiling Later This Month
(photo above: An historic marker to commemorate the 1969 Miss Memphis Review (later called the Miss Gay Memphis Pageant) will
Ray Rico
October 23, 2019
Celebrating Stonewall 50
story and photos by Vincent Astor I’ve been to two of the big anniversaries of the Stonewall Uprising, the 25th
Vincent Astor
September 23, 2019
Journey to Pride with Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor, who’s been an out gay man in Memphis for many years, is reporting from New York City this
Vincent Astor
June 29, 2019
Hoist and the Memphis Leather Community
by Vincent Astor | photos courtesy of Hoist (Above photo, left to right: Jim Pickens, Vice President; Ken Briggs,
Vincent Astor
June 15, 2018
A PRETTY LITTLE ROOM: Alice Mitchell at Bolivar Asylum: An Opera Scene
story by Vincent Astor This story is an epilogue to the one previously published in Focus Mid-South magazine, Alice &
Vincent Astor
March 30, 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
Heart Strings: How a 1989 Musical United Memphis & Raised Critical Funds for HIV/AIDS
by Vincent Astor | photos courtesy OUTMemphis, and David Sheppard ©2017 DIFFA According to a Chicago Tribune article from
Vincent Astor
June 2, 2017
