St. Francis of Assisi: Blessing of the Animals

Used with permission from The Humane Society of the United States | photos by Vincent...

Health Disparities and Equitable Access to Health Care Persist with...

provided by the American Heart Association Dallas, Nov. 17, 2021 — With Transgender Day of...

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...

TransLove: New Support in Memphis for Trans Folk

by Amaranthus Hyden | Memphis TransLove Coordinator What is Memphis TransLove?Simply put, Memphis TransLove, or...

Cooper-Young Garden Walk Celebrates “Hats On To Gardeners”

(Above photo of Cheatham-Barron House, circa 1887. By Kenzie Campbell) The Cooper-Young Garden Club (CYGC)...

Rescue Me: Adoptable Pets!

With so many animals in local shelters, it would be impossible to feature all of...

LGBTQA+ Ally: Bishop Phoebe Roaf

Bishop Phoebe Roaf is an LGBTQIA advocate who loves Memphis. In fact, she was raised...

Acoustic Sunday Live! Benefit for Protect Our Aquifer, Set for...

Shemekia Copeland, Will Kimbrough, Jim Lauderdale, Livingston Taylor and Al Kapone to perform (MEMPHIS, TN)...

No Trick, Just a Treat: Elvira Actor Cassandra Peterson on...

By Chris Azzopardi | photos courtesy of Cassandra Peterson. Cassandra Peterson, famously known as pop...

Just Getting the Party Started: Cathy Mullis Wood’s Phancy Photo...

by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | photo by Madison Yen-Collins Recognizable by her trademark accessory, the...

Aging Where? Not On My Watch

by KeOnte Criswell For us over 40 dolls, we know all too well how much...

Keep the Fun in Dog Training 101

Teaching your dog new tricks can be great fun for your dog—and for you. And...

Family Vacation Turns into Chance to March for a Difference

Story and photos by Marisa ActisSpecial to Focus Magazine In the wake of the Supreme...

Inaugural STEAMFest at the Museum of Science and History Promises...

Dozens of Memphis Community Partners Team Up to Provide Valuable Insight into the World of STEAM ...

Pop Culture: Looking Back

Curated by Chellie Bowman (she/her) Part of pop culture is reimagining now some of our...

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Health Disparities and Equitable Access to Health Care Persist with Transgender Adults

provided by the American Heart Association Dallas, Nov. 17, 2021 — With Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, 2021,...

Dear Allie: My Child’s Same Sex Crush

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer, (she/they) Dear Allie, My 14-year-old daughter...

TransLove: New Support in Memphis for Trans Folk

by Amaranthus Hyden | Memphis TransLove Coordinator What is Memphis...

Cooper-Young Garden Walk Celebrates “Hats On To Gardeners”

(Above photo of Cheatham-Barron House, circa 1887. By Kenzie Campbell)...

Rescue Me: Adoptable Pets!

With so many animals in local shelters, it would be...

profiles

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...

LGBT Advocate: Eileen Hogan

by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | photo courtesy of Eileen Hogan...

Focus On: Gina Sweat

by Allen Brewer (he/his) | photos courtesy of Gina Sweat...

Maureen Holland

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photo by Joan AllisonHolistic AttorneyIn...

Q & A with Vanessa Rodley

by Sarah Rushakoff With a dogged determination to keep the...

Travel

Day Trippin’ to Nashville

September 2, 2021 No Comments

story and photos courtesy of Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum We’ve waited patiently, masked, and gotten vaccinated (this editor hopes you’ve gotten vaccinated).

Pride Journey: Atlanta

July 12, 2021 No Comments

by Joey Amato Almost everyone has been to Atlanta at some point or another. Whether for a conference or just passing through the Hartsfield-Jackson airport,