Be Creative: Yancy Calvo, Artist

by Sarah Rushakoff | photos courtesy of Yancy Calvo Where were you born?Mexico CityWhat was...

Be Creative: Tori WhoDat, Singer + Songwriter

by Olivia Roman | photos © Keenan ‘KG’ Greer Through grit, grind, and commitment to...

Expand: The ABCs of LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace

By Greg Akers, Editor-in-Chief, Memphis Business Journal (This article originally appeared in the Memphis Business...

Pride in Local Music: A Livestream Event

AUSTIN, TX and NASHVILLE, TN (May 17, 2021) – The Austin and Nashville LGBT Chambers...

Be Creative: Toonky Berry, Muralist

with Joan Allison | photo courtesy Toonky Berry On a scale of 1-10, how strict...

Be Creative: Jamie Harmon, Photographer

by Sarah Rushakoff | photos by Jamie Harmon and Max Gersh Focus sat down recently...

Rainbow Book Month: LGBT Inclusive Recommendations for Children & Teens

Picture Books It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity by Theresa...

Allie + Katie + Clare of Pretty Useful Co.

by Savannah Bearden | photos courtesy of Pretty Useful Co. Pretty Useful Co., founded by...

7 Habits of Highly-Effective Owners of Elderly Dogs

Man’s best friend is living longer than ever. This is due to our beloved canines’...

Michael Hildebrand, Illustrator/Activist

by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | Illustrations by Michael Hildebrand New York-based artist Michael Hildebrand is...

Memphis Movie Master Craig Brewer

by Chellie Bowman | photos courtesy of Craig Brewer Brewer is a Memphian, first and...

The OUTMemphis Roll of Honor

story and images by Vincent Astor As the years pass people, quite naturally, are occupied...

Dancing With the Universe

story and illustration by Moth Moth Moth Hi Friends, this article was written after being...

Honoring Her Authentic Self in Her Latest Album: Garrison Starr

by Joy Doss | photo by Heather Holty-Newton Singer-songwriter Garrison Starr is…well…a star in her...

Gay Utah Native Pens SLC-based Supernatural Thriller Novel “The Last...

by Michael Aaron, editor "Q Salt Lake Magazine" Three days after he was murdered, Richard...

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Expand: The ABCs of LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace

By Greg Akers, Editor-in-Chief, Memphis Business Journal (This article originally appeared in the Memphis Business Journal, June 10, 2021.) The...

7 Habits of Highly-Effective Owners of Elderly Dogs

Man’s best friend is living longer than ever. This is...

The OUTMemphis Roll of Honor

story and images by Vincent Astor As the years pass...

Dancing With the Universe

story and illustration by Moth Moth Moth Hi Friends, this...

Ask Allie: Using Pronouns is a Personal Choice

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie,I have a pronoun...

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LGBT Advocate: Eileen Hogan

by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | photo courtesy of Eileen Hogan The pandemic has been rough for the beloved bartender, and...

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...

Cross Gender in the Gay Old Days

by Vincent Astor In her early days, Memphis was anything...

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Original Memphis: Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park

November 27, 2020 No Comments

story and photos by Tricia Dewey Located on the third Chickasaw Bluff, Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park is 13 miles north of Memphis and contains 12,529

Original Memphis: The Legendary Sun Studio

February 17, 2020 No Comments

story & photos by Tricia Dewey Sun Studio was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business. Reputedly