Re:Focus is Three!

by Dana Cooper | photos courtesy of Chellie Bowman Over the years, I’ve participated in...

Memories of Home: My Grandparents’ Backyard

When I was younger I named my grandparent’s house ‘The Pool House’ because in the...

Pop Culture Sneak Peek

Curated by Ray Rico (he/him) and Chellie Bowman (she/her) BOOKSThe Over the Rainbow committee of...

Gardens for the Dearly Departed

by Chris Reeder Young (she/her) | photos courtesy of Elmwood Cemetery Cultural practices around death,...

Creep of the Week: Florida’s Anti-Trans Athlete Law

By D'Anne Witkowski Whenever I want to bum myself out, I do a Google news...

Hotmess Sports Brings Kickball to Memphis’ LGBTQ

by Savannah Bearden (she/her)| photos courtesy of Hotmess SportsAs a middle-aged CIS gender hetero married...

Feeling at Home in Your Own Skin

by Nick Lingerfelt In one of Kae Papula’s graduate school classes, she and the rest...

Earth & Us: Religious or Not, It’s a Covenant Relationship

by Joan Allison (she/her) I was once a volunteer for Inner City Outings. It was...

Author David Jackson Ambrose Tackles LGBT Relationships, Mental Health, and...

Multiple worlds collide in Philadelphia-based author David Jackson Ambrose’s sophomore novel, A Blind Eye. The...

The Power of Pets: Health Benefits of Family Pets

From NIH News in Health | images from Shutterstock Nothing compares to the joy of...

Inside Hollywood

story by Romeo San Vincente A ‘Wizard of Oz’ remake? Lol ok. New Line Cinema...

Fortune Feimster is Giving the Gays Something to Talk About

By Chris Azzopardi | photos courtesy of Fortune Feimster Fortune Feimster’s mouth has been going...

Ask Allie: Is Questioning Gender Real or Simply Trending?

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer (she/they) Dear Allie,I feel like everywhere I turn someone is questioning...

At Home with Cotton Row Uniques

story and photos by Robin Beaudoin Ownby (she/her) Partners both in business and in life,...

Dominique Jackson Won’t Stop Surviving

By Chris Azzopardi | photos courtesy of Starz Model and actress Dominique Jackson can’t say...

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Gardens for the Dearly Departed

by Chris Reeder Young (she/her) | photos courtesy of Elmwood Cemetery Cultural practices around death, dying, and how we honor...

Creep of the Week: Florida’s Anti-Trans Athlete Law

By D'Anne Witkowski Whenever I want to bum myself out,...

Hotmess Sports Brings Kickball to Memphis’ LGBTQ

by Savannah Bearden (she/her)| photos courtesy of Hotmess SportsAs a...

Feeling at Home in Your Own Skin

by Nick Lingerfelt In one of Kae Papula’s graduate school...

Earth & Us: Religious or Not, It’s a Covenant Relationship

by Joan Allison (she/her) I was once a volunteer for...

profiles

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...

Travel

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