Inside Hollywood: Nov + Dec!

story by Romeo San Vincente Civil Rights Movement hero Bayard Rustin gets biopic with Colman...

Preparing Your Pet for More Alone Time

by Jean McGhee, Hollywood Feed With people headed back into the office and others beginning...

St. Francis of Assisi: Blessing of the Animals

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

Nashville CARES Rolls Out New Giving Campaign

CARES Packages, a gift that changes lives! Nashville, Tenn. – The CARES Packages campaign showcases the services that Nashville CARES provides those...

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

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

Marsha’s Closet: A Clothes Charity for the Trans Community

Athens, TN isn’t known for many things outside of Mayfield Dairy products. It’s a sleepy place 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...

Rescue Me: Adoptable Pets!

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

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

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

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...

Pop Culture: Looking Back

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

Managing Menopause

by Kemetra King, CNM, APRN, MSN, RN (she/her) CHOICES: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health What...

3 Estate Considerations for LGBTQ Persons

by Kathy Fish, Fish and Associates Inspired Financial Planning A will is a great starting...

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Preparing Your Pet for More Alone Time

by Jean McGhee, Hollywood Feed With people headed back into the office and others beginning to travel this holiday season,...

Nashville CARES Rolls Out New Giving Campaign

CARES Packages, a gift that changes lives! Nashville, Tenn. – The CARES Packages campaign...

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

provided by the American Heart Association Dallas, Nov. 17, 2021...

Marsha’s Closet: A Clothes Charity for the Trans Community

Athens, TN isn’t known for many things outside of Mayfield Dairy products....

Dear Allie: My Child’s Same Sex Crush

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

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...

Happy & Home—For Life

by Chris Reeder Young (she/her) | photos from Shutterstock At...

Live Free: Olivia Hill Shares Her Story

We all know, deep down, when we are different from...

Supporting Youth: A Matter of Life and Death

In larger cities and metro areas, it’s becoming easier to...

Announcing the Inaugural 40 Over 40 Honorees

We, at Focus Middle Tennessee, had the pleasure of learning...

Travel

Pride Journey: Atlanta

July 12, 2021

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,

Pride Journey: Monterey, California

December 2, 2020

Monterey is home to a ton of sea life. We had the opportunity to take a guided kayak tour of Monterey Bay given by a company called Adventures by the Sea. During our one-hour excursion, we passed dozens of seals, otters, sea lions and other marine animals.