Profiles
Q&A: Michael Traynor of Bluff City Mafia
Bluff City Mafia (BCM), the independent supporter’s group for Memphis 901 FC, in June named the Focus® Center Foundation their first ever ‘Prideraiser’ beneficiary. Prideraiser is the coalition of independent soccer supporters that raise money for a local LGBTQ+...
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Dee Billmeier: An Ally’s Legacy of Love
by Tricia Dewey | photos courtesy of Jerry Billmeier The Memphis gay community lost a beloved and inspiring advocate in the passing of Dee Billmeier on May 20, 2019, after a battle with lung cancer. For almost 30 years Dee was the driving force behind PFLAG (Parents...
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Community
Congressman Cohen to hold “Congress On Your Corner”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and his district staff will hold a “Congress On Your Corner” event this Friday, September 20, to help constituents with issues involving federal agencies, benefits, grants and other programs. Local news media are...
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Ask Allie: Honoring LGBT Trailblazers
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer Dear Allie,I’m a young queer kid in my early twenties. I know that things haven’t always beenso easy for boys like me—honestly, they aren’t always so easy now—but recently it has really hit home. I don’t know whether it has been all of the...
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LGBTQ BLUFF CITY LAW CASTING NOTICE FOR 9/12/19
MEMPHIS, TN – CASTING NOTICE! WE ARE BOOKING LOCAL TALENT FOR NBC’s TV series ‘Bluff City Law’ for WORK on THURSDAY 9/12/19. (LGBTQ ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT FOR THIS ROLE) MUST BE AVAILABLE ALL DAY!**PLEASE SHARE WITH ANYONE YOU KNOW in the MEMPHIS...
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Art & Culture
One of “Bluff City Law’s” Main Characters is a Lesbian. No Objections Here.
story by Joan Allison, Focus® Mid-South managing editor (image above: Jayne Atkinson as Della Bedford, photo by Virginia Sherwood) MEMPHIS—Sept. 10 2019 — What’s quirky about Memphis? I asked this of Jayne Atkinson, the actress who plays the character of Della Bedford...
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Repair Days at the Metal Museum Brings Over 100 Metalsmiths to the City of Memphis
MEMPHIS (August 20, 2019) – The Metal Museum is pleased to announce Repair Days 2019, an annual fundraiser that supports Museum programming throughout the year. During Repair Days, over 100 metalsmiths converge at the Metal Museum to make repairs on metal objects...
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30 Days of Opera in National Spotlight
Opera Memphis in National Spotlight during this year’s 30 Days of Opera events. Memphis, Tenn. August 27, 2019 – 30 Days of Opera returns September 1-30, 2019, putting Memphis and the Mid-South on the national stage with dozens of free opera performances, the...
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Original Memphis: Cooper-Young Festival
story by Jesse Davis | photos courtesy of Cooper Young Business Association Tucked away between Central Gardens on the north and Glenview to the south is Memphis’ Cooper-Young neighborhood, the city’s largest historic district, and a thriving hub of arts and...
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Fall Pride Festivals
The origins of gay pride here in the United States date back to the Stonewall raid on June 28, 1969. On this day, police in New York City staged a raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. A year later, as reported by NBC News, the...
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Pride Journey: Milwaukee
story and photos by Joey Amato One of my lifelong friends, Steven Binko, is a Milwaukee resident so I had a permanent tour guide for my visit. Our first stop was the famous Miller Brewery Tour, where we learned about the ghost of Frederick Miller who haunts the...
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