Profiles
Young Farmers Growing in Memphis
story & photos by J.T. Stewart Who has four green thumbs and love to farm? Adam and Renée of Rolling Along Farms, that’s who. They are on a steadfast path to make food healthier and our community better. How? By practicing methods of farming that leave the land...
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Krystal Actis: Enjoying a Happy, True-Love Marriage to a Man Who Happens to Enjoy Drag
by Robin Beaudoin | photos courtesy of Krystal Actis (Above photo: Actis says that her husband Marcelo, shown here in drag as his alter, Katie Amor, is her best friend and life partner. Actis bought him his first set of cosmetics about five years ago after he showed...
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Community
Friends of George’s Presents Dragnificent ’70s
story by Diane Thornton | photo by Kevin Reed Photography (pictured above: one of the production numbers from the 2016 show) It truly doesn’t matter whether you remember the flared pantsuits, hot pants and gold-lamé disco jumpsuit era. You and everyone else will love...
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Ask Allie: Starting A Gay-Straight Alliance: What the Law Supports
by Sarah Rutledge Fischer Dear Allie,I’m a sophomore in high school, and I’m gay. I’m out, and it’s not too bad. My friends are great. There are plenty of jerks. I think that’s pretty normal. But I have a friend at a different school that has a Gay-Straight Alliance,...
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Memphis’ First Dog Park Bar To Open May 1st
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (March 6, 2019) — Lucky’s Social Club, co-owned by Chelsea Glass and Brian Ellsworth of Southwood Entertainment, and Mac Hopper co-developer of Loflin Yard and Carolina Watershed, are excited to announce the grand opening of Memphis’ first...
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Art & Culture
Jerred Price: Human Race Advocate
by Kevin Shaw | photos by Andrew Stanford A few years ago there was a television commercial about joining the army that touted that you could do more before 9 a.m. than most people do all day (I guess that was supposed to be a selling point?). The gist was that if you...
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Are You Lonesome Tonight?: Kevin Shaw Interviews Jordan Nichols from Significant Other
by Kevin Shaw Over the past few years, I’ve described Jordan Nichols as the hardest working theatrical artist in Memphis. He’s a masterful director, choreographer and actor who is highly sought after (along with his professional/personal partner Travis Bradley) by...
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Travel
Original Memphis: Mid-South Coliseum
story by Nick Lingerfelt As a building, she’s not old, but as a venue, she’s seen better days. But oh what happy days they were. Consider that the Mid-South Coliseum is one of only a handful of buildings where The Beatles AND Elvis Presley played, and you understand...
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Pride Journey: Houston, TX
by Joey Amato Houston is home to a great mix of art, music and LGBT culture. Its skyline is quite recognizable, with towering high rises which can be viewed from miles away, but instead of staying downtown like I do on most visits, I opted instead to first settle in a...
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Travel: Palm Springs
by Joan Allison | photo courtesy of Barberstock I recently got an opportunity to travel to Palm Springs for the National Gay and Lesbian Journalist Association conference. Aside from the excellent information I got there, it was a chance to be a tourist in Palm...
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