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Find Your Campus Family: Gay Straight Alliances at Area Colleges + Universities

curated by Danielle McBride You’re going to be great in college. What once made you a target will now make you an icon. You can finally say, ‘screw you’ to…

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Oxford Pride

by Tricia Dewey | photos courtesy of Gail Stratton and Kevin Cozart The year was 1992… maybe 30 people were present. It was organized by NOW (the National Organization for…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Everybody Say Yeah to Kinky Boots

by Kevin Shaw | photos courtesy of Playhouse on the Square In the early 1990’s, I was visiting a childhood friend in New York City who set me up on…

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The Memphis Bevy’s Upcoming Events + Pride Announcement!

Upcoming Dates:The Bevy’s L-Word Trivia: Season 1Sunday, August 4th at Midtown Crossing Grill, 3:00pm The Bevy’s August Happy HourThursday, August 29th at Bar DKDC, 6:00pm-8:00pm The Bevy’s L-Word Trivia: Season…

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Journey to Pride with Vincent Astor

Vincent Astor, who’s been an out gay man in Memphis for many years, is reporting from New York City this weekend for the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and…

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LGBT Ally: Tamara Goldstein

story by Robin Beaudoin | photos by Andrew Stanford If it’s not the party itself, it’s the afterparty. Zebra Lounge has won the hearts of Memphians over the past five…

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Queer Fest is Back! June 27-30

Queer Fest is back again this summer—bigger and better than ever! Local performers Brando Little and Lisa Michaels have been working tirelessly to bring together talented queer musicians and comics…

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Find Your Campus Family: Gay Straight Alliances at Area Colleges + Universities

Oxford Pride

Repair Days at the Metal Museum Brings Over 100 Metalsmiths to the City of Memphis

30 Days of Opera in National Spotlight

Fall Pride Festivals

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Everybody Say Yeah to Kinky Boots

The Memphis Bevy’s Upcoming Events + Pride Announcement!

Journey to Pride with Vincent Astor

LGBT Ally: Tamara Goldstein

Queer Fest is Back! June 27-30

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