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Tina Alexis Allen’s Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives

Posted on November 5, 2018November 5, 2018
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Melinda Lejman

by Melinda Lejman | photos courtesy of Tina Allen “To me, there is no shame in telling the truth, but ironically, I think shame is usually the reason people don’t.”…

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Adam Phillips Explores His World Through a Lens of Positivity

Posted on October 4, 2018October 9, 2018
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Dana Cooper

story and photos by Dana Cooper Two things are immediately apparent upon meeting Adam Phillips, the general manager of the original Café Eclectic at 603 North McLean: First, he…

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LGBT Advocate: John Michael Alderson

Posted on July 19, 2018October 10, 2018
Melinda Lejman

story by Melinda Lejman | photos by Greg Campbell John-Michael Alderson isn’t from Memphis, but that’s a good thing. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Alderson moved to Memphis from…

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Hoist and the Memphis Leather Community

Posted on June 15, 2018January 8, 2019
Vincent Astor

by Vincent Astor | photos courtesy of Hoist (Above photo, left to right: Jim Pickens, Vice President; Ken Briggs, Road Captain; Jake Tanner, Sgt. at Arms; Mark Keidaish, President;…

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Special Report: Hate Crimes Part Three

Posted on May 31, 2018January 8, 2019
Sarah Rutledge

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer This is the third and final installment of a three-part series by Focus® Mid-South magazine. We have developed this series in the hope that law…

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Brian Douglas, Uniquely Qualified to Serve the LGBT Community as an ADPA Financial Advisor

Posted on February 2, 2018January 8, 2019
Melinda Lejman

story by Melinda Lejman | photo provided by Morris Marketing Group Thinking about finances can be a stressful experience. Money is inherently an emotional issue and for that reason,…

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LGBT Advocate: Louis Holiday

Posted on November 27, 2017January 9, 2019
Sarah Rutledge

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer | photos by H.N. James On March 23, 2001, Louis Holiday sat in a contentious settlement agreement across the table from the legal representatives of…

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LGBT Advocate: Jerre Dye

Posted on November 20, 2017January 9, 2019
Joan Allison

interview by Joan Allison | photos courtesy of Jerre Dye Hometown: Amory, Mississippi Current town: Chicago, Illinois Dream town: I don’t know that I have an ultimate dream town.…

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Michael Hansen: Alabama’s first openly gay candidate is challenging the status quo

Posted on October 9, 2017January 9, 2019
Chellie Bowman

story by Chellie Bowman | photo courtesy of Michael Hansen “Openly gay environmentalist running for Jeff Session’s old seat.” Bold categories, high emotions, incendiary blurbs. That Michael Hansen, born…

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Blue Suede Sisters Use Humor, And Outlandish Costumes, To Help Others

Posted on September 29, 2017January 9, 2019
Joan Allison

interview by Joan Allison | photos by Greg Campbell We’ve been called drag nuns, sacred clowns, freaks, heretics, etc. etc. and they’re all true. We are the intersection of…

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Tina Alexis Allen’s Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives

Adam Phillips Explores His World Through a Lens of Positivity

LGBT Advocate: John Michael Alderson

Hoist and the Memphis Leather Community

Special Report: Hate Crimes Part Three

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Brian Douglas, Uniquely Qualified to Serve the LGBT Community as an ADPA Financial Advisor

LGBT Advocate: Louis Holiday

LGBT Advocate: Jerre Dye

Michael Hansen: Alabama’s first openly gay candidate is challenging the status quo

Blue Suede Sisters Use Humor, And Outlandish Costumes, To Help Others

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