LGBT Youth Archives | Focus Mid-South

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U of M’s Stonewall Tigers Celebrated LGBT Week with the School’s First-Ever Drag Show

Gender and Sexuality Alliance partnered with the Mid-South LGBTQ+ Archive for a drag performance to celebrate LGBT week. Looks like they had fun! Go Tigers! All photos by Trey Easter.

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Learn How to Assess a Mental Health Crisis

by Tricia Dewey & Joan Allison | photo by Cindy McMillion Many demands, both large and small, can create stress during the rush of the holidays–end of semester tests, work…

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Long Live the Queen

story by Kevin Shaw | photos by Greg Campbell Times have definitely changed. When I was in high school, a boy didn’t dare admit he was gay, much less openly…

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LGBT Youth: Emily Campbell

story & photos by Emily Campbell One of my clearest memories from kindergarten was when kids were gathered around talking about their imaginary friends. At the time I didn’t have…

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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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Southwest Tennessee Community College Students Celebrate Diversity, Inclusion by Melissa N. Reyna | photos by Julie Lester On March 29, the Nabors gym at Southwest Tennessee Community College was transformed…

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Gay, Out, & Happy at 13

story by Nick Lingerfelt | photos by Robin Beaudoin Everyone knows; no one cares– Kristian Shaw When Kristian Shaw was 11, he began to notice his fellow male classmates start…

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Maddie Waters: Taking on Life’s Challenges with Style

story and photo by Dana Cooper Maddie Waters is not your average 18-year-old. Her sunny disposition belies the world of adversity she has overcome to get to where she is…

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Your Holiday Mom

by Sarah Rutledge Fischer Hello my darling holiday child! Come in, come in from out of the cold! You must be freezing! The wind off the lake can be bitter…

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Meet OUTMemphis’ Jessie Claudio

story and photos by Dana Cooper Inside a charming Cooper-Young bungalow, the offices of OUTMemphis are teeming with pride and hope. Jessie Claudio, the organization’s men’s sexual health specialist,…

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U of M’s Stonewall Tigers Celebrated LGBT Week with the School’s First-Ever Drag Show

Learn How to Assess a Mental Health Crisis

Long Live the Queen

LGBT Youth: Emily Campbell

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

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Gay, Out, & Happy at 13

Maddie Waters: Taking on Life’s Challenges with Style

Your Holiday Mom

Meet OUTMemphis’ Jessie Claudio

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