Focus Mid-South

As part of our Hustle issue we complied a short roundup of business and finance podcasts that are LGBTQ-specific. Check them out! 🎧💰🌈 bit.ly/3hrvK2X

"Playful Kitty" is one of four poems featured in the latest (fifth) issue of The Prism Pages, a new literary section in Focus that is dedicated to uplifting local, creative voices from our community. ✍️🌈 Read the rest on our website bit.ly/3j0IIFa

Discriminatory bills targeting gender affirming care and drag performance have already been filed in TN. Join TEP for a postcard writing event at OUTMemphis next Wed! The legislature opens Jan 10, let's make sure they know exactly how we feel before then! bit.ly/3Y71pHk

Care for EVERY. BODY. @pptnmcares is the latest provider of in-person Gender Affirming Hormone Care in Memphis. Seeking GAH treatment? Here's everything you need to know. 🤍 bit.ly/3UGthz7

Memphis Public Libraries offer vital small business resources and information for entrepreneurs. Focus' favorite local librarian is back with the references you need! bit.ly/3h1gFER

The local drag community & allies fight back after the recent MoSH show cancellation. Check out this account of and poignant reflection on the event by Moth Moth Moth.🦋🌈💪 bit.ly/3Es4KHY 📸: Gorgeously captured and documented by Drew Parker ✨

✍️ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ✍️ The Prism Pages is looking for original writing for the next issue! Poetry, short-form fiction & nonfiction, fan fiction, lyrics, etc.--whatever way you express your creativity, we'd love to take a look. Deadline is December 5th. Email editor ...

We interviewed independent textile artist Katrina Perdue on her mending practice. Read the full story here: bit.ly/3X63YJa 🧵 Also! Her solo exhibition 'Mending in a State of Abundance' opens at Crosstown FRIDAY! Go check it out 💕 ✍️ Article by Mud ✨

Illustrator Mia Saine inspires through inclusive design. Check out the full interview! 🌟✍️🌈 bit.ly/3WZRItG

The inspiration, motivation, and personality behind TJ Builds. 💪🔨👏 bit.ly/3hn5h65

The Hustle Issue has arrived!! It'll start hitting stands around town tomorrow. The VIRTUAL issue is up, though, if you want a sneak peek! 🔥📖🔥 bit.ly/2RImH0b

Interview with photographer and experimental artist Andrew Stanford. 💙bit.ly/3WwHuAH

On November 14th, representatives from Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Jr.'s Office, MPD, and District Attorney's Office will listen to questions and concerns from the community on collaborating and serving the LGBTQ community. For details + more information: bit.ly/3fvJ45h

A reflection on individuality and the divine energy of the moon by a unique and powerful new voice. 🌝✨ bit.ly/3DtTUAP

Did you know our newly elected DA Steve Mulroy has an outer space legacy? Check out this piece from our latest issue and discover how Star Trek brings local Memphians--and LGBTQ+ folk everywhere--together. 🪐🖖🌈 bit.ly/3gY11Kc

A subversive meditation on rethinking and transforming queer identity. Read this fascinating essay, written by local artist Mud on our website: bit.ly/3DbblWJ

In addition to the primary spheres of "first place" (home) and "second place" (work), sociologists have also emphasized the importance of "third places." What are they and why are they so integral to our (queer) lives? 🤍 bit.ly/3Wda36n

We participated in @cazateatrogroup 's amazing Día de los Muertos preview event again this October, building and dedicating an ofrenda to our trans brothers and sisters who have been senselessly killed this year and who we continue to mourn.

@cazateatrogroup and @BrooksMuseum hold an annual event where families are invited to honor ancestors and celebrate the cycle of life and death. Dia de los Muertos will be on Oct 29. 11:30 am Overton Square | 3:30 pm Brooks. 🖤 For more details: bit.ly/3EHVb9p

Check out the advice Allie has in our latest issue for finding safe gaming spaces! 🕹️🌈 bit.ly/3Rs3r0f