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CONTENTS<br />
SEPT+OCT <strong>2017</strong><br />
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7 THEME: IMAGINE<br />
8 DEAR ALLIE<br />
Praying away the gay?<br />
11 LIFE<br />
Here come the brides: Amanda DeVlugt and<br />
Suzie Szanyi<br />
12 LIFE<br />
Terryl Bucker, the father of the Memphis<br />
Black Pride community<br />
16 COMMUNITY<br />
Ronald McDonald House Charities of<br />
Memphis celebrates 25 years<br />
18 ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Mural master Brandon Marshall loves<br />
Memphis!<br />
20 COMMUNITY<br />
14 years of fun, <strong>Mid</strong>-<strong>South</strong> Pride Festival is<br />
back, <strong>Sep</strong>tember 29-30<br />
24 ADVOCATES<br />
Blue Suede Sisters use humor, and<br />
outlandish costumes, to help others<br />
27 LGBT ALLY<br />
Singer Marcella Simien (Marcella and Her<br />
Lovers) talks about being an upstander<br />
28 ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Outflix Film Festival! Will Batts talks to its<br />
Executive Producer, Brian Pera, about THE<br />
Memphis LGBT movie showcase<br />
30 ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Outflix Festival schedule<br />
32 ON THE COVER: MUSIC<br />
Valerie June: sweet and fresh with a voice<br />
of a seasoned blues woman!<br />
34 COMMUNITY<br />
Equality Jackson: creating opportunities for<br />
LGBT+ in West Tennessee’s small towns<br />
36 LGBT ADVOCATE<br />
Alabama’s first openly gay state Senate<br />
candidate, tearing down the status quo<br />
38 LGBT YOUTH<br />
Big ideas come in young packages! George<br />
Boyington talks life and healthcare<br />
42 FOOD+DRINK<br />
Food truck’s fruity drinks and simple<br />
Brazilian flavors are made to satisfy<br />
44 TRANSFOCUS<br />
Band front woman Cait Brennan has found<br />
family and a potential home in Memphis<br />
46 COMMUNITY<br />
Christian Assandria recreates the T Dance<br />
50 PET FOCUS<br />
Burgerfest to benefit Memphis Paws<br />
52 TRAVEL: ORIGINAL MEMPHIS<br />
The Wolf River flows from Holly Springs,<br />
Miss., through Memphis, and out into the<br />
Mississippi River. Explore her wonders with<br />
the Wolf River Conservancy<br />
54 CALENDAR<br />
Must-do <strong>Mid</strong>-<strong>South</strong> events for<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember + <strong>Oct</strong>ober<br />
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