Sarah Rutledge Fischer

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Domestic Partner Violence: Is Your Safety Plan Ready?

I’m a 23-year-old transman married to a 30-year-old woman. I adore her, but I am such a disappointment to her. It has to do with my family.

My family lives across the country and doesn’t know that I am trans. They think I’m a lesbian. The thing is, they are fairly supportive about that, but they’ve made statements about transfolks . . . I just can’t tell them. Not yet…

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Ask Allie: Handling a Loved One’s Dementia

Not answering questions truthfully may be a less stressful response for both LGBT+ adult children and their affected parents

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Ask Allie: Starting a Gay-Straight Alliance: What the law Supports

Dear Allie, I have a friend at a different school that has a Gay-Straight Alliance, and they get to do so much interesting stuff. I want to start one at my school, but the administration seems pretty conservative. I’m not sure it’s even allowed. Where do I start? Do I have the right to a GSA?

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Ask Allie: Quiet Your Negative Self Talk

Dear Allie, I have this constant voice in my head telling me how awful I am. If I make one choice, the voice shrieks at me for being a total queen. If I make the other choice, it tells me I’m a fraud. There is no winning. I know the voice comes from my critical homophobic upbringing. I keep trying to ignore it, but it just keeps getting louder. I’m exhausted. Help.

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Ask Allie: Making Office Space LGBT+ Welcoming

Dear Allie, I’ve noticed that some of our new LGBT+ clients seem uncomfortable or anxious about entering an environment that screams old-world-values. What can I do to make our office a more welcoming and supportive space?

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Ask Allie: Letting Go When a Transgender Child Wants to Change Their Given Name

Dear Allie, How do I tell my daughter that I don’t want her to change her name? I want to support her fully, but I don’t know if I can.

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Ask Allie: Gender Spectrum Defined

Dear Allie, The other day, I overheard my son describe his new boyfriend as non-binary. So, help a Gen-Xer out. What does this millennial speak mean?

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Special Report: Hate Crimes Part Three

This is the third and final installment of a three-part series by Focus® Middle Tennessee magazine. We have developed this series in the hope that law enforcement and citizens will have a better understanding of the intricacies of our nation’s hate crime law…

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Special Report: HATE CRIMES Part Two: Reporting, the TBI, Local Sheriff’s Office, and the Safe Places Initiative

This is the second installment of a three-part series by Focus® Middle Tennessee magazine. We have developed this series in the hope that law enforcement and citizens will have a better understanding of the intricacies of our nation’s hate crime law…

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Ask Allie: Faux Pas – Beware of Your own Biased Behavior

Dear Allie, Last month, an acquaintance posted something online about non-binary gender identity, and I made some unintentionally offensive comments. Since then I’ve learned more about gender identity and can see how hurtful my comments were. I sent a message to this woman apologizing, explaining the context of my ignorance, and expressing a hope that we can continue as friends. But she hasn’t responded at all. I feel like such a jerk. What can I do?

Sarah Rutledge Fischer

Domestic Partner Violence: Is Your Safety Plan Ready?

Ask Allie: Handling a Loved One’s Dementia

Ask Allie: Starting a Gay-Straight Alliance: What the law Supports

Ask Allie: Quiet Your Negative Self Talk

Ask Allie: Making Office Space LGBT+ Welcoming

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Ask Allie: Letting Go When a Transgender Child Wants to Change Their Given Name

Ask Allie: Gender Spectrum Defined

Special Report: Hate Crimes Part Three

Special Report: HATE CRIMES Part Two: Reporting, the TBI, Local Sheriff’s Office, and the Safe Places Initiative

Ask Allie: Faux Pas – Beware of Your own Biased Behavior

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