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Chris McCoy

Memphis

Film and TV Editor at Memphis Flyer

Writer at Freelance

Chris McCoy Filmmaker, Oddly Buoyant Productions; Film/TV Editor, @MemphisFlyer; Bass player, @1000Lights. Will write/film/play for food.

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  • 3 weeks ago | memphisflyer.com | Chris McCoy

    Celebrating a historic Pride Month Marchers parade down Beale Street at the 2024 Pride celebration. (Photo: Kevin Reed, Courtesy Mid-South Pride Foundation, Inc.) Chris McCoy Mid-South Pride is celebrating 50 years since Gay Day in the Park 1976 brought the LBGTQ rights fight to Memphis. But this anniversary comes at a fraught time, when those rights are under fresh assault at both the state and federal levels.

  • 3 weeks ago | memphisflyer.com | Chris McCoy

    Elijah Townsend is one of seven members of the board of directors for the Mid-South Pride Foundation. A born-and-raised Memphian, he says much has changed over his lifetime. “I can remember being a boy and just not feeling safe to be who I was, with things that were inside of my mind. These were natural instincts for me, but I could tell by the reactions of people that something was wrong.

  • 4 weeks ago | memphisflyer.com | Chris McCoy

    Memphis-born rapper Key Glock’s newest record Glockaveli: The Don is making a big splash. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard Rap Albums Chart, and cracked the top 10 of the Billboard 200. Last week, he set on a tour of America; on Thursday night, he will play the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. (No Memphis date has been announced, which seems like a major oversight.) His latest music video is for the title track of the album.

  • 1 month ago | memphisflyer.com | Chris McCoy

    Support the Memphis Flyer The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned publishers of Memphis magazine. For over 30 years, The Memphis Flyer has hit the streets every Wednesday morning with a blend of serious hard news and Memphis’ best entertainment coverage.

  • 1 month ago | memphisflyer.com | Chris McCoy

    Support the Memphis Flyer The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned publishers of Memphis magazine. For over 30 years, The Memphis Flyer has hit the streets every Wednesday morning with a blend of serious hard news and Memphis’ best entertainment coverage.

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Spartacus @vibrotronica
5 Jun 25

It’s Pride week on the @MemphisFlyer podcast https://t.co/0ZOCUGhiOC

Spartacus
Spartacus @vibrotronica
4 Jun 25

Mid South Pride is celebrating 50 years since Gay Day in the Park brought the celebration of LGBTQ rights to Memphis in 1976. I talked to the organizers and community members about reaching this milestone in troubled times for @MemphisFlyer https://t.co/Lh00JwOfN4

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Spartacus @vibrotronica
2 Jun 25

Key Glock’s new record debuted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 200. We’ve got the title track on Music Video Monday. https://t.co/i2sAmGQydU