It was the USA's 250th birthday this past weekend, and it felt like it was 250 degrees outside. During a heat wave, a pool is the place to be, and the annual Fourth of July party at Daddy's Grotto was the cool down for the hottest queers in town. Daddy's Grotto is...
Since 1999, Diversity Richmond has given out more than $1 million in grants to local LGBTQ nonprofits. This year, the organization is giving $25,000 -- and they're currently taking applications. Up to $25,000 in grant funds are available for LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly nonprofit organizations this year as part of Diversity Richmond’s annual grant...
On his latest project, Dangerous, Richmond-based artist and performer Trapcry explores his identity through experiments in genre and sampling, as well as his artistic predecessors and inspirations. On “Break the Ice,” the sixth track from his new album, Dangerous, Richmond-based artist Trapcry sings, “I’m black, queer, and upset / there’s blood...
Pope Francis' recent statement of approval for gay civil unions shows hope for an improvement in relations between Christians and the LGBTQ community. But, as Franklin Graham is quick to remind us, not all Christians. Franklin Graham is enraged. The 68-year old Trump-supporting scion of Southern Baptist minister and advisor to 12 presidents, the...
Why not make use of this time in quarantine? That’s the question Side by Side, a LGBTQ youth non-profit, is posing to their community. The organization is challenging Richmond to engage in self-improvement, and to raise $30,000 in the process. The challenge began Oct. 11, on National Coming Out Day, and will continue until Friday, Nov. 13....
Trump's least famous offspring mangled the acronym and otherwise mismanaged a too-little-too-late Trump campaign event seeking LGBTQ support. The internet was not amused. Tiffany Trump, the First Family’s youngest daughter, is being highly criticized after headlining a disastrous and offensive “LGBTQ pride” campaign event for her father, in which...
For theatre major TJ Cropper, creating a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night that confronted issues of gender and sexuality head-on was a big challenge. Then COVID-19 happened. I studied a lot of theatre in my four years as a Performing Arts major -- a lot of theatre that did not necessarily reflect my experiences, or who I am as a...
In this month's Amazon Trail, Lee Lynch works to get her house ready for the arrival of a new dog, even as the world outside her backyard remains terrifying. I can’t save our democracy, but I can do a little good in the world. We are adopting a dog who needs a home. It’s been five years, seven months since our dog Bea died and we’re finally...
We sat down with City Council candidates Tavarris Spinks and Joseph S.H. Rogers to talk about their ties to Richmond, plans for their respective districts, and how they want to switch up Richmond’s representative voice. Tavarris Spinks, 2nd District Tavarris Spinks, a noted participant and activist in Richmond politics, is a...
The opinion, co-authored by fellow Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, made the argument that marriage equality should never have been allowed, because of (you guessed it) "religious freedom." Former Rowan County, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis won’t get a hearing from the U.S. Supreme Court. A case against her, brought by several same-sex couples she...
