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An Anti-LGBTQ Billionaire Has Been Bankrolling a Popular Right Wing Pro-Trump Anti-LGBTQ Site
It's long been a subject of speculation -- who is paying for that Trump-loving, LGBTQ-hating right wing website, The Federalist? Turns out it's a major Republican donor, who also hates LGBTQ people. Surprise! The Federalist is a right wing, anti-LGBTQ website whose leaders can be seen on Fox News and the Sunday talk shows. People for years have...
Lilly Wachowski Confirms That The Matrix Was Always Intended To Be A Transgender Allegory
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He She Ze and We Lends An Ear And A Hand To Families With Trans Children
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Is Folklore Queer?
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Northam Ceremonially Signs the Virginia Values Act
Joined by LGBTQ rights advocates from around Virginia, Governor Northam held a ceremonial signing of the Virginia Values Act last Thursday at Diversity Richmond. Last Thursday, Governor Ralph Northam got together with LGBTQ advocates from all over Virginia to host a ceremonial signing of the Virginia Values Act. The event, which was streamed on...
Drive Up For Groceries At The Viva! RVA Food Drive
Coordinating public events during a pandemic is a challenge, but Diversity Richmond's Raul Cantu is up for it. This Tuesday, he's bringing back Diversity's Viva! RVA as a food drive to benefit Hispanic families in the Richmond area. You may remember Diversity Richmond’s Viva! RVA celebration, a food truck-filled festival which took place last...
Socially Distanced, But Still Side By Side
Side By Side's Springtime In The Summer fundraiser, originally scheduled to take place in May, will now take place August 1, with a combination of online events and socially distanced catering. You can't keep a good support group down, and Side By Side is proving that by finding ingenious ways to hold their annual springtime fundraiser regardless...
Clocking For Beginners
In a rather over-the-top display of transphobia, the Trump administration has released a memo telling homeless shelters how to spot transgender women in order to more easily discriminate against them. Nearly four years into his presidency, Donald Trump's administration continues to come up with new ways to harm transgender Americans by rolling...
