If you’ve been reading these reviews for a while, you’ll notice I love me some context. Especially surrounding William Shakespeare’s plays. One of my favorite things about the existence of Richmond Shakespeare is that they’ve forced me to go back to the English Lit...
Bob Good, who successfully wrested the Republican nomination for Virginia's Fifth Congressional District seat away from incumbent Denver Riggleman, is using fears of "a man dressed as a woman" in his campaign literature. We haven't checked in on the Republican Party of Virginia's 5th Congressional District since last year, when the coalition that...
The fact that it took a (barely) racy photo to inspire Liberty University to take action against the school's president, Jerry Falwell Jr, proves that Liberty cares more about appearances than doing the right thing, argues former LU student Lucas Wilson. Recently, Jerry Falwell Jr. “mutually agreed” with the Liberty University Board of Trustees...
Trump's conservative judicial appointees continue to spread the idea that things like wedding cakes constitute "art" and are therefore exempt from anti-discrimination laws. Go figure. Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Justin Reed Walker ruled on Friday that it’s perfectly constitutional for a Christian photographer in Louisville,...
The Richmond Mental Health Foundation, The Laughing Gull Foundation, and VCU have partnered to create a wide-ranging survey of Richmond's LGBTQ community, the LGBTQIA+ Needs & Opportunities Assessment, and they need our help. The Richmond Mental Health Foundation, in collaboration with VCU and Laughing Gull Foundation, have launched a survey...
Diversity Richmond's Iridian Gallery presents its first show since the pandemic, featuring Everett Hoffman and Nick Simko, two artists whose work redefine the ways queerness is represented, using found objects and abstract imagery. Lovers of shiny things and psychedelic imagery, you’re in luck. When Diversity Richmond reopened, so did the Iridian...
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...
In a recent interview, Matrix series co-director Lilly Wachowski confirmed what has been a rumor for quite a while -- the Matrix films always contained a transgender element, and were even supposed to feature a trans character. It's been over two decades since The Matrix was released, and it's made a lasting impact on pop culture. Not always in...
For families who want to be supportive of their transgender children, it can be hard to find a community who understands and can offer support for their situation. Richmond organization He She Ze and We wants to fill that role. The transition to living openly transgender can be difficult for anyone, even full-grown adults. But transgender...
The National Straight Pride Coalition, the California "straight pride parade" group from last year, is back -- just what we need in the midst of a pandemic. The so-called National Straight Pride Coalition (NSPC) is planning an event in Modesto, California for August 29, 2020 — in the middle of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic — even though their...
