Off of Broad Street, deep in Scott’s Addition between warehouses and alleyways, is a black hole in the wall filled with music, vintage VHS, and (perhaps most importantly) Richmond’s preeminent collection of horror-themed pinball machines. I came to Wax Moon on a cool...
LGBTQ bars and restaurants are the lifeblood of our community culture here in Richmond, and the COVID-19 outbreak has placed a heavy strain on them all. Here's how you can help make sure they stick around. As we are all aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the way restaurants and bars do business -- if they're even able to be open at all....
"If you want to continue living like this, it's the flames of hell for you," evangelical pastor Franklin Graham has said. But in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, he swears he's not homophobic. Franklin Graham is doing some public relations work for his Samaritan’s Purse conservative Christian non-profit after the organization was...
Times are tough all around, but Central Virginia's theatre world is facing a particularly tough time at the moment. This podcast takes a closer look at the situation. Chances are if you know Jerry Williams, it's from his recent documentary, Spider Mites Of Jesus, which focuses on the colorful life of Richmond legend Donnie Corker, aka Dirtwoman....
In this month's edition of The Amazon Trail, Lee Lynch mourns the loss of trailblazing lesbian activist and writer Phyllis Lyon. "We lost a giant today," tweeted California State Sen. Scott Weiner, who is chairman of the LGBTQ caucus. A giant is exactly what the ninety-five-year-old Phyllis Lyon was, along with her partner Del Martin, who died at...
Bishop Harry Jackson, who delivered the presidential Easter blessing, has a history of opposing marriage equality and was once on NOM's payroll. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence hosted Bishop Harry Jackson, a virulently anti-LGBTQ activist, in the Oval Office Friday to deliver an Easter Blessing. Trump introduced Jackson as a...
A report from Southern Poverty Law Center found anti-LGBTQ hate groups increased significantly in 2019, even as hate groups overall fell slightly. Anti-LGBTQ hate groups are rapidly growing across America, a result, the Southern Poverty Law Center says, of President Donald Trump’s leadership, including his embrace of those groups. The White House...
For some LGBTQ students at Lynchburg's Liberty University, life was tough even before coronavirus came to campus. Eli Germanotta had finished their meal at the Reber-Thomas Dining Hall and started to walk back to their dorm when they began to smell alcohol and spray paint. “There were jocks running away shouting slurs like faggot,” said...
Volunteers are asked to "support" Graham's anti-LGBTQ beliefs, while a New York state senator warns the organization not to discriminate. North Carolina’s infamous anti-LGBTQ activist, Franklin Graham, a religious extremist who is closely tied to President Donald Trump, is behind the emergency COVID-19 field hospital in New York City’s Central...
Plans are changing. Alternate arrangements are being made. Around Richmond and central Virginia, LGBTQ organizations are adjusting to the restrictions required by coronavirus. Here's what you need to know. From the tediousness of sheltering in place to the terrifying implications of lost income to the frustrating experience that shopping for...
