All these bands booked these shows specifically for me. Tons of great stuff this week, and a lot of it is bands that I have been dying to see. Check it out. You might die too. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up...
The new Taylor Swift album has launched a fresh round of fan speculation about the singer-songwriter's relationship with LGBTQ identity. But is there any validity to all of it? And honestly, should we even care? It's been a long quarantine, and whether we're still holed up in our houses anxious about the possibility of our loved ones getting sick...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Defense Department wanted to ban Confederate flags from being flown at military bases without being specific about it, so they banned almost all non-US flags -- including the rainbow flag. While attempting to make all branches of the U.S. military consistent in their banning of Confederate flags, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has banned all...
Trump's press secretary attempted to deflect a question about the ongoing ban on transgender troops by attempting to inflate the president's extremely thin record on LGBTQ issues. The move didn't fool anyone. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany is under fire for claiming President Donald Trump has a “great record” on LGBTQ issues. Trump,...
A decade after producers and directors of the Scooby-Doo franchise tried to make our brainy, bespectacled favorite's sexual orientation clear, producer Tony Cervone has officially confirmed it: Velma is gay. Like many of us, I grew up being a big fan of the Scooby-Doo cartoons. And while I don't know about anyone else, the character that always...
The Harry Potter author has been on the TERF train for a while now, but these days it's feeling more and more like she's driving it herself. Through a series of 11 tweets, critics now say Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling is comparing “transgender hormone therapy to gay conversion therapy.” “I’ve ignored fake tweets attributed to me and RTed...
