This article is part of the official Virginia Pride Festival Guide, released ahead of the celebration on Saturday, September 27. Presented with the support of Out RVA, Allianz, Hit Play, Virginia Lottery, CarMax, Bank of America, CoStar Group, Genworth, CapTech,...
CultureWorks Richmond has awarded grants to over 100 local artists whose livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic, prioritizing artists from marginalized communities. But there are still many more in need. Since mid-April, when news struck that Virginia would be under a coronavirus-related stay-at-home order for an indefinite period of...
AIDS activist, author of The Normal Heart, and ACT UP founder Larry Kramer will be remembered as a crucial voice in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Larry Kramer, the playwright, AIDS activist, author, public health advocate, and LGBTQ activist who founded GMHC (Gay Men’s Health Crisis) and later ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash...
Driveway drag shows are showcasing Richmond's drag queens in a whole new light. Every business has struggled to adapt to the new normal since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been no small feat for the businesses, restaurants, and entertainment venues of Richmond; from breweries to retail shops and everything in between, everybody is...
Black Matter Podcast is hosted by Chaz Antoine, a self-described "blackademic" who calls Richmond "the place where I felt OK to be queer." “If you’re black or you’re queer, or you’re both, this podcast is for you,” Chaz Antoine proudly said of his podcast, Black Matter. Antoine, who lives, loves, and breathes Richmond, fell in love with the city...
Part of a sweeping effort by President Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate to pack the courts with extremely conservative justices, Mississippi judge Cory Wilson has been open with his anti-LGBTQ political views. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing of Cory Wilson, an anti-LGBTQ Mississippi judge nominated by...
Nonprofits dedicated to helping Richmond’s LGBTQ community contemplate reopening, having taken serious financial losses, all while developing new ways to reach those in need. On May 5, Diversity Thrift posted a photo to Facebook of employees Ivan and Darren, beaming behind face masks, holding up one of the store’s new plexiglass partitions....
In the wake of marriage equality becoming the law of the land, Jenna Ellis told a talk radio show that the decision opened the door for "bestiality and pedophilia." She's since become a high-profile Trump campaign surrogate. Jenna Ellis, a top adviser for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, apparently thinks same-sex marriage is...
This Thursday, advocacy group Born Perfect presents a digital event featuring a film and panel discussion focusing on notorious conversion therapy group Love In Action. On Thursday, May 21, anti-conversion therapy advocacy and support group Born Perfect will present a digital event based around the film This Is What Love In Action Looks Like. In...
It’s that time again. I need to find a healthcare provider. I live in a rural community where there is a large turnover of medical professionals and a constant shortage of qualified staff. The health organization that provides these services seems to have difficulty attracting talent. It’s common knowledge in the communities it covers that it’s a...
