I like to think this list of shows and songs captures Richmond right now—blossoming folk, iconic RVA rock, scrappy hardcore, college post-punk on the rise, and country with a middle finger to the charts. That’s my Richmond, anyway. Got a show coming up? New single?...
Under the new law, Virginia's Department of Education has until the end of 2020 to create a policy that establishes a baseline for the way transgender students in the Commonwealth's public school districts must be treated. From Gavin Grimm's years of legal struggles to the Stafford County student left alone in a gym during a lockdown drill,...
Congressman Mark Meadows, known for his vocal opposition to marriage equality and vociferous opposition to protections for LGBTQ workers, will become the fourth Trump chief of staff in as many years. President Donald Trump late Friday evening installed his fourth White House Chief of Staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney with Republican Rep. Mark...
This year's General Assembly session has seen quite a few outdated morality laws removed from Virginia's books, but Del. Mark Levine still sees more to be done, specifically where Virginia's "bawdy place" law is concerned. The General Assembly passed measures this session repealing restrictions on sex before marriage, swearing in public, and...
Del. Danica Roem's bill to ensure transgender Virginians receive equal treatment by their health insurance plans raised some objections from conservatives, but nonetheless passed both houses of the General Assembly. Anytime the LGBTQ community gets too close to obtaining equal rights, there's always someone out there to tell us that we're "going...
Governor Northam signed a bill outlawing the practice on Monday, bringing years of struggle by LGBTQ advocates to a victorious end. Virginia has officially become the 20th state to prohibit conversion therapy for minors, and the first in the American South. House Bill 386, introduced by 47th District Delegate Patrick Hope, passed both houses of...
The newest chapter of the fast-growing Drag Queen Story Hour movement comes to Richmond's Fountain Bookstore for the first time on Saturday, March 14. Childhood can be rough. Inner conflicts fuel external confrontations, which only make the inner conflicts worse. In the hallway and at recess, adult-taught slogans celebrating individuality are...
A Kentucky wedding photographer has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit to protect herself from the possibility of a hypothetical gay couple trying to hire her for their wedding. And Trump's DOJ is backing her, because of course they are. The U.S. Dept. of Justice under Attorney General Bill Barr has intervened in a pre-emptive lawsuit filed by a...
Voting in the Democratic primary tomorrow? Our editor-in-chief, Marilyn Drew Necci, wants you to know why she thinks you should vote for Bernie Sanders. Virginia's Democratic primary happens tomorrow. We'll be one of 14 states voting for our pick to take on Donald Trump in the presidential election this November. By the end of the day tomorrow,...
Friday night, the fourth annual Black and Bold RVA awards will credited those who recognize the inclusion of blackness and queerness into everyday space. As Black History Month comes to a close, Diversity Richmond is finishing up the month with their annual Black and Bold RVA awards. This is the fourth year the organization has held the event,...
