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,...
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...
On International Transgender Day Of Visibility, it's the perfect time to clarify the true identity of a main character from the hottest new Netflix show this year, Tiger King. It's Transgender Day of Visibility, but at least one transgender person who has been in the forefront of a lot of discussions lately isn't being recognized at all. It's...
This delay is good news in particular for LGBTQ people who might need to do some work to get their documentation in order, and are currently unable to leave the house in order to do so. The deadline for Real IDs has been extended until October 2021. The move was prompted by widespread Department of Motor Vehicle customer service center closures...
