As Shockoe Bottom has continued to be ground zero for unmanaged nightlife, armed youth, and disappearing oversight business owners and community leaders warn that Richmond’s failure to act isn’t just bad policy, it’s a dangerous gamble with the city’s future....
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,...
Good news for Virginia's trans and non-binary community -- bills allowing non-binary gender markers on state IDs and changing of name and gender markers on birth certificates are headed to the governor's desk. Being transgender or non-binary in our less-than-accepting society can lead to a lot of difficulties, but two bills currently awaiting...
"The president ... is such a nice guy," says recent Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and longtime right-wing radio shock jock Rush Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh, who recently was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, days later turned around and made nasty, homophobic comments about Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and...
The Canadian series, which has steadily grown in popularity over its six seasons, features LGBTQ characters without giving us more of the same old depressing "after-school special" storylines. Far away there exists a magical land in the north called Ontario, Canada. Within that land is a place of legend known as Schitt’s Creek. And it is the best...
Viola da gamba player Niccolo Seligmann is using music that mixes classical styles and harsh noise to express "multi-species kinship" and opposition to climate change. He's bringing his unique sound to Blue Bee Cider Friday. Classical musician Niccolo Seligmann is resisting climate change in a new way. Partnering with Classical Revolution RVA and...
Captain Jack Harkness was the first LGBTQ character to appear on long-running British sci-fi series Doctor Who, and later starred in spinoff series Torchwood. Earlier this year, he made a surprise return. Hold on to your telecommunicators, Whovians, because the good captain is finally back - even if just for a one-time engagement. A couple weeks...
For VCU student Francisco Ramirez, aka Ivanna Vakavich, performing in drag helps him stay confident and express Pride in bold, fearless fashion. “Drag makes me feel like a superhero.” In front of piles of makeup laid across a bathroom counter, Francisco Ramirez begins to tell me about his own journey. “I could care less what anyone tells me. If...
The legendary actress, comedian, and activist for LGBTQ and other causes will be immortalized in the concrete forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre during the TCM Classic Film Festival later this year. Lily Tomlin is not only a long-respected comedian, actress, and writer of stage and screen, but now she is, in a severely overdue move, the...
This month in her Amazon Trail column, Lee Lynch tells us all to keep "throwing the bums out" foremost in our minds during this election season. My sailor friend e-mailed me last night. She had just gotten home from her women’s group, where they discussed the fears engendered by the state of our nation. Only they didn’t use the term "state of our...
