It’s early afternoon at Kuba Kuba, and the place is buzzing. Coffee cups clatter, plates hit the counter, and over it all, Melissa Vaughn is already in motion. Before we’ve even ordered our food, she’s out of her chair, greeting someone at the table next to us like a...
In Idaho, two bills attempting to roll back civil rights for the state's transgender community are headed to the governor's desk. Advocates urge him to veto both, but with the news consumed by coronavirus, will their pleas be heard? There's no denying it: coronavirus has got us all messed up. Whether we're worried about friends, family, and...
In the weeks that followed Miami's Winter Party Festival, which ended on March 10, several attendees have tested positive for COVID-19. One of the deadliest things about coronavirus is that it has a long incubation period. A person can live symptom-free for up to two weeks after their initial infection, and they're contagious the whole time. In...
In this month's Amazon Trail, Lee Lynch contends with her advancing age and tries to figure out gardening in the middle of a coronavirus outbreak that reminds her how vulnerable so many of us are. When I asked for advice about growing potatoes, our friend Mary wrote, “Here is what Mick does: blood meal, green sand, or wood ash, bone meal, a...
GayRVA is partnering with Community Marketing & Insights for their 14th Annual survey of the LGBTQ community around the world. Add your voice! It's time for the 14th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey, presented by Community Marketing & Insights, an organization that focuses on collecting demographic data about the LGBTQ community. Along with...
In his new column, Dr. Steve Yacovelli, (a.k.a. “The Gay Leadership Dude”) shares his expertise on submitted workplace questions from members of the LGBTQ+ Community. Have a question for him? See below! “Gay Leadership Dude,” I’m in trouble. I started at a new job about four months ago and was super excited. Once I got into the organization...
Over 100 organizations, including HRC and GLAAD, have signed onto a letter from the National LGBT Cancer Network warning that coronavirus may present a higher risk for LGBTQ communities in the US. A coalition of LGBTQ advocacy and support organizations is warning that LGBTQ communities in the United States may face elevated risk from the COVID-19...
For 50 years, Health Brigade has been working hard to offer medical assistance to disadvantaged and marginalized communities in Richmond. Their 50th anniversary is certainly worth celebrating. UPDATE, 3/12/20, 3 PM: Due to concerns over the coronavirus, Health Brigade has cancelled their Golden Anniversary BriGala, originally scheduled for...
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...
