WIlliam Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the most popular comedies in the history of literature. It’s timeless. One of the best things about performing timeless Shakespeare comedies is that you can tweak, jigger, flip, and reverse his work into...
Today on Transgender Day Of Remembrance, commemorations around Virginia will memorialize members of the transgender community who lost their lives over the past year due to anti-trans violence. November 20 is the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), and today marks the 21st annual commemoration of this solemn occasion. First observed in...
Getting a Real ID-compliant driver's license isn't a huge hassle for most people, but if you've had your legal name and/or gender markers changed, things get difficult quickly. Beginning next year, boarding a plane is just one of the things that will be more difficult to do without a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or ID. On Oct. 1, 2020,...
“Guess what? I am a transgender woman and I am just like everybody else.” Keri Abrams was addressing an audience of about 35 people at the “Ask a Trans Person” panel at Chesterfield Central Library earlier this week. Equality Virginia -- an advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Virginians -- hosted the event to...
"We will stand for the freedom of religion," Vice President Mike Pence said, defending the Trump administration move to allow adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples. Vice President Mike Pence this week attended a federal government event during which he bragged about the Trump administration’s latest attack on LGBTQ people....
Side By Side and Us Giving Richmond Connections are publicly committing to black LGBTQ youth in their work for racial equity. Side By Side's Ted Lewis and UGRC's Rev. Lacette Cross explain why this commitment is of paramount importance. The life expectancy for Black transgender women is 31 years, according to the Consumer Health Foundation....
This month, Lee Lynch braves corn allergies and emotional sensitivities and goes to the movies for the first time in years -- where she discovers a surprising fondness for the latest Terminator sequel. This week I went to the movies. It’s been a long time since I’ve said that. Do people even say “the movies” anymore? I married a movie geek. My...
Despite Republican Peter King's notoriously discriminatory record, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer had nothing but praise for the long-running anti-LGBTQ Congressman -- which didn't sit well with a lot of Democrats. The GOP mass exodus just picked up another major figure. Prominent and powerful U.S. Rep. Peter King, Republican of New...
Equality Virginia's new "Ask A Trans Person" panel series seeks to raise trans visibility and highlight transgender Virginians' need for civil rights protections. 87 percent of Americans say they know a gay person, but only 16 percent report knowing a a trans person, according to GLAAD. For this reason, it can be harder for a lot of people to...
This Veterans Day, Diversity Richmond will host an evening of stories from LGBTQ veterans and armed services members, in order to help create a community for current and former service members who are too often isolated. One million LGBTQ military veterans. 80,000 LGBTQ active duty members of our armed services. But between the lingering legacy...
