Off of Broad Street, deep in Scott’s Addition between warehouses and alleyways, is a black hole in the wall filled with music, vintage VHS, and (perhaps most importantly) Richmond’s preeminent collection of horror-themed pinball machines. I came to Wax Moon on a cool...
You might not expect to find a drag show at a bowling alley, but that's exactly what you'll find if you show up to River City Roll this Sunday night. Located in Scott’s Addition, River City Roll is a boutique bowling alley that offers skeeball, tabletop shuffleboard, and, of course, bowling. With menu items such as “roasted jerk pork belly,”...
This is who we're up against, folks. A Tennessee county commissioner during a public meeting on Monday used an anti-gay slur and racism to attack a Democratic presidential candidate, then insisted, as he put it, that he’s “not prejudice.” Commissioner Warren Hurst, while advocating for a proposal to make Sevier County a “gun sanctuary city”...
After a massive backlash, the anti-LGBTQ fast food restaurant's landlord in Reading, England decided not to renew Chick-Fil-A's lease. They'll be out of there in six months. Well… that didn't take long. Chick-Fil-A only opened its first store in the United Kingdom less than two weeks ago, and they have already announced its closing. And it's all...
Despite a history of homophobic jokes, director Tyler Perry is showing himself to be an LGBTQ ally with the plans for his new studio. Tyler Perry is having a pretty great week -- and he’s going out of his way to ensure that others are having one, too. Perry, who is famous for his Madea series of films, has had a pretty complicated history with...
The same judge who ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional has now ruled that religious freedom is more important than transgender people receiving medically necessary health care. A U.S. District Court judge in Texas has overturned the protections written into ObamaCare for transgender people, ruling they violate the religious rights of...
In this month's Amazon Trail, Lee Lynch expresses the feelings of powerlessness and frustration the current Supreme Court wranglings over LGBTQ civil rights have inspired in many of us. Damned if I know whether or not all the rabble rousing of the last sixty years has done us a lick of good. I thought the issue of our rights was pretty much...
Bianca Del Rio brings her It's Jester Joke to The National this Thursday. You Drag Race lovers out there have no choice but to stan. Fall 2019 has been nothing if not a badass time to be a clown. Pennywise has brought in bank at the box office around the world, Joker is funneling award buzz in the first full week that it has been out, and now the...
A new addition to Virginia Museum of History & Culture's “The Story of Virginia” exhibit includes pieces highlighting the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement in Virginia. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture has updated their signature exhibit titled “The Story of Virginia” to include pieces from the LGBTQ Civil Rights Movement. The...
Our 2019 Fall Pride Guide, in collaboration with VA Pride, is out now! In this article from the magazine, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Diversity Richmond and their continued commitment to support and advocate for the river city's LGBTQ community. 1999 was a wild year. Britney Spears had a hit song on the charts, Wayne Gretzky retired, Y2K...
