Tons of great ones at tons of great places. Some great out-of-towners, but a plethora of local favs. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfB8EvN2W0c IONNA, Girlspit,...
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...
Our 2019 Fall Pride Guide, in collaboration with VA Pride, is out now! In this article from the magazine, Alexander Rudenshiold dives deep into Richmond's vibrant LGBTQ music scene. It’s no secret that Richmond is experiencing a musical renaissance right now. Everywhere you look, there’s something happening in every genre: from metalcore to emo,...
With the new Virginia Values Coalition, Equality Virginia has created a statewide advocacy group to demand laws protecting LGBTQ rights in Virginia. Bianca Rey, chair of Capital Trans Pride, understands firsthand the struggle to live with equal protections. The constant worries of being fired from a job or treated differently are thoughts...
Captain Michael Bender, who became Richmond Police Department's new LGBTQ Liaison in August, wants to ensure that Richmond's LGBTQ community feels welcomed and included throughout the city. In June 1969, police raided Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, sparking two nights of rioting that have gone down in history as a catalyst of the gay...
British actress Seyi Omooba isn't apologizing but doubling down, suing for "discrimination" because people don't want to hire her now that they know about her intolerant beliefs. Oops. Sometimes we really, really can have nice things, y’all. Especially when it is in the form of homophobic people getting haunted by the ghost of Facebook Past. This...
Our 2019 Fall Pride Guide, in collaboration with VA Pride, is out now! In this article from the magazine, we learn more about this year's VA Pride Firework honoree, Side By Side Executive Director Ted Lewis. You might know this year’s VA Pride Firework Award honoree, Ted Lewis, from their work as Executive Director for Side By Side: Richmond’s...
Our 2019 Fall Pride Guide, in collaboration with VA Pride, is out now! In this article from the magazine, Outwire 757 co-founder Eric Hause gives us a guide to planning your all-day, all-gay getaway with Virginia Tourism's LGBT Travel Program! Fifty years ago, a $100-a-week advertising copywriter named Robin McLaughlin at Richmond’s Martin &...
"My first time attending VA PrideFest ended with me being 10 pounds lighter," writes GayRVA contributor Christopher Brown. Richmond’s annual VA PrideFest doesn’t happen in June, like many Pride festivals across the nation. It instead takes place in late September, and you would think that's a good idea, for a few reasons. First, with LGBTQ Pride...
