Richmond has its own way of ringing in the New Year. A little backward glance, a little chaos, and just enough polish to feel intentional. You can lean into loud live shows, dress up for something splashy, or keep it simple with a solid drink and good company. However...
Delta's in-flight screenings of Rocketman cut almost all LGBTQ content in this biopic of one of the most famously gay celebrities of all time. Can they just let us live already? Delta Airlines is at it again, y’all. In a weird move that feels relatively sudden, Delta has begun to censor recent LGBTQ films that play on its flights. They are...
The group of "ex-gay"/"formerly transgender" people, members of CHANGED and Church United, claim LGBTQ people aren't discriminated against, and that conversion therapy isn't being practiced anywhere in the US. A small group of so-called “ex-gay” and “formerly transgender” people are spending time in Washington, D.C. this week to lobby against two...
The new policy allows students who transition while attending the woman's college to graduate, and makes it easier for transgender women to apply for admission. Roanoke County-based woman's college Hollins University announced Wednesday that changes had been made to the university's Policy On Transgender Issues that would ease some requirements...
The American Bar Association's report said that Lawrence J.C. VanDyke, a Trump nominee for federal court, is "arrogant, lazy," and potentially unfair to LGBTQ people. Lawrence J.C. VanDyke openly wept on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee as he was confronted with a blistering review from the American Bar Association, which found...
Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission member Kenick El called homosexuality "an abomination to the Human Race" and referred to trans women as "men in dresses" in a Facebook post last week, which brought widespread condemnation. UPDATE, October 30: LaKendrick Coburn El, who also goes by Kenick El, announced Friday that he would resign from the...
Michael Che's Weekend Update joke at Caitlyn Jenner's expense deadnamed and misgendered the transgender celebrity; other than a social media backlash, he's experienced no consequences -- and is unlikely to. Five years after the so-called "transgender tipping point," we've still got a long way to go. That was proven in most dramatic fashion this...
Equality Virginia's sixth Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit put significant focus on the needs of transgender people of color, who are at significantly higher risk for violence and discrimination. Hundreds of transgender people and their allies recently gathered in Richmond for a trans conference focused on providing resources to the...
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”...
