This article is part of the official Virginia Pride Festival Guide, released ahead of the celebration on Saturday, September 27. Presented with the support of Out RVA, Allianz, Hit Play, Virginia Lottery, CarMax, Bank of America, CoStar Group, Genworth, CapTech,...
After the baby celebrated in the original gender reveal party that went viral turned out to be gender non-conforming, party inventor Jenna Karuvinidis had some second thoughts about the trend. Have you ever had a party to celebrate the revelation of your newborn offspring’s culturally-assigned gender and coordinating color pallets? Have you ever...
For Hollywood stars whose relevance is fading, sharing discriminatory hot takes on causes you don't understand is a bad way to get back in the spotlight. This week, things took an awkward turn when it turned out that Zach Morris is not actually the Saved By The Bell cast member who is trash. Instead, it turns out, it's good ol’ AC Slater. Former...
People out there have some pretty insane ideas about how sexuality works. This Greek Orthodox bishop's ideas are more bizarre than most. A Greek Orthodox bishop upset many people around the world recently when he declared the reason men are gay is because their parents engaged in a specific sex act – and the mother enjoyed it. He’s now...
Local drag performer Chicki Parm focuses on the funny, hosting a monthly comedy show in Richmond between tours across the country. Chase Keech has turned his love of drag and comedy into a full-time career performing as Richmond’s drag star Chicki Parm. “I would have never guessed I’d get to be a full-time drag queen. My wildest dreams have...
VA Congressman Denver Riggleman officiated a same-sex wedding earlier this month, contrary to his party's official platform. But an official Republican Party vote to censure him for it received very few votes, and ultimately failed. A lot of things are surprising about Denver Riggleman, the freshman Republican Congressman from Virginia's 5th...
The companies, listed on the group's website as "potential sponsors," are demanding to have their logos removed. And the "straight pride parade" people are very upset about it. An organization insisting that straight people represent an oppressed and marginalized group are holding a “Straight Pride” parade on August 31 in Boston. The...
The new Criterion Collection reissue of Hedwig And The Angry Inch brings us the ultimate version of a classic film about love, gender, and rock n' roll. There are two sides to every story. Maybe not so coincidentally, there are two sides to every person. Somewhere between Michael Fassbinder and Todd Haynes, fist-pumping and strutting in...
Diversity Richmond's third annual All-Americans Block Party is the perfect way to wrap up your week and celebrate Richmond's LGBTQ community. This weekend, it's time for the community to come together, as Diversity Richmond throws their third annual All-Americans Block Party. This indoor event is the perfect way to beat the heat and come together...
From use of slurs during his journalistic career to his checkered voting record, the rise of Boris Johnson is not good news for the LGBTQ community. Things haven't been too great for the LGBTQ community in England lately -- from the persistence of anti-trans rhetoric at Pride marches and in editorial pages to the ascent of Theresa May, a...
