Feeling warmer today, not the weather, just the shows. Got a lot of calming stuff on the doc, but even the harsher stuff can be calming if you’re into all that. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy...
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Critiques For The Culture: Girlfriend
In Critiques For The Culture’s latest contribution to GayRVA, Taneasha White and Brooke Taylor review the Richmond Triangle Players' Girlfriend, a love story about two young men coming of age in the 90s. Girlfriend, written by Todd Almond and based on the 1991 album of the same name by alternative rocker Matthew Sweet, recently completed its run...
This Summer, Doing It RVA Wants To Make Sure You Get Tested
Doing It RVA is working to ensure that Richmond stays healthy in the sack by providing free HIV and STI testing. Usually when someone says something is “free,” there's some sort of stipulation or drawback -- but Doing It RVA is the real deal when it comes to free HIV and STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) testing. Doing It RVA is a coalition...
Rocketman Is One Of The Most Important Films You’ll See This Year
Elton John biopic Rocketman isn't just a blast for music-lovers everywhere -- it's also a groundbreaking and important film for the LGBTQ community. Let’s be honest. Elton John is pretty difficult to dislike. Even if you’re not a fan of his music, most people pretty much agree that he is a genuinely great person, whether because of his...
Critiques For The Culture: Animal Control at Firehouse Theatre
In Critiques For The Culture’s latest contribution to GayRVA, Taneasha White and Brooke Taylor review Firehouse Theatre's production of Animal Control, a play that raises ethical questions around pet ownership. Animal Control, written by Chandler Hubbard, made its second debut with a revised script at Richmond's Firehouse Theatre this month. We...
Tomi Lahren Tells World Cup Champ Megan Rapinoe She’s ‘Not a Hero’ and Has ‘An Attitude Problem’
Megan Rapinoe just played a key role in bringing the women's World Cup home for the US, but as far as one right-wing commentator is concerned, her accolades are undeserved. Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren went off on World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe, telling the National Women's Soccer League star Tuesday she has a "bad attitude," and is "not a...
Planning A Trip? Hampton Roads Is Your LGBTQ Destination.
Our 2019 Summer Pride Guide, in collaboration with VA Pride, is out now! Here’s one of our articles from that magazine, in which Outwire 757's Eric Hause gives us a guide to the perfect LGBTQ vacation in Hampton Roads. When you think about LGBTQ-friendly vacation destinations, there’s no doubt that big cities come to mind: San Francisco and New...
Critiques For The Culture: Strange Negotiations
In Critiques For The Culture’s latest contribution to GayRVA, Taneasha White and Brooke Taylor examine the documentary Strange Negotiations, which tells the story of singer-songwriter David Bazan's spiritual journey. Critiques for The Culture is a conversational podcast and radio show (on WRIR and WRWK) that focuses on the socio-political...
It Isn’t Just For Big Cities Anymore: Across Virginia, Smaller Communities Bring Pride to Main Street
Our 2019 Summer Pride Guide, in collaboration with VA Pride, is out now! Here’s one of our articles from that magazine, in which we examine the rise of Pride festivities in smaller cities and towns around the Commonwealth. If you had to put a Pride festival in any town across the Commonwealth of Virginia, Lynchburg is probably one of the last...
Rights Activists Alarmed as Pompeo Installs Anti-Gay Anti-Abortion Activist to Head New Commission on “Natural Law”
Pompeo hopes to redefine the entire concept of "human rights," and to do so he's hired a woman with a decades-long record of anti-LGBTQ activism. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced the formation of a new commission that will take a "fresh look" at human rights through the lens of "natural law," and civil and human rights...
