Let’s be honest: most local summer music guides read like they were written by someone who’s never been to a show. A few safe headliners. Maybe a festival or two. So we made our own and put it all in one place for easy reference. This is RVA Magazine’s...
Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic Party's first openly gay presidential candidate, has been pushing back against Vice President Pence's anti-gay agenda throughout his campaign. 2020 Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg is responding to attacks from Vice President Mike Pence, who says the South Bend, Indiana mayor's belief that God makes...
Even though it gets less publicity now, Chick-Fil-A still gives lots of money to anti-gay groups. These hockey fans found a very public way to voice their displeasure. Between periods at a hockey game isn't the most likely place to find heartwarming events taking place; usually there's just a Zamboni ice-resurfacing machine uneventfully passing...
Pop singer Taylor Swift is putting herself out there for what she believes in, y’all. Recently Swift donated $113,000 to The Tennessee Equality Project, an LGBTQ advocacy group in her home state, to help combat an onslaught of various discriminatory bills that have been dubbed the “Slate of Hate.” Get on with your bad self, Swifty. If passed in...
Starting in Fall 2019, VCU students will have the chance to minor in an intersectional, multi-disciplinary study of the LGBTQ community. Virginia Commonwealth University students wanting to learn more about the LGBTQ community, in all its many-splendored glory, just got a much bigger opportunity. VCU has announced that, beginning in Fall 2019, it...
Equality Virginia's annual black-tie event will shine a light on those who've made a difference for Virginia's LGBTQ community this year. Equality Virginia is continuing to recognize devoted LGBTQ leaders and activists as OUTstanding Virginians at their 16th annual Commonwealth Dinner, which will be held Saturday, April 13 at the Greater Richmond...
If the University of Richmond law student is elected, he'll be the second openly gay state Senator in Virginia -- as well as one of the youngest. Zachary Brown is your average 23-year old first year law student, except in one way -- he’s also running for Virginia State Senate. “Oh my gosh, it is exactly what you would imagine,” Brown laughed....
The owners of the beautiful and historic Star Barn, a popular wedding venue in Pennsylvania, have banned same-sex couples from marrying in the restored 1872 building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. David and Tierney Abel cite their Christian religious beliefs for discriminating against same-sex couples. "Stone Gables,...
At Mamma'Zu over the weekend, supporters unveiled a monument to Dirtwoman's legacy at a dinner to benefit the Massey Cancer Center. We all remember Dirtwoman: a bastion of Richmond’s LGBTQ community, larger than life, sometimes difficult, often cheerful, and always unforgettable. Now the memory of the man born Donnie Corker will be preserved for...
The Virginia Board of Psychology has issued a letter of guidance condemning the practice of conversion therapy; advocates hope this will spell the end of this damaging process being practiced on minors in the Commonwealth. The Virginia Board of Psychology has issued a letter of guidance stating that conversion therapy for minors should be...
