QUEER RVA

Sound Check! Weedeater! CS Cleaners! Kill Lincoln & More!

by Griffin Smalley | DOWNTOWN RVA, ELECTRONIC & EXPERIMENTAL, METAL, PUNK, THRASH & HARDCORE, MUSIC, NIGHTLIFE, QUEER RVA, RHYTHM & SOUL, ROCK & INDIE

David Bowie said it best: “Let’s dance.” I tried to get something fun, something chill, and something maniacal—because sometimes a man has got to skank, and sometimes a man has got to get a concussion in the pit. If you’ve got any tips, send them my way. Got a show...

more in queer rva

Our Favorite Images From Broadly’s New Gender-Inclusive Stock Photo Library

For LGBTQ journalists like us here at GayRVA, Broadly's new Gender Spectrum Collection will provide an essential resource. I never thought I'd see the day when I'd consider a library of stock photos to be a total game-changer. But then, it never would have occurred to...

Conservative Republican’s Dream of Eliminating Marriage Licenses in Alabama Gets Unanimous Support in Senate

The Alabama State Senate is more willing to completely eliminate marriage licenses in their state than they are to accept marriage equality. Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that same-sex couples have the same constitutional rights and responsibilities of...

Months After Barricading Transgender Teen in Restroom, West Virginia Asst. Principal Loses Job

Just days after Thanksgiving last year, students in Clarksburg, West Virginia's Liberty High School band were told to go use the restroom before departing on a bus trip. 15-year old Michael Critchfield, a sophomore, went to use the boys restroom, and was soon followed...

Pentagon: We Have Begun Implementing Trump’s Transgender Troop Ban. Federal Judge: Not So Fast.

Despite the Pentagon's plans to implement the transgender military ban in less than a month, one federal judge reminds the Defense Dept. that an injunction is still in force against it. The Pentagon was warned weeks ago that it did not have the legal authority to...

Brazil’s Anti-LGBTQ President Stands With Trump in Fight for ‘Traditional Family Lifestyles’ and Against Trans People

President Donald Trump is hosting Brazil's far right wing extremist President Jair Bolsonaro. In a joint press event aired live from the Rose Garden in the White House Bolsonaro announced he supports the American President's fight against same-sex marriage,...

Institute of Contemporary Art Hosts Queer Film Collective Dirty Looks

On April 3, Dirty Looks will bring a thought-provoking collection of LGBTQ films to VCU's Institute of Contemporary Art. It has been eight years since the first showing of Dirty Looks, a queer film series that traces contemporary LGBTQ aesthetics through historical...

Mister Rogers Might Have Been Bisexual. He Was Definitely Wonderful

The internet learned that, according to a biography, Fred Rogers may have been bisexual. And then Facebook broke yesterday. Coincidence? Years after his death, beloved childhood icon Mister Rogers is still making headlines. This time he's doing it by giving hope and...

David Nygaard Required to Vacate Seat On Virginia Beach City Council

The man who was, for a short time, Virginia Beach's first openly gay city councilman has vowed to keep fighting. But this is the latest in a long line of obstacles in Nygaard's path to political office. Less than two months after he was seated on Virginia Beach's City...

No Results Found

The posts you requested could not be found. Try changing your module settings or create some new posts.

Close