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Feminine Power and Queer Identity: A Response to Our Review of St. Vincent’s Show 🏳️‍🌈

by Sarah Roberson | LETTER TO THE EDITOR, MUSIC, QUEER RVA

ed. note: Below is a response to Rich Tarbell’s recent review of St. Vincent’s Ting Pavilion performance, written by fellow concertgoer Sarah F. Roberson. Her personal take offers additional insight into the themes of power, gender, and the dynamic between artist and...

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Gloucester Quietly Tries to Clean Up Their Mess

Amid their ongoing legal battle with Gavin Grimm, Gloucester County's School Board is considering changing their policies about transgender students using the bathroom. But they haven't taken any actual action as yet. It’s hard to ignore the fact that Virginia is...

Westboro Baptist Church Hurls Slurs Ahead of Richmond Visit

Westboro Baptist Church is planning to visit Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia State Capitol on March 11, though it’s unclear how much access the group will have to university grounds. The Westboro Baptist Church is infamous for its posters that...

General Assembly Again Fails To Protect LGBTQ People From Housing & Employment Discrimination

Once again, legislators introduced bills to protect LGBTQ Virginians from discrimination. And once again, the House Of Delegates never even voted on them. In Virginia, it is still legal to discriminate against LGBTQ persons in the workplace and in housing, after two...

Queer Women, Safe Spaces, and the Fight for Equality in Kitchens 🏳️‍🌈

Out of more than 660,000 restaurants in the U.S., fewer than 7 percent are led by female chefs. The food and restaurant business has an inherent bias against women, and years of discrimination in the industry have made it difficult for them to climb to the top of the...

Norfolk’s Knight Hawks Are Hell-Bent For Leather

*This article comes to us from our sister site, GayRVA.com. It originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. March 1993. People were celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the coming of passover. Buick LeSabres were stuffed with...

Conversion Therapy Is Still A Thing in Virginia? Absolutely.

This article originally appeared at GayRVA.com. Good afternoon, pro-lifers of Greater Virginia! I hope you’re sitting, because we need to talk. You claim to be about the children, about their lives and safety. Do you just mean while they’re in utero? Or do you still...

Richmond’s New Generation Of Drag Queens Are Making Their Mark

*This article originally appeared on GayRVA.com Lip-syncing across the stage, 22 year-old Fredericksburg native Shanita Quit reaches for dollar bills from people’s hands as they cheer her on at Richmond’s newest drag venue -- New York Deli in Carytown. Relying heavily...

Discover the Most Inclusive Tattoo Parlor in Richmond

*This article was originally published on GayRVA. It comes from GayRVA's Fall 2018 Pride Guide, released in conjunction with 2018′s VA PrideFest. Grab a copy of the print edition at your favorite shops around town, or check out the digital version here....

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