For the Richmond we know, “fancy” doesn’t belong to the country club set. It doesn’t sip cocktails under chandeliers or care much about matching buttons. Here, fancy has dirt on its boots and glitter in its hair. It shows up to a protest in drag. It haunts the streets...
The Richmond Mental Health Foundation, The Laughing Gull Foundation, and VCU have partnered to create a wide-ranging survey of Richmond's LGBTQ community, the LGBTQIA+ Needs & Opportunities Assessment, and they need our help. The Richmond Mental Health Foundation, in collaboration with VCU and Laughing Gull Foundation, have launched a survey...
Diversity Richmond's Iridian Gallery presents its first show since the pandemic, featuring Everett Hoffman and Nick Simko, two artists whose work redefine the ways queerness is represented, using found objects and abstract imagery. Lovers of shiny things and psychedelic imagery, you’re in luck. When Diversity Richmond reopened, so did the Iridian...
It's long been a subject of speculation -- who is paying for that Trump-loving, LGBTQ-hating right wing website, The Federalist? Turns out it's a major Republican donor, who also hates LGBTQ people. Surprise! The Federalist is a right wing, anti-LGBTQ website whose leaders can be seen on Fox News and the Sunday talk shows. People for years have...
In a recent interview, Matrix series co-director Lilly Wachowski confirmed what has been a rumor for quite a while -- the Matrix films always contained a transgender element, and were even supposed to feature a trans character. It's been over two decades since The Matrix was released, and it's made a lasting impact on pop culture. Not always in...
For families who want to be supportive of their transgender children, it can be hard to find a community who understands and can offer support for their situation. Richmond organization He She Ze and We wants to fill that role. The transition to living openly transgender can be difficult for anyone, even full-grown adults. But transgender...
The National Straight Pride Coalition, the California "straight pride parade" group from last year, is back -- just what we need in the midst of a pandemic. The so-called National Straight Pride Coalition (NSPC) is planning an event in Modesto, California for August 29, 2020 — in the middle of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic — even though their...
The new Taylor Swift album has launched a fresh round of fan speculation about the singer-songwriter's relationship with LGBTQ identity. But is there any validity to all of it? And honestly, should we even care? It's been a long quarantine, and whether we're still holed up in our houses anxious about the possibility of our loved ones getting sick...
Joined by LGBTQ rights advocates from around Virginia, Governor Northam held a ceremonial signing of the Virginia Values Act last Thursday at Diversity Richmond. Last Thursday, Governor Ralph Northam got together with LGBTQ advocates from all over Virginia to host a ceremonial signing of the Virginia Values Act. The event, which was streamed on...
Coordinating public events during a pandemic is a challenge, but Diversity Richmond's Raul Cantu is up for it. This Tuesday, he's bringing back Diversity's Viva! RVA as a food drive to benefit Hispanic families in the Richmond area. You may remember Diversity Richmond’s Viva! RVA celebration, a food truck-filled festival which took place last...
