Some of the best Fourth of July celebrations in Richmond aren’t on any official list. They’re happening in backyards, driveways, and cul-de-sacs, surrounded by folding chairs, coolers, and whatever’s still working on the grill. If you’ve got good friends and a halfway...
As Virginia slowly reopens in time for the summer, the pandemic is still a reality. Richmond’s Health Brigade is providing free testing for Spanish-speaking and uninsured patients every Saturday all summer long. As states across the country continue to reopen and life (more or less) returns to normal, COVID-19 remains in the back of everyone’s...
Last weekend's Stonewall Rising march was an act of solidarity by Richmond's LGBTQ community, which took this opportunity during Pride Month to march in support of Black lives. On Saturday, June 27, Richmond's LGBTQ community commemorated the last weekend of Pride Month with a march demonstrating solidarity with the Black community of Richmond...
Equality Virginia's Vee Lamneck talks to GayRVA about Title VII, The Virginia Values Act, and the connections between LGBTQ and BLM. On June 15th, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed three historic cases and came to one monumental decision: that Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 protected LGBTQ people from discrimination in the workplace...
Trump definitely views the Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBTQ employment rights to be a loss for him and his agenda. President Donald Trump says he was “surprised” with last week’s historic Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ workers’ civil rights, suggesting he was “supposed” to win. Trump made clear he viewed the decision as a loss, given that,...
A brand-new event is coming to Richmond, and you won’t have to leave your house to attend. The RVA Virtual Pride Market this Saturday lets us support LGBTQ small businesses from home. It’s June in Richmond, and in a normal year, it would be time to enjoy the many celebrations of Pride Month across the city. Like many other facets of the "normal”...
At a time of racism, police violence, and an ongoing pandemic, The Amazon Trail's Lee Lynch has found something to celebrate. I thought there could be no good news. Not in the midst of a pandemic and the mass selfishness that hastens and continues its spread. Not when the abiding depth of U.S. racism bubbles to the surface without...
June is Pride Month, but at a time of widespread unrest and protests, Virginia Pride is putting aside celebration in favor of focusing its efforts on supporting Virginia's black community. Virginia Pride, a local non-profit organization dedicated to bringing support to the LGBTQ community through education and events, is finding ways to support...
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump appointee, wrote the majority opinion protecting LGBTQ rights in the workplace, and the head of a right-wing group that fought to have him appointed is very very angry. The head of a far right wing activist group is furious conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote Monday’s majority Supreme Court opinion...
Roger Severino, the Christian right activist who heads the Trump HHS's Office of Civil Rights, chose to roll back health care protections for transgender Americans during Pride month. The Trump administration just moved to roll back hard-fought Obama-era healthcare non-discrimination protections for transgender people, just as coronavirus cases...
