Feeling warmer today, not the weather, just the shows. Got a lot of calming stuff on the doc, but even the harsher stuff can be calming if you’re into all that. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy...
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Stepping Back From The Spotlight
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...
Head of Right Wing Group That Spent Millions on Gorsuch Mocked for Fury Over LGBTQ Rights Opinion
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...
Trump’s HHS Finalizes Move Rolling Back ‘Unnecessary’ Transgender Healthcare Protections
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...
Supporting the Black Community During Pride Month
It's Pride month, and in a time of frustration and action over police violence, local LGBTQ organizations are focusing their advocacy and support efforts on helping and uplifting the black LGBTQ community. Tear gas and pepper spray sting the eyes of protesters. Masked individuals of all demographics hold cardboard signs reading “Black Lives...
Trump DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Let Religious Adoption Agencies Discriminate Against LGBTQ Families
As far as the US Justice Department is concerned, forcing cities to work with discriminatory religious groups is the American way. President Donald Trump’s Dept. of Justice is telling the U.S. Supreme Court it should allow religious and faith-based adoption agencies discriminate against LGBTQ families. Solicitor General Noel Francisco has filed a...
COVID-19 Relief Fund Helps Local Artists In Need
CultureWorks Richmond has awarded grants to over 100 local artists whose livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic, prioritizing artists from marginalized communities. But there are still many more in need. Since mid-April, when news struck that Virginia would be under a coronavirus-related stay-at-home order for an indefinite period of...
Author, Activist, ACT UP Founder Larry Kramer Dead at 84
AIDS activist, author of The Normal Heart, and ACT UP founder Larry Kramer will be remembered as a crucial voice in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Larry Kramer, the playwright, AIDS activist, author, public health advocate, and LGBTQ activist who founded GMHC (Gay Men’s Health Crisis) and later ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash...
Social Distancing with Fierceness, Drag Queens Get Creative During Coronavirus
Driveway drag shows are showcasing Richmond's drag queens in a whole new light. Every business has struggled to adapt to the new normal since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been no small feat for the businesses, restaurants, and entertainment venues of Richmond; from breweries to retail shops and everything in between, everybody is...
Black Matter Podcast Is A Love Letter To Richmond’s Queer Black Community
Black Matter Podcast is hosted by Chaz Antoine, a self-described "blackademic" who calls Richmond "the place where I felt OK to be queer." “If you’re black or you’re queer, or you’re both, this podcast is for you,” Chaz Antoine proudly said of his podcast, Black Matter. Antoine, who lives, loves, and breathes Richmond, fell in love with the city...
