As the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Exhibition invites us to reflect on the term “Black Dandy” in this year’s exhibit, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, if there’s ever been a time to make travel plans to see it, this is the one. On view from May 10 through...
On International Transgender Day Of Visibility, it's the perfect time to clarify the true identity of a main character from the hottest new Netflix show this year, Tiger King. It's Transgender Day of Visibility, but at least one transgender person who has been in the forefront of a lot of discussions lately isn't being recognized at all. It's...
This delay is good news in particular for LGBTQ people who might need to do some work to get their documentation in order, and are currently unable to leave the house in order to do so. The deadline for Real IDs has been extended until October 2021. The move was prompted by widespread Department of Motor Vehicle customer service center closures...
In Idaho, two bills attempting to roll back civil rights for the state's transgender community are headed to the governor's desk. Advocates urge him to veto both, but with the news consumed by coronavirus, will their pleas be heard? There's no denying it: coronavirus has got us all messed up. Whether we're worried about friends, family, and...
In the weeks that followed Miami's Winter Party Festival, which ended on March 10, several attendees have tested positive for COVID-19. One of the deadliest things about coronavirus is that it has a long incubation period. A person can live symptom-free for up to two weeks after their initial infection, and they're contagious the whole time. In...
In this month's Amazon Trail, Lee Lynch contends with her advancing age and tries to figure out gardening in the middle of a coronavirus outbreak that reminds her how vulnerable so many of us are. When I asked for advice about growing potatoes, our friend Mary wrote, “Here is what Mick does: blood meal, green sand, or wood ash, bone meal, a...
GayRVA is partnering with Community Marketing & Insights for their 14th Annual survey of the LGBTQ community around the world. Add your voice! It's time for the 14th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey, presented by Community Marketing & Insights, an organization that focuses on collecting demographic data about the LGBTQ community. Along with...
In his new column, Dr. Steve Yacovelli, (a.k.a. “The Gay Leadership Dude”) shares his expertise on submitted workplace questions from members of the LGBTQ+ Community. Have a question for him? See below! “Gay Leadership Dude,” I’m in trouble. I started at a new job about four months ago and was super excited. Once I got into the organization...
Over 100 organizations, including HRC and GLAAD, have signed onto a letter from the National LGBT Cancer Network warning that coronavirus may present a higher risk for LGBTQ communities in the US. A coalition of LGBTQ advocacy and support organizations is warning that LGBTQ communities in the United States may face elevated risk from the COVID-19...
For 50 years, Health Brigade has been working hard to offer medical assistance to disadvantaged and marginalized communities in Richmond. Their 50th anniversary is certainly worth celebrating. UPDATE, 3/12/20, 3 PM: Due to concerns over the coronavirus, Health Brigade has cancelled their Golden Anniversary BriGala, originally scheduled for...
