Let’s be honest: most local summer music guides read like they were written by someone who’s never been to a show. A few safe headliners. Maybe a festival or two. So we made our own and put it all in one place for easy reference. This is RVA Magazine’s...
The commercial was brought to us by Sabra Hummus and featured two RuPaul's Drag Race alums, Miz Cracker and Kim Chi. And it aired despite the objections of conservative pressure groups. If you're one of the many people who watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, you got yourself a bonanza last night. From Bill Murray returning to Groundhog Day...
We're used to it here in the US, but in other countries, Franklin Graham's hateful rhetoric does not fly at all. Franklin Graham‘s planned tour of the UK has run in to a snag: It appears few in the UK want him there. The far right evangelical Christian leader with strong ties to President Donald Trump had announced a UK tour starting in June, but...
The Star Wars actor didn't want to participate in a transphobic sketch during his SNL hosting gig, so he dragged out his monologue to make sure the sketch was cut for time -- and openly declared that he was doing so. Comedy Goliath Saturday Night Live has long danced on the line between progressive politics and being the bigot at the frat party....
A new exhibition from the Valentine helps bring stories from Richmond survivors of the HIV/AIDS epidemic into the public eye. The Valentine latest exhibition opened on Thursday, January 23. Entitled “Voices from Richmond’s Hidden Epidemic,” it displays black-and-white portraits of 30 different HIV/AIDS survivors in Richmond, paired with personal...
The Virginia Values Act represents a collaborative effort by a number of General Assembly legislators and LGBTQ advocacy groups to end discrimination against LGBTQ Virginians on many fronts, including housing, employment, and more. A General Assembly subcommittee advanced a bill Thursday that would prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual...
The anti-LGBTQ remarks occurred during a livestream of an event where Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a Memphis church. The White House's YouTube channel broadcast the whole thing. Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Tennessee this weekend to deliver a speech at a predominantly Black Memphis-area church, just one day before the nation...
The all-female improv comedy team's monthly shows at Coalition Theater highlight LGBTQ voices and focus on the humor and absurdity within dramatic real-life situations. The Hearst Girls, an improvisational comedy team made up of Amber Hendrix, Kiersten Hoffman, and Casey Neeley, are making space for femme and non-binary comedians in Richmond....
Senator Jennifer Boysko has introduced her bill to modernize the gender-marker change process for Virginia's trans community before, but with Democrats in control of the General Assembly, it might actually become law this time. The Senate passed a bill earlier this week that would allow a person who changed their sex to have a new birth...
The offensive assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers will be the first woman to coach in a Super Bowl, and is also the NFL's only openly LGBTQ coach. Whether or not the San Francisco 49ers are able to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, February 2, they'll still be making history. San Francisco offensive assistant...
