ed. note: Below is a response to Rich Tarbell’s recent review of St. Vincent’s Ting Pavilion performance, written by fellow concertgoer Sarah F. Roberson. Her personal take offers additional insight into the themes of power, gender, and the dynamic between artist and...
For Richmond drag performer Melanin Monroe, drag has been the key element in moving beyond her struggles and achieving her full potential. For Richmond drag queen Melanin Monroe, drag is medicine. “Performing is an escape. It’s therapeutic,” Monroe said. “Drag has actually saved my life. It added so much happiness to my life. It made me...
LGBTQ identities play a key role in Timothy Jay Smith's new political thriller, The Fourth Courier. When I heard Timothy Jay Smith's The Fourth Courier being touted as a "gay political thriller," I couldn't help but be interested. As an avid reader, a crime/mystery/suspense fan, and a woman in a same-sex marriage, this book seemed to intersect...
The legal brief filed by Trump's Department of Justice is the most overt step his administration has taken thus far to legalize anti-trans discrimination in the workplace. Last Friday, the Trump administration informed the U.S. Supreme Court it is the opinion of the Dept. of Justice that it is legal under federal law for employers to fire...
The group of gay Republicans didn't even endorse Trump four years ago, but his administration's lengthy record of anti-LGBTQ actions didn't stop them from endorsing him this time. Last Thursday, the Log Cabin Republicans shocked the entire United States with a Washington Post op-ed endorsing Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. And now...
Parenting has taught the star quarterback that not every boy wants to do the same things. What a groundbreaking revelation. Tom Brady is struggling with parenthood. But he wants us to know that despite all the curveballs his kids throw at him, he is still managing. As it turns out, the much-valorized quarterback for the New England Patriots has...
The driver of a Lexus with drift-enabling modifications did donuts across the rainbow intersection outside Richmond Triangle Players' Robert B. Moss Theatre. Yesterday an obnoxious driver did donuts across the rainbow painting in the intersection of Marshall and Altamont streets in Scott's Addition, seemingly with the intent to vandalize. The...
HRC is investing in the 27 candidates, all Democrats, in hopes of passing stronger protections for LGBTQ Virginians in the next General Assembly session. On Thursday, Human Rights Campaign formally announced their decision to make a "six-figure" investment into the 2019 Virginia General Assembly campaign. Their campaign will take the form of...
*This article, the latest in our ongoing "From The Desk Of GayRVA" column in RVA Magazine, originally appeared in RVA Mag #37, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. I’d never seen such sprawling crowd at the Byrd Theatre. People wrapped around the block, clutching those little red “admit one” tickets you can buy in copious rolls at...
The Internet Movie Database has been fighting with LGBTQ advocacy groups over the issue of trans actors' birth names for quite a while. Now, thankfully, they are backing down. Ask any transgender person and they will tell you: getting away from your birth name is hard. Hell, ask me -- I've certainly had my fair share of troubles with it. My bank...
