It’s a great week to be a Richmonder. I tried to cover a little bit of everything here—something to calm the storm, something to shake it up more—and as always, if you’ve got something, let me know. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music?...
Cobra Cabana's Gay-Fil-A is not only a statement against Chick-Fil-A's anti-LGBTQ politics, but also a damn good chicken sandwich. “All freakies are welcome -- I’ve always cared about freaky scenes and freaky people, and their values are very significant to me,” says Valient Himself, one of three owners of Cobra Cabana. Himself, who sings in...
A Leesburg Town Councilman's decision to write contentious comments on proclamations for LGBTQ Pride Month and Juneteenth resulted in protest and demands for his resignation. But he hasn't left yet. Chants of “Done with Dunn” echoed across the grass lawn of the Leesburg Town Hall on Tuesday, June 25. The individuals gathered at this “Rainbows for...
The first-ever Carytown Pride Parade brightened up the last weekend of Pride Month with the sights, sounds, and colors of Pride. Dogs, babies, families, drag queens, and many more came out to celebrate the last weekend of Pride month at the first-ever Carytown Pride Parade on Saturday. The event, hosted by AlterNatives boutique, started...
Our 2019 Summer Pride Guide, in collaboration with VA Pride, is out now! Here's the first of our articles from that magazine, celebrating the many LGBTQ things to see and do in Richmond in the summer. With Pride month comes rainbows, smiles, confidence, and the best part of all -- summertime. For us Richmonders, we get the best luck of all with...
Every Monday throughout June, The Byrd Theatre celebrated Pride Month with #MonGays, a series spotlighting the LGBTQ community. This week, Black Pride RVA launches Black Pride Month with their selection of Pariah. What do you do when your family doesn’t understand part of who you are? Even worse, what do you do if they disapprove? This is the...
Last night, GayRVA joined VA Pride and the Richmond Flying Squirrels for the first-ever Pride Night at the Diamond. Richmond rose to the occasion, too, packing the Diamond with delighted fans ready to cheer for the home team and show their Pride! GayRVA was on the scene, handing out copies of our brand-new Summer Pride Guide, produced in...
Days before the nation's 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the start of WorldPride in New York, a new study is measuring American attitudes toward LGBTQ people - and the results aren't stellar. On Monday, GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer media advocacy organization, announced the findings of its...
The Richmond Flying Squirrels and VA Pride are presenting the first-ever Pride Night at The Diamond this Thursday. Hooray! After a year and a half or so of rainy weather, it's been a real refresher to get the warm, sunny weather we've been experiencing this Pride Month. And there's nothing better for a sunny summer evening than enjoying a ball...
At Oregon's Clackamas United Church of Christ, Pastor Adam Ericksen preaches inclusion, courage, and love -- an example for allies everywhere. Pride Month is traditionally supposed to be a very happy, powerful, celebratory time across the nation for members of the LGBTQ community. Despite that news continues to race across our television screens...
