This week has me chomping at the bit and howling at the moon. Some heavy hitters are rolling through Richmond—artists who’ve already left a mark on the scene. Time to meet your heroes. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? I am your guy...
Diversity Richmond's third annual All-Americans Block Party is the perfect way to wrap up your week and celebrate Richmond's LGBTQ community. This weekend, it's time for the community to come together, as Diversity Richmond throws their third annual All-Americans Block Party. This indoor event is the perfect way to beat the heat and come together...
From use of slurs during his journalistic career to his checkered voting record, the rise of Boris Johnson is not good news for the LGBTQ community. Things haven't been too great for the LGBTQ community in England lately -- from the persistence of anti-trans rhetoric at Pride marches and in editorial pages to the ascent of Theresa May, a...
Despite his important work on codebreaking during WW II, Alan Turing was prosecuted under UK anti-homosexuality laws. Now, Britain takes another step to redeem their poor treatment of the groundbreaking computer scientist. Alan Turing was a brilliant British scientist who helped invent artificial intelligence, and whose work in codebreaking was...
Calling the decision "censorship," the Republican Study Committee is pressuring Amazon to end its ban of conversion therapy books by anti-gay pyschotherapist Joseph Nicolosi. In an astonishing act of federal government overreach into the private sector, a far-right group of House Republicans are working to force Amazon to end its recent ban on...
In Critiques For The Culture’s latest contribution to GayRVA, Taneasha White and Brooke Taylor review the Richmond Triangle Players' Girlfriend, a love story about two young men coming of age in the 90s. Girlfriend, written by Todd Almond and based on the 1991 album of the same name by alternative rocker Matthew Sweet, recently completed its run...
Doing It RVA is working to ensure that Richmond stays healthy in the sack by providing free HIV and STI testing. Usually when someone says something is “free,” there's some sort of stipulation or drawback -- but Doing It RVA is the real deal when it comes to free HIV and STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) testing. Doing It RVA is a coalition...
Elton John biopic Rocketman isn't just a blast for music-lovers everywhere -- it's also a groundbreaking and important film for the LGBTQ community. Let’s be honest. Elton John is pretty difficult to dislike. Even if you’re not a fan of his music, most people pretty much agree that he is a genuinely great person, whether because of his...
In Critiques For The Culture’s latest contribution to GayRVA, Taneasha White and Brooke Taylor review Firehouse Theatre's production of Animal Control, a play that raises ethical questions around pet ownership. Animal Control, written by Chandler Hubbard, made its second debut with a revised script at Richmond's Firehouse Theatre this month. We...
Megan Rapinoe just played a key role in bringing the women's World Cup home for the US, but as far as one right-wing commentator is concerned, her accolades are undeserved. Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren went off on World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe, telling the National Women's Soccer League star Tuesday she has a "bad attitude," and is "not a...
