One Richmond-area student’s fight reveals how Virginia’s 2020 reforms often died on arrival. When Lyn Jones transferred to Matoaca High School, just south of Richmond, she noticed something odd. Every girls’ restroom was outfitted with a metal dispenser—mounted to the...
Every Monday throughout June, The Byrd Theatre will celebrate Pride Month with #MonGays, a series spotlighting the LGBTQ community. This week, Saturday Church brings us an up-close look at the joys and struggles of LGBTQ youth. Did you know that just 9% of young people identify as LGBTQ, yet queer kids account for roughly 40% of youth...
Richmond's second Pull For Pride, in which participants deadlift big weights to raise funds for local LGBTQ charities, takes over Triple Crossing tomorrow. In honor of Pride Month, Richmond will be hosting its second annual Pull For Pride fundraising event on June 15th at Triple Crossing in Fulton Hill. Pull For Pride is a deadlifting event...
Beginning June with Pride Night at City Stadium and holding a fundraiser for Diversity Richmond throughout the month, the Richmond Kickers are going the extra mile to show their pride. The Richmond Kickers, Richmond’s sole soccer team, kicked off their first game of June, celebrated as LGBTQ Pride Month, with a special Pride Night event. City...
By positively portraying a trans man in a groundbreaking new commercial, Gillette is putting themselves on the frontlines of the cultural conversation around social justice and LGBTQ acceptance. For most men, learning how to shave is a rite of passage, one traditionally learned from their father. Unfortunately for a lot of trans men, this is a...
Olivia Wilde's directorial debut offers a heartwarming example of teen girls accepting and supporting each other, rather than engaging in backstabbing competition. Booksmart is the best film you are not watching right now. Considering it debuted the same weekend as Disney’s Aladdin remake, I’m not surprised, and I get it, but you need to fix...
Richmond postpunk band Thin Pigeon uses their music as a tool for both expression and LGBTQ advocacy. Be honest. Have you ever seen a thin pigeon? While such an animal might seem impossible to find, Richmond’s young and mighty postpunk band, Thin Pigeon, has been rocking the local scene lately with their wobbly melodies and sharp eye for justice...
Every Monday throughout June, The Byrd Theatre will celebrate Pride Month with #MonGays, a series spotlighting the LGBTQ community. This week, Tangerine masterfully depicts the lives of black transgender sex workers on the big screen. Have you ever sacrificed yourself for someone else to make a relationship work? After Sin-dee Rella took the...
Becoming the first Asian country to legally recognize same-sex marriages offered Taiwan the chance to host an absolutely fabulous mass wedding. Taiwan is now the first country in Asia to legally recognize same-sex unions. On May 24, Taiwan's legislature voted 66 to 27 to federally recognize same-sex marriages. The proceedings were live-streamed...
Kweendom, Bobby Hankinson's all-LGBTQ comedy showcase, promises to be a highlight of this weekend's 2nd Best Comedy Festival. Bobby Hankinson and his rad stand-up comedy lineup want you to know that they are the 2nd Best in Richmond. At least as far as the 2nd Best Comedy Fest is concerned. Hankinson and his New York City-based comedy show,...
