On International Transgender Day Of Visibility, it's the perfect time to clarify the true identity of a main character from the hottest new Netflix show this year, Tiger King. It's Transgender Day of Visibility, but at least one transgender person who has been in the...
Schitt’s Creek Is The Pro-LGBTQ Comedy Series We’ve All Been Waiting For
The Canadian series, which has steadily grown in popularity over its six seasons, features LGBTQ characters without giving us more of the same old depressing "after-school special" storylines. Far away there exists a magical land in the north called Ontario, Canada....
VCU Gets In Formation With Class on Beyoncé
A class at Virginia Commonwealth University focusing on Beyoncé is exciting students to learn about the artist's role in feminism, African American studies, and pop culture. Following over 20 years of Beyoncé’s music prevailing in the nationwide music scene, VCU is...
Raising the Bar: Richmond Native Lands Work on Netflix Show
Emlyn Crenshaw, a veteran of the Richmond theatre scene, never thought she could have a job in television production. A year after arriving in LA, though, she's landed behind the scenes at Netflix's Raising Dion. Plenty of unemployed college graduates pack up and head...
Dolemite Is My Name Is Less Than Perfect, But Completely Joyous
Netflix's Dolemite Is My Name depicts the rise of sexually explicit comedian Rudy Ray Moore, from underground phenomenon to blaxploitation legend. There is a scene in Dolemite Is My Name, the new Netflix film about the rise of Rudy Ray Moore and his famous persona,...
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