Why not make use of this time in quarantine? That’s the question Side by Side, a LGBTQ youth non-profit, is posing to their community. The organization is challenging Richmond to engage in self-improvement, and to raise $30,000 in the process. The challenge began...
Dayum Jam Raises Funds For Local Transgender Youth
Dayum Jam owner Andy Waller was able to fund their own top surgery through jam sales. Now they're working with Side By Side to offer similar help to a local transgender youth with similar needs. Andy Waller’s gender-affirming top surgery was funded by a homegrown...
Richmond Public Schools’ Chosen Name Practice to Take Effect This Fall
As part of Richmond Public Schools’ effort to make schools a more inclusive space for the LGBTQ community, starting this fall, it will have an option for students to display their chosen name on virtual platforms. Richmond Public Schools has introduced the option for...
Landon Elliott’s “Rainbow”: More Than Just A Song
You can own a piece of art from Landon Elliott’s music video. The cover of Kacey Musgraves’ "Rainbow" creates a fundraiser for Side By Side, allowing listeners to donate $5 and receive a piece of rainbow art featured in the video. Another fine Richmond artist has put...
Socially Distanced, But Still Side By Side
Side By Side's Springtime In The Summer fundraiser, originally scheduled to take place in May, will now take place August 1, with a combination of online events and socially distanced catering. You can't keep a good support group down, and Side By Side is proving that...
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