Joined by LGBTQ rights advocates from around Virginia, Governor Northam held a ceremonial signing of the Virginia Values Act last Thursday at Diversity Richmond. Last Thursday, Governor Ralph Northam got together with LGBTQ advocates from all over Virginia to host a...
How Richmond’s LGBTQ Nonprofits Prep For Pandemic Life
Nonprofits dedicated to helping Richmond’s LGBTQ community contemplate reopening, having taken serious financial losses, all while developing new ways to reach those in need. On May 5, Diversity Thrift posted a photo to Facebook of employees Ivan and Darren,...
Birth Certificate Modernization Bills Pass Both Houses of General Assembly
Good news for Virginia's trans and non-binary community -- bills allowing non-binary gender markers on state IDs and changing of name and gender markers on birth certificates are headed to the governor's desk. Being transgender or non-binary in our less-than-accepting...
Panel Brings Trans Issues to Light, Offers Opportunity for Dialogue
“Guess what? I am a transgender woman and I am just like everybody else.” Keri Abrams was addressing an audience of about 35 people at the “Ask a Trans Person” panel at Chesterfield Central Library earlier this week. Equality Virginia -- an advocacy organization for...
MonGays Week Two: Tangerine
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...
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