The true story of ‘Those Harvey Girls’ brings gospel charm and Virginia...
“The sisters have a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs that have made them who they are today,” said artistic director Tom Width as he discussed the prevalence of music in the lives of...
View ArticlePlanning a same-sex wedding? check out the Say I Do! Soiree for all your...
“Walking through a traditional expo looks like it’s 1960” said Tammy Freeman, founder of the Say I Do! Soiree - LGBT wedding expo. Tammy said her trips to normal wedding expos don’t often include...
View ArticleBeen a victim of anti-LGBTQ violence? Theatre LAB and VAVP hope to address...
“Violence is underreported because, for many queer people, it’s a fact of everyday life.” Said Monica Gamble, Board Secretary and Chair of the Sustainability Planning Committee at the Virginia...
View ArticleLearn more about how same-sex spouses and LT partners can benefit from SS...
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to consider an appeal in the case of Bostic v. Rainey on October 6, 2014, same sex marriage has been legal in Virginia. This, of course, was an important step in...
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Local activist aims to support youth through story telling at RVA Public...
“I didn’t want people to feel bad for me; I just wanted people to see that I had finally gotten to a place to embrace all aspects of myself,” said Chaz Barracks, a University of Richmond grad student...
View ArticleRTP’s ‘Angels in America: Millennium Approaches’ aims to remind RVA how faith...
“What’s great about Richmond Triangle Players is that the issues we deal with are really good stories well told, but they truly have the capacity to look at the world in a different way when you leave”...
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VCU Students and community members gather to honor lost black trans lives
Richmond’s Black Action Now held a Black Trans Lives Matter Rally last night and VCU students community members from as far as Charlottesville came out to show solidarity against trans violence...
View ArticleRelive the night Lincoln died at Centerstage Theatre 4/14
“The opportunity to be able to bring the play alive in a reading to a modern audience on this important anniversary was thrilling” said Dr. Jan Powell, artistic director for Henley Street Theatre and...
View ArticleSaturday’s Transgender Prom set to put trans* Richmonders front and center
“This event is so much what prom should’ve been like in high school, where it doesn’t matter if you’re popular, you can dress how you wanted to dress, date who you wanted to date, and everyone can just...
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Johnnie Cruise Mercer’s ‘Pillow Talk’ explores the intersectionality of race...
“We can speak, and if you don’t help and if you don’t do something, we will fight,” said Johnnie Cruise Mercer, a local choreographer who’s produced a piece as part of the Richmond Dance Festival‘s...
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