Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Diversity Guide
The Richmond Region has an active and growing gay scene. A variety of businesses, including bookstores, thrift stores and restaurants, serve as gathering places and support the Region's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. At Diversity Thrift, all proceeds from the store's sales are used to support the Region's gay community. Godfrey's offers Sunday brunch with unique cross-dressing entertainment, while Phoenix Rising is the area's only gay and lesbian bookstore. If you're looking for other gay and gay-friendly businesses, check out the Lambda Directory, distributed at area bars, stores and other locations. For gay-friendly events, happenings, and discussion, check out GayRVA.com. You can also see what's happening with the GLBT Calendar of Events.
The Gay Pride Festival is an annual celebration held each fall in one of the area's outdoor parks, and each summer, Gay Day is held at Kings Dominion, the area's amusement park. Whether exploring the Region's nightlife or browsing in our shops, gay visitors should feel right at home in our Region. Check out our cultural festivals sampler.
Read what Washington DC GLBT Newsmagazine MetroWeekly had to say about the Richmond Region as an affordable and convenient destination.
from GayRVA:
In late November of 1998, Boston transwoman Rita Hester, who had lived openly as a woman for 10 years and had Sexual Reassignment Surgery to make it official, was brutally murdered in her home. Police estimate that she was stabbed numerous times.When the press began to report the story, Hester was constantly referred to as [...]
The students at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Queer Action are having a busy week. Tonight, the group hosts their own campus-wide Transgender Day of Remembrance candlelight vigil from 7:30pm to 8:30pm at the Harris Hall Lawn outside of the Commons on 907 Floyd Avenue.On Saturday, they get decked out and cross-dressed for the 5th Annual Drag [...]
It’s date night and the boy and I decided to go to the newly-opened Garnett’s Café.Located at 2001 Park Ave. in the space formerly occupied by Table 9, Garnett’s offered a small, cozy environment and excellent sandwiches.We enter and, to my surprise, we are the only ones there. Apparently, the biggest business happens at lunch [...]
Kate Bornstein was born Albert Bornstein in New Jersey in 1948.Bornstein never believed that she was a woman in a man’s body. She knew she was not a man, but the only other option of the day was woman. What complicated matters was that she was attracted to women. She learned the difference between sexual [...]
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