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  Xbox One Makes Cam2Cam Sessions Easier Than Ever

  Lack of backwards compatibility and a stale launch lineup mean my shiny new console may just sit around watching me sleep while live-tweeting my friends about it.
  Jerid Prater
  May 23, 2013
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  RVA Animal Control Has Amazingly Cute Dogs For You To Adopt (with Holiday Special!)

  "We have a dog or a cat that will fit anyone's lifestyle"
  Chelsea Gingras
  May 23, 2013
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  Californians, gay rights advocates worldwide remember Harvey Milk

  Milk, born on this day in 1930, would have been 83.
  GayRVA Staff
  May 23, 2013
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  ACLU, attorney condemn prosecution of FL teen who had sex with minor girlfriend

  “Such behavior occurs every day in tens of thousands of high schools across the country, yet those other students are not facing felony convictions..."
  LGBTQ Nation
  May 23, 2013

the latest

• Gay Electro-Pop Artist Makes Waves

  Heartfelt new single, "Running With the Wolves" released this week by gay electro-pop artist Daniel Robinson.

• New Nevada Hate Crime Bill Expanded to Protect Gender Identity

  Governor Brian Sandoval signed SB139 Tuesday, adding gender identity and expression to Nevada's hate crimes law.

• GALS Richmond Provides Upscale Night for Richmond Lesbians

  "Women have had a hard time finding each other. Usually they go to bars which are geared toward younger people."

• Arts & Events

  

  Gay Electro-Pop Artist Makes Waves

  Gay electro-pop artist Daniel Robinson released his new single “Running With the Wolves” on Bandcamp this week, in preparation for his sophomore EP, Guesswork. From Buffalo, NY Robinson received the 2012 John Lennon Songwriting award in the “Electronic” category. He was also named one of Music Connections Hot 100 Unsigned Artists. Robinson also acts as an [...]
  • Ooo, Gurl, Look at Dem Nails! RVA Nails Kills it on Instagram
  • CampOut Celebrates Nature, Music, Camping, and Womanhood
  • Witch House/Chill Wave DJ oOoOO Tonight at Strange Matter
  • ‘Where the Bears Are’ Returns for Second Season
  • Movie Reviews: Star Trek Into Darkness & The Great Gatsby
  • Geneva Jacuzzi Channels Madonna and Gaga and Will Mesmerize you Saturday at Strange Matter
  • George Takei Dishes Out Love and Grammar Advice
  • Kazaky Keeps the Heels On and the Message Clear(ish)
  • Ticket Giveaway: Indigo Girls May 31 In Norfolk (With VA Symphony)
  • The Indigo Girl’s Amy Ray Talks Performance, Tattoos, and Grassroots Activism

• News & Views

  

  RVA Animal Control Has Amazingly Cute Dogs For You To Adopt (with Holiday Special!)

  This Memorial Day weekend, you can change a life. At Richmond Animal Care and Control there are about 30 cats and 70 dogs that are waiting to be placed into their forever home. Whether you are a family looking for a new member, a couple looking to test out your parenting skills, or are single [...]
  • Californians, gay rights advocates worldwide remember Harvey Milk
  • ACLU, attorney condemn prosecution of FL teen who had sex with minor girlfriend
  • New Nevada Hate Crime Bill Expanded to Protect Gender Identity
  • Virginia Dems and Openly Gay Legislator Respond to GOP Anti-LGBT ticket
  • Peace Corps Creates Volunteer Opportunities for Same-Sex Couples
  • The Cutest Wizard Of Oz Themed Gay-Marriage Proposal You’ll see today…
  • The South – Just a Bigoted as Ever
  • VA GOP Lt. Gov. Candidate called LGBT People Perverse, Immoral, and Sick
  • Will Modern Family Feature the First Broadcast TV Same-Sex Marriage?
  • Poll finds significant shift in Virginia in support of same-sex marriage

• Lifestyle

  

  Xbox One Makes Cam2Cam Sessions Easier Than Ever

  This week Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, the successor to the Xbox 360. Boasting a sleek new controller, loads of processing power, and an updated Kinect peripheral worthy of SkyNet, the Xbox One is ready to go head to head with Nintendo’s Wii U and Sony’s upcoming Playstation 4 for its share of the next-gen [...]
  • Belmont Food Shop
  • Trina Turk Makes Appearance at Stony Point Saks for RVA Fashion Week
  • Eating Out: Anthony’s On The Hill
  • Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About RVA Fashion Week 2013
  • Queer Advice: How Do I Handle My Jealousy of Boyfriends New Gay Friends
  • We’re Pretty into these 5 Panels…
  • Eating Out: Lunch
  • Fiction: The Amazon Trail: Crossing America Without Two Cats and a Dog
  • Tarot Readings for 4/15/13
  • Queer Advice: “I feel like I’m not being sexually fulfilled.”

• Nightlife

  

  GALS Richmond Provides Upscale Night for Richmond Lesbians

  Photo via Chris Suarez for GayRVA It can be hard to meet women in Richmond, let alone women of a certain maturity. While other members of the Richmond LGBT community might enjoy loud bars or a cell phone app that allows for a quick meet up, GALS Richmond hopes the art gallery space at the [...]
  • American Craft Beer Week Brings Beer Geeks Together with Brewers
  • Theatre Review: “Time Stands Still”
  • Get Out: Weekend Events 4/5-7
  • Theatre Review: “Honky Tonk Angels”
  • Theatre Review: “Riding the Bull”
  • Event Preview: Fun for a Cause 2013
  • EV’s Commonwealth Dinner Brings Cory Booker and More to Virginia’s LGBT Fight
  • Ancient Musings Returns to Godfry’s
  • Ancient Musings in Video and Photos
  • RVA Dance Party Preview