Local LGBTQ+-Owned Businesses to Know, Love & Support

 

BY THE RVAX TEAM

 

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June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month all over the country, but around here, we like to celebrate and lift up Richmond’s LGBTQ+ community all year long. Scroll on for a list of ways you can do just that, and mark your calendar, for VA Pridefest happening in September!

PS: Did we miss a spot? This guide includes some of the classics and our favorites, but if there’s someplace you think we should add, let us know here!

 

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Where to donate

These organizations are crucial in supporting our local queer community, and they need our support!:

Diversity Richmond

He She Ze and We

Nationz Foundation

PFLAG of Richmond

Richmond Triangle Players

Side By Side Virginia

Studio Two Three

Virginia Anti-Violence Project

Virginia Pride

 

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Who to follow online

Here are some of the voices you should be listening to (and amplifying!) on social media in support of Richmond’s queer community:

@blackpriderva

@diversityrichmond

@equalityva

@gayrva

@little_queer_library_rva

@outrva

@richmondlgbtqchamber

@sidebysidevirginia

@transjamrva

@ugrcrva

@vapride

@visitgayva

 

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