From the looks of this story , it seems to me that only Binary Women and young Hipster Gender Fluid Club goers are welcome . These are the newest form of people wishing to be included as Transgender which I have fought zealously . They want to use restrooms still looking too much as their former selves with two days growth on their faces and they want me , a person who has paid most of the dues for years to accept them. Uh NO!
I now address this portion to the Style weekly people . Are you too afraid to address us as Transgender , those of us who HAVE paid our dues ? I grew up in this city when announcing to the fact you wshed to be the opposite gender got you a LIFE stay at MCV and you were administered Electro shock therapy . Don't look for me to support this venture if the management has told you to write this story as I have read it because too many of we older , more mature Transgender folks do not accept the hipsters and gender benders as you may ....
Hard to believe I'm old enough to remember Service Stations on every corner , then Pharmacies . Now , I'll live to see Yuppie breweries on every RVA corner .....
Ever since Mr. Brat has been elected, he has YET to respond to my questions concerning Civil Rights for transgender Virginian's . I'll be damned if I would ever vote for this weasel again !
Brandon , now that I see you , I remember you ! You were always great to me and I may have spoken to you when I was contracted by Mike Fleck to build a replacement waitress station for the place . Mel Yeamans was my friend and landlord . Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of your life with us !
OK , I'm ready for my words to be twisted out of context , but here goes . FIRST, I'm a cousin of Jeff Davis . I also do work as an independent contractor to the Virginia and Texas Historical societies . In addition , I'm a Libertarian .
I refuse to be a VICTIM as too many in this city whine and moan about the Civil war over 100 years later . I know MANY African Americans who fought side by side on BOTH sides . Now I KNOW that LIBERALS will scream I have no idea what I'm talking about including the author of this story .
I'm sorry, these Monuments are an integral part of the City of Richmond Virginia's history and should be left alone . To the Left who wants "Revisionist" history , take a section of Richmond and designate it PC and only allow NON threatening monuments , housing and businesses to be placed there .
Nova when she did this story gave me the "Fire " I needed to make the HARD decision to come out myself from sitting on the fence . I was three quarters out back in 1993 when we met . Today , Nova and I remain close via Face Book . I applaud her for being the "Lightening rod " here in Richmond Virginia . In addition , I called mr. Dovi when the story first hit and thanked him for having the courage for taking this story on . Our story needed to be broken . together , this unlikely pair made Richmond history ! E Shaver
Sadly , this welcomes the wanna be graffiti artists armed with spray cans creating kitschy crap on a wall, just what Richmond needs to look even more urban ...............
Re: “One Love: LGBT Families”
I'm one of the featured people in this exhibit . As a Transgender woman in Richmond and one who nearly received a Lobotomy a mere block away from where this show will be housed is indeed historical . It is my hope that the ENTIRE City of Richmond come out to see just how much Gay and Transgender people have had to over come since the early 1950's .