Local LGBT Online Resources & Publications in Virginia

Lambda Gazette

Published for more than eight years, the Lambda Gazette is Tidewater’s GLBT Monthly Newspaper.
 
The mission of the Lambda Gazette is to provide an all-inclusive LGBT paper that highlights current events and LGBT/LGBT-friendly businesses. Through this paper, we want to create a sense of pride and togetherness in the Hampton Roads community.

http://www.lambdagazette.com/




GayRVA

GayRVA.com is Richmond, Virginia’s online resource for news, entertainment, and information about the lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) community. Created in March 2009, the mission is to move Richmond forward by reflecting the city’s diversity, bringing a voice to the table, and creating opportunities within the region to connect. 

GayRVA is locally owned by Inkwell, LLC., an Advisory Board including community members and business professionals, who assist in the guidance of GayRVA.  It is the only publication in Central Virginia dedicated to the LGBT audience.

www.gayrva.com

Hampton Roads Business OutReach

The Hampton Roads Business OutReach (HRBOR) is a broad based coalition of LGBT owned and LGBT supportive businesses
and professionals dedicated to the development, growth and advocacy of Hampton Roads and its LGBT community. By promoting an environment in which diversity can flourish, HRBOR is committed to the economic growth and prosperity of their members and the community.   The Hampton Roads Business OutReach was founded in 2006 and is an affiliate member of the NGLCC.

http://hrbor.org/
 
Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber, the Capital Area's LGBT Chamber of Commerce is the nonprofit, nonpartisan, largely-volunteer network of over 400 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) and Ally members in addition to the nearly 5,000 LGBT supporters who own or are employed by businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. The Chamber is an affiliate of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and was awarded Chamber of the Year 2012. The Chamber ranked18th on the Washington Business Journal’s Book of Lists. The Chamber’s primary mission is to advocate, promote and facilitate the success of LGBT businesses, professionals and their allies in the Metro DC region.

http://www.caglcc.org/
 
Richmond Business Alliance

The Richmond Business Alliance is an organization dedicated to cultivating professional relationships, enhancing economic and educational opportunities, and fostering a sense of community among working professionals in both the private and public sectors throughout the greater Richmond, Virginia area.

A program of the Gay Community Center of Richmond, the RBA attempts to effectively incorporate the commercial, economic and professional interests of the LGBT community with those of the greater Richmond business community at large. As a result, the RBA provides a much-needed an outlet where individuals and organizations from across various sectors of the business community come together to experience unique commercial, educational, networking and social programming opportunities.

http://www.richmondbusinessalliance.com/ 

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