Egcinwe kwisixeko esinamandla kunye ne-Norfolk, esinesinye sezizwe ezinkulu ze-LGBT kwilizwe, kodwa kunye nabantu abakhonza kunye nokudweba ukusuka kwiidolophu ezikufutshane zaseChsapeake Bay zaseVirginia Beach, i-Newport News, i-Hampton, iPortsmouth, ne-Chesapeake, i-Hampton Roads I-Gay Pride yenzeka phakathi kowe-Juni ukuya kumhla wokugqibela - umhla onyakeni, oweveki ngaphambili kwonyaka odlulileyo, nguJuni 17 no-18, ngo-2016.
Egcinwe ngokubanzi nakwiidolophu ezisemgangathweni yasemanzini yaseNorfolk, iFinnton Roads Pridefest ayiqhelekanga kukuba enye yeyona mibutho ephela ehlabathini ukusingatha iPadde Parade emanzini.
Ukuthatha indawo emini ngoMgqibelo, ngoJuni 18, i-Hampton Roads Pridefest Boat Parade yiyona nto inomdla-mkhulu, ngelixesha apho amawaka emigca yomlambo ekubukeni iinqanawa zazo zonke iimoko kunye nobukhulu bezinto, ubuninzi babo bafakela ngeefowuni ze-rainbow . Ezinye iziganeko zalo mhla oyintloko kaPredefest ziquka umthendeleko wamasematha kwiNorth Point Park yaseWorfolk (W. Main St. kwi-Waterside uDkt) equka ukuqhutyelwa kwemimandla eyahlukeneyo yomculo kwimini nangokuhlwa. Isenzo sokuloba konyaka sise-synthpop umculi-umbhali wengoma uBetty Who.
Esinye isiganeko esikhulu se-Hampton Roads Pride ngukuhlwa kaLwesihlanu (ngoJuni 17) I-Pride Block Party, ebanjwe ukususela ngo-7: 00 ukuya kobusuku kunye nokwenzeka eGhent malunga ne-20 Street kunye neLlewellyn Avenue. Kukho ukudanisa kwi-DJ, ukutya okukhulu, kunye nokutya okuninzi.
Kwiiveki ezikhokelela kwiziganeko ezinkulu, kukho nezinye iindibano ezinxulumene neHoltons Pride, kubandakanywa iqela lokuhlawula ngeCawa, ngo-Juni 12, olulandelayo ngobusuku bhanya-moya, Ukubhiyozela ukuthandaza iintlanga, ubuncinane omnye umhlangano ebusuku.
Hampton Roads, Norfolk, naseVirginia Beach Gay Scenes
IiNdlela zaseHtton ziquka indawo yonxweme yaseVirginia apho i-Elizabeth, Nansemond, kunye nemifula yaseYakobe yonke into engekho eChesapeake Bay kunye nalapho i-bay ihlangana khona ne-Atlantic Ocean. Ngomnye wemimandla emikhulu yamanxweme aseMidon Atlantic, kunye neendawo ezidibeneyo zabantu abayizigidi eziyi-1.7, kwaye izixeko eziphambili ziquka iVirg Beach Beach (450,000), iNorfolk (250,000), i-Chesapeake, (235,000), i-Newport News (185,000), kwaye Hampton (140,000).
Kule ndawo, nangona iViginia yaseVirginia inkulu kwaye ineyona mihlaba eyaziwa kakhulu yi-LGBT bars, i-Rainbow Cactus Inkampani, iNorfolk ineyona nto inkulu kakhulu kwaye ibonakala kakhulu kunye ne-gay bars. Ngokukodwa, umlando waseGhent ummandla wendawo ethandwa kakhulu yi-LGBT abantu baseNorfolk ukuhlala nokudlala.
ENorfolk, iIgustin Gay Resources
Nangona indawo yaseChesapeake Bay ayinakunikwa yiphephandaba le-LGBT ethile, inhlangano ye-Hampton Roads Pride inephepha elinamaphepha kakhulu elinokubonisa uluhlu oluninzi lwezibonelelo kunye namaqela malunga nommandla. Kukho kwakhona iHltonton Roads Q-Matrix, i-LGBT yoLwazi lweMithombo kwindawo. Esinye indawo esiyiluncedo yi-directory ye-Hampton Roads Business OutReach (HRBOR), igumbi le-LGBT yommandla wezorhwebo. Ekugqibeleni kodwa, i-VEER Magazine yindlela eninzi yokuzonwabisa kunye nokuzonwabisa kwinqanaba le-Hampton Roads elizaliswe ngeengcebiso zokutya, i-nightlife, iikonkethi kunye nokunye-kunamandla nakwi-LGBT.
Esinye isayithi esinceda kakhulu ukutyelela iNorfolk namhlanje, eveliswa yinkampani esemthethweni yezokhenketho kunye neengcebiso malunga nokuba uhlala phi, ukukhangela okuphezulu, njalonjalo. Ukusetyenziswa ngokubanzi, ukuba uceba ukuhlola ummandla, iiwebhsayithi ze-ofisi zezokhenketho zeHolton kwiHltonton Roads.
Ngaphantsi kweeyure ezimbini ukusuka kwisixeko-dolophu saseVirginia, uya kufumana nesimo esibucayi se-LGBT. Khangela i-Richmond Gay Nightlife Guide malunga nemiba malunga nokuphuma kunye nokuhlalisana naloo dolophu. Ezinye izibonelelo ezifumanekayo ziquka iGayRVA.com, iwebhusayithi ye-LGBT kwisixeko, kunye neCommunity Community Centre yaseRichmond.