Nakuba kungewona umuzi omkhulu kunawo wonke eVirginia, inhloko-dolobha yomlando i- Richmond inabantu abangaphezu kuka-200,000, futhi inani labantu abayisithupha elingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.2. Ibhuloho lebhizinisi elicebile elinomcebo wamamyuziyamu ayingqayizivele, izakhiwo eziningana ze-hip zokudayisa nokudla, kanye nenani elikhulayo le-GLBT , leli dolobha elihle eMfuleni uJames linamabha amathandwayo azintandokazi kanye nezindawo ezimbalwa ezivamile ukulandela okuqinile emphakathini.
Ayikho indawo ethize yama-gay e-Richmond, nakuba i-Caribtown e-funky yindawo ongase uhambe ngayo kubantu abalingani be-GLBT ngenkathi uthenga, ukudlela, noma ukuvala ibha. Njengoba uqhubeka empumalanga, ngokusebenzisa i-Fan neDowntown, uzothola amanye amakilabhu aphezulu angama-gay. Futhi nakuba izindawo zokuzilibazisa ezithandekayo ezibizwa ngokuthi uMfula River, i-Shockoe Slip, ne-Shockoe Bottom nazo zinemiphakathi embalwa kakhulu ephawulekayo nezindawo zokudlela, ziningi kakhulu nge-nightlife.
Ama-Bars we-Gayini nama-Clubs
Idolobha elisendlini edumile kakhulu e-Godfrey's (308 E. Grace St, 804-648-3957) yilapho i-nightclub ne-restaurant yokulala gay, futhi ingenye yezindawo eziphezulu kakhulu phakathi kwama-clubbers, abafundi abavela emakolishi amaningi, kanye nezinye izimvemvane zenhlalo. U-Godfrey ubeka i-brunch drag drag nge-11 ngeSonto futhi ephethe amaqembu amasonto onke ahlonishwayo (ama-Freaky Lwesihlanu, ama-College Hump Nights, adonsela imibukiso yokudla, njalonjalo).
Isixuku sibamba-wonke umphakathi wezinsizwa, ohlangene kakhulu ohlangene futhi owemukela amadoda nabesifazane beminyaka yonke. Futhi abasebenzi basebenobungane kakhulu. Ingxenye eyodwa yengxenye yindawo yokudansa, nesinye isigaba ibhasi nezindawo zokudlela ezincane.
Imibhobho embalwa kuphela empumalanga ye-Godfrey's, ibhakhodi le-Gay lounge ne-restaurant yokuzijabulisa (6 E.
UGrace St, 804-648-2040) udonsa abaningi ababukeli abafanayo. Indawo efanelekayo enebha elide kanye nendawo yokudlela enezindlu kanye namatafula kuyindawo ejabulisayo ye-karaoke ngeSonto, ukuhlanya kwe-Martine ngemuva komsebenzi ngoLwesine, nengxoxo ejwayelekile, ukuhamba ngesivinini, nokuxuba. Kuvame ukuba ngaphezulu "kokuhlwa kusihlwa" kune-Godfrey. Zombili imigoqo iseduze nesikhungo somhlangano wesigodi futhi eduze kwamahhotela amaningi asezindaweni zasemadolobheni nezindawo ezikhangayo.
Ingxenye yesentshonalanga yedolobha eliseduze, eduze ne-Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), uzothola enye yama-nightclub ama-nightclub amakhulu kunawo wonke, i-Colors (536 N. Harrison St., 804-353-9776), evulekile kuphela Imigqibelo kodwa iqoqa izixuku ezinkulu zombili besilisa nabesifazane (ivulekile kuze kufike ngo-3 ekuseni) futhi idonse isixuku esihlukene. Kunomdanso omkhulu womdanso.
Indawo yaseWest End yaseCarytown, ngezinye izikhathi ibiza ngokuthi "i-Mile of Style" eduze nokudonsa kwayo okuyinhloko, e-West Cary Street, ikhaya lamanye ama-hangout apholile anezingxube eziningi ezixutshwe. Kukhona okujabulisayo, ama-lesbian-centric (kodwa wonke amukela) Amabhantshi ase-Carytown bar nokudlela, okuvulelekile isidlo sasemini, isidlo sakusihlwa, i-Sunday brunch, neziphuzo zobusuku obusebusuku - kunomdanso, i-drag king show, inkantolo ye-volleyball, futhi isixuku esinobungane).
Futhi amabhulokhi ambalwa uzothola i-Secco Wine Bar (i-2933 W. Cary St., 804-353-0670), indawo enhle kakhulu yokuqoqa iwayini elihlukile (okungaphezu kuka-30 ngilazi) kanye noshizi okumnandi namapulethi okugcoba kanye nezinye ukudla okulula okuhle.
Esikhathini esiseduze nendawo esithandekayo saseShockoe Bottom, uzothola ama-hangout amashadi efana ne-McCormack yase-Irish Pub (12 N. 18th St.), kanye ne-coffeehouse ne-bistro Urban Farmhouse (1217 E. Cary St.) yizindawo ezinhle zokujabulela iziphuzo noma isidlo sakusihlwa.
Uma uhlela ukuvakashela idolobha laseCollottesville ekolishi eliqhubekayo nelomlando, bheka iBarlettesville Gay Bars kanye noMhlahlandlela Wokudlela .