On April 17 of this year, playwright, composer, lyricist and two-time Tony award winner William Finn died at 72. You might know him for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” “A New Brain”...

Over the past few years, states across the country have implemented laws limiting access to gender-affirming care for minors. In Virginia, the “Youth Health Protection Act” makes it illegal for any...

So, things are pretty bad. Donald Trump is president and he’s actually delivering on his campaign promises of attempting to end the so-called “transgender insanity.” Since the last time we spoke,...

After the long, heavy blog post I put up last week, I’ve decided to go with something a little lighter. Today’s post is just a list of some of my favorite LGBTQ+ books.  (And if you want more book...

The news has long since broken and the hearts of many democrats, leftists and LGBTQ+ supporters have broken with it: Donald Trump is president.  Not only did Trump win the electoral college votes in...

Usually when I’m watching TV shows, I settle on a definite favorite character that I can obsess over. For FX’s “What we do in the Shadows,” however, I can’t make a decision — I love all these...

Less well-known than its summer sister, October is LGBTQ+ History Month. The month was chosen based on other important dates in October, such as National Coming Out Day (which is tomorrow) and the day...

No one likes going to the bathroom — I’d imagine you, at most, have no strong opinions about it (if you do, in fact, take genuine joy out of going to the restroom, I’m not judging, per se, I’m...

Welcome to The Lavender Tab — my name is Ash Woerner and I’m the Viking News’ resident they/them, here to talk about all things LGBT. And for our very first post, I thought we’d start off by talking...