Trigger warning: This column mentions suicide. If you were a presidential administration and you wanted to communicate to LGBTQ+ people that you did not care ...
On June 30, 2025, UPMC, Pennsylvania’s largest healthcare provider, officially stopped providing gender-affirming care for trans youth under 19. That includes pulling the plug on ...
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June might be over but Pride lives in us every day
Governor Shapiro’s annual Pride Reception, held Monday, June 23, at the Pennsylvania State Library in Harrisburg, was a significant event that drew many from the Pittsburgh community, including State Representatives La’Tasha Mayes and Jessica Benham. In a highlight of the evening, ...
“We’re still here. We’re still queer. And we’re not going anywhere.” From tear-jerking reflections to full-bodied joy, Pittsburgh Pride 2025 brought together queer folks, allies, ...
Do you remember your first big screen lips? Getting pelted with toast? Learning “The Time Warp”? Then you’re the target demo for “Strange Journey: The ...
This Pride Month, Pittsburgh is putting its promises of inclusion to the test. On Tuesday morning, District 5 Pittsburgh City Councilmember Barb Warwick introduced a ...
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Pittsburgh’s many bars and stages serve as both entry points and proving grounds for new and up and coming drag artists. Become addicted to Pittsburgh’s unique drag community with these five local drag queens and kings. Full feature on these artists link in bio.
As anti-trans, anti-drag, and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric floods statehouses across the country, Pittsburgh is staking out a different path: one that centers dignity, self-determination, and mutual protection. Pittsburgh City Council Unanimously Passed Three Bills to Protect LGBTQ+ Pittsburghers. Full details link in bio.
Metro Community Health Center provides integrated medical, mental health, and dental care to ALL, regardless of ability to pay. More info link in bio.
@transyouniting has launched the Trans Youth Healing & Health Fund, a bold, community-led mutual aid initiative to fill the gap left by medical abandonment. The Fund is a blueprint for what it means to truly show up. It’s not charity. It’s solidarity. Let’s stand with trans youth. Let’s be the infrastructure of care. Let’s fight like hell for our future. Full details and how to donate link in bio.
Join Chamber Music Pittsburgh and Resonance Works’ Reson8 Vocal Octet for a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ composers and creators featuring works by Jennifer Higdon, Conrad Susa, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, and more. Experience this soul-stirring concert Saturday, July 12 at Attack Theatre, or Sunday, July 13 at Crafton United Presbyterian Church. Get pay-what-you-wish tickets at www.cmpgh.org or link in bio.
