I was at a concert recently and a person next to me was wearing a cross-body bag that read, “Speak Up for Your LGBTQ+ Friends.” ...
The 2026 annual Backyard Docs Film Festival, formerly known as the Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Film Festival, celebrates documentary films and filmmakers directly connected ...
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Pittsburgh queer news check!
Here are 3 stories you might’ve missed this week:
Brookline threw its FIRST Pride, with 16 Pride stops bringing queer celebration to Brookline Boulevard.
The Fruit Loop is staying fruity! Pittsburgh has dropped Prospect Drive in Schenley Park from consideration for a new DPW maintenance facility, preserving a longtime queer gathering space.
The Gracie Lou Freebushes represented Pittsburgh’s Steel City Softball League at the Gay Softball World Series in Columbus, joining a record-breaking 4,200 athletes!
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UPMC has struck a $950K deal with the DOJ that could keep gender-affirming care out of reach for young trans patients in Pittsburgh for a decade.
The DOJ didn’t get the private patient records it fought for. But trans youth are still losing access to care. Full details on this development link in bio.
Toxic lesbian vampires. Messy exes. Queer history. Pittsburgh lesbians.
Sorry about your TBR, but Sapphic September demands sacrifices. Check out the full list link in bio.
Brookline rolled out the rainbow carpet! The neighborhood’s inaugural Pride brought queer joy, music, poetry, local businesses, and plenty of rainbows to Brookline Boulevard, showing just how beautifully ordinary queer belonging can be. Check out all the photos link in bio! 📸 by @jayefrances_imagery
Queer elders. Political divides. The stories that shape who we become.
Backyard Docs returns to Pittsburgh Sept. 24–27 with regional documentaries exploring identity, politics, memory, and community, including the deeply personal queer short “Big Bass.” Full rundown and more information link in bio.
