Out in Tech is a national nonprofit that unites the LGBTQ+ Tech community. It’s also the world’s largest non-profit community of LGBTQ+ tech leaders and ...
In the world of drag, the queens outnumber the kings all across the country and in Pittsburgh, it’s no different. While the drag queens seem ...
For the queer ladies of Pittsburgh looking for a space to dance, party, and connect with other queer ladies, look no further. SZR club night ...
They say romance is dead and as a cynic, I’ve often agreed. However, being equal parts hopeless romantic, I’ve secretly longed to prove them wrong. ...
The year was 1996. Jerry Maguire was out in theatres, bangs were in, and my life was about to change…or shall I say, begin. I ...
With Pride month now ended and the celebrations of 50 years of LGBTQ liberation in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania concluded, let’s take a look back ...
Imagine a space filled with women; all dancing, laughing, conversing. These women are lesbians, so lots of conversing I might add. A place where even ...
This June, we march again. To those who were there at the beginning, we thank you. To those who joined in the years following, we ...
With Pittsburgh City Councilman Bruce Kraus (District 3 – South Side) retiring at the end of the year, Pittsburgh will be losing LGBTQ representation on ...
QBurgh introduced the Pride Star Awards for Pride 2022 to celebrate the volunteers and community members that help make all of our organizations possible. The ...
It feels like an eternity since I attended my first Pride parade. I remember it so vividly, yet it seems it was in another lifetime. ...
On February 14, 2022 history was made in the City of Pittsburgh when Maria Montaño became the first openly trans woman to serve as the ...
On January 14, Alan Jones retired from Allies for Health + Wellbeing after 30 years of service. He was the longest-serving staff member. So much ...
The year was 1996. Jerry Maguire was out in theatres, bangs were in, and my life was about to change…or shall I say, begin. I ...
If you’ve traveled down Ellsworth Ave. in Shadyside over the last 35 years, you’ve undoubtedly passed Eons Fashion Antique. Eons Fashion Antique is a charming ...
Updated 3/31/2021 On May 18th, Bill Peduto will be running for a third term as Mayor of Pittsburgh. It will be his last run and ...
Today at noon, Jessica Benham will be sworn into office as Pennsylvania State Representative for House District 36. She will make history as the first ...
As I sit and reminisce about holidays past, I can’t help but recall the first time I brought a girlfriend home to meet my family ...
The days are becoming shorter and the nights longer. Trees are bountifully shedding their colorful leaves. The election is over (for most of us), and ...
It was a dark and stormy October night when the Ls, the Gs, the Bs, the Ts, and the Qs decided to step out of ...
I remember hearing the stories of how my grandparents met. How they smiled at one another from across a crowded dance floor and how quickly ...
One chilly Pittsburgh evening while sitting in a crowded restaurant I found myself withdrawn into a blanket of thoughts. My friends had long since dispersed ...
Picture it: PITTSBURGH, 2016. Three friends set out to have the best summer of their lives, while remaining single. They called it “Single Summer” and ...
Dear Costa,My girlfriend moved in with me and my dog, Apollo, about 9 months ago. She always got along with the dog but lately it ...
Chrissy Costa is a Pittsburgh-based stand up comedian, who has graced you with her virtual presence to answer all your lez-lady, queer-loving dating inquiries. Need ...
THE WIPERS SCRAPED VIGOROUSLY AGAINST MY windshield, awakening me from a daydream as I sat idle at the intersection, missing my green light. The rain ...
I had a revelation recently. It was regarding something that had been told to me many times before but I wasn’t ready or open to ...
It’s that time of year again… the leaves are changing colors and falling all around us. The days are becoming shorter while the nights are ...
1. BIG BOO (Orange Is the New Black) – The trouble with dressing as Big Boo is that we may not know if you’re in ...
Dear Steel Town Lesbian, I need your help. I recently moved to Pittsburgh from the west coast and I’ve been looking to meet women here, ...
Whether it’s your first time visiting our magnificent city or whether you’re returning, we want to welcome you and offer you a glimpse into Pittsburgh’s ...
Spring and “springtime” refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. It’s time to let go of certain ...
Recently, I was among the last to leave a party thrown by a good friend of mine when I noticed a young damsel in distress. ...
It was the coldest day of winter in Pittsburgh thus far, -7 degrees to be exact, yet I was internally ablaze as I dialed out ...
The Come Out Laughing tour was started by Jason Dudey in 2008 after he decided to launch a gay, gay-friendly, who-cares-whoyou-are-or-who’s-in-your-bed comedy show in Southern ...
(A Sing along just for us girls.) On the first day of Christmas my lesbian lover gave to me: A pair of camo pants wrapped ...
When did you realize you wanted to be a performer? I used to come home from school and watch The Carol Burnett Show in re-runs. ...