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The Top Queer Stories of Pittsburgh 2025

“Whiff of ill intent”: Judge Shuts Down DOJ’s Push for Trans Youth Records at UPMC

Pennsylvania Joins 18 States in Suing to Stop RFK Jr.’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

DNC LGBTQ Caucus Condemns Anti-Trans Attacks, Passes Resolution Calling Out GOP Hypocrisy on Child Protection

House Republicans advance sweeping anti-trans bills ahead of holiday break

Transgender health advocates see long fight to keep children’s medical records private

Keep the Ghost Lights On: Harold’s Haunt Launches GoFundMe to Stay Open

The Crown Fits the Goblin: Snoozy Q Reigns at P Town

U.S. Drops World AIDS Day Commemoration for First Time in 37 Years

Mosaic Apartments Celebrates Grand Opening in Oakland

BREAKING: UPMC Breaks Silence in Subpoena Fight But Stops Short of Challenging It

Federal Court Protects Trans Youth Records at Childrens Philly But UPMC Families Still Waiting

America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels

‘There isn’t much point in living:’ Trans youth struggle to find alternatives after UPMC ends gender-affirming care

TransYOUniting Awarded National Innovation Prize for Groundbreaking TLGBQIA+ Care Model

Vigil Planned as Families and Doctors Confront UPMC Over Trans Care

Mayor-Elect O’Connor Nominates Openly Gay Police Chief

Supreme Court Shuts Down Kim Davis’ Attempt to Reignite Fight Against Marriage Equality

Supreme Court Deals Blow to Trans Rights, Blocks Gender Marker Updates on Passports

Pennsylvania’s First Openly Trans Mayor Elected in Downingtown, PA

P Town Bar Receives Updated Occupancy Permit, Closing Chapter on Surprise ‘Inspection’

Dual Food Assistance Cuts Deal Blow to Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ Community

LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians Rally at Capitol, Demanding Equal Rights and Protections

“This Is a Betrayal”: Pittsburgh LGBTQIA+ Commission Condemns PA Cuts to HIV Programs

Pittsburgh Walk of Fame Officially Unveiled with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

The UN calls conversion therapy ‘torture.’ Could the Supreme Court greenlight it anyway?

Vital HIV Programs Face Devastating State Cuts in Western Pennsylvania

Steel City Softball Shines at World Series, Elects New Board, & Amateur Drag Pageant Returns

Complaint Filed Against UPMC Children’s Hospital Over Termination of Gender-Affirming Care for Youth

Pittsburgh Parents Demand UPMC Defend Trans Youth Privacy in Wake of Federal Subpoena

New HRC Data Proves Queer-Positive Companies Outperform Competitors

Bipartisan bill seeks to reinstate national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth

LGBTQ+ Pittsburgh Stands Out in City Paper’s 2025 “Best of Pittsburgh” Reader Poll

Pittsburgh to Host OUTfest on National Coming Out Day

Take a deep breath, marriage equality is probably here to stay

LGBTQ Community Holds Funeral March and Die-In at UPMC Headquarters

Pittsburgh’s Sean Meloy Elected Chair of DNC LGBTQ Caucus

Joey Young Shines at Miss Continental 2026

US Health and Human Services agency orders states to strip gender from sex ed

Thousands of games have been censored from major platforms, with LGBTQIA+ creators caught in the crossfire

PA Governor Josh Shapiro Steps Up After Trump Yanks LGBTQ+ Mental Health Lifeline

Jordan Botta Secures Democratic Nomination for Allegheny County Council District 13

Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people, long discredited, could make a comeback

Kim Davis Wants the Supreme Court to Overturn Marriage Equality

The Fall + Winter Issue of QBurgh Magazine is Coming!

More than a dozen states sue to protect gender-affirming care from federal investigations

P Town Launches GoFundMe After Police ‘Raid’ Fallout

Pittsburgh’s New Walk of Fame to Honor Queer Pop Icon

Pittsburgh’s LGBTQIA+ Commission on HIV Advocacy and Inclusive Policies

Pittsburgh City Council Votes Against Historic Landmark Status for Donny’s Place