Faces & Places: Forest Hills Pride 2026

Photo by Jeff Freedman.

Rain clouds rolled into Forest Hills on Sunday, but they couldn’t dampen the spirit of the borough’s third annual Pride celebration. Community members, families, neighbors, and allies gathered at Westinghouse Lodge for an afternoon of drag, live music, local vendors, food, and connection, with many simply moving under the pavilion as showers passed through. With Dancing Queen’s disco soundtrack and dozens of community organizations welcoming attendees, Forest Hills Pride once again proved that queer joy shines through, rain or shine.

Photos by Jeff Freedman.

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Jeff Freedman (he/him) is a Pittsburgh native and is in his fourth decade of volunteerism for the LGBTQ Community.  Jeff is one of the founding members of the Steel City Softball League in 1981 and has been an active member of the LGBTQ Community ever since.  Jeff is currently a member of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Commission for LGBTQ Affairs.  He is a past Chair of the Pittsburgh Pride celebrations (’05-’07) and current Pittsburgh Pride March & Parade Co-Chair.  You would recognize him by his voice.  He was the loud one on the megaphone lining up all the March & Parade participants.  Jeff has a lot of great stories to tell and looks forward to sharing the printable ones with the QBurgh Community.