Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced his candidacy for governor last month, hoping to fill the seat in Harrisburg occupied by Governor Tom Wolf since 2015. “I’ve spent my life taking on the big and powerful on behalf of those who ...
Those who forget history, or who willfully ignore it, are doomed to repeat it, which is why it should worry you that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capital has been dismissed by Republicans as a routine visit by ...
Gender pronouns are the terms people choose to refer to themselves that reflect their gender identity. These might be he/him, she/her or gender-neutral pronouns such as they/them. Knowing and using a person’s correct pronouns fosters inclusion, makes people feel respected and valued, ...
At the height of their 1980s popularity, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were television evangelist royalty, hosting multiple shows and raking in cash from their on-air collection plates. Tammy Faye, however, also had an expansive view of love and acceptance, ...
Sean Meloy, a Democrat from Allegheny County and local and national LGBTQ advocate, launched his campaign yesterday for United States Congress in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District. The 17th Congressional District is currently represented by Congressman Connor Lamb who is running ...
Registration is now open for the winter season of Stonewall Pittsburgh’s dodgeball 2022 season and will close on November 13. This season is the first season back for dodgeball since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. The winter season ...
No, Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme aren’t roommates. But the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alums get that you might think so. After all, during our recent Zoom call, they _were_ sharing a physical space. “We’re just together right now,” DeLa says, before ...
Born during the fury of the gay liberation movement, PFLAG – short for Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays – is one of the oldest national LGBTQ+ organizations in the U.S. As the name suggests, it started as ...
Twitter owes U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) a big apology. They canceled him! Just because he used the site to do something that directly violated their terms of service — the very terms he agreed to when signing up for ...
Tessa Thompson is on call for Steve Buscemi Tessa Thompson’s currently glowing in the film “Passing” alongside Ruth Negga but she’s going it alone for actor-director Steve Buscemi (“Trees Lounge,” “Boardwalk Empire”) in his latest directorial project, “The Listener.” Written ...
Updated at 1:54pm A historic election result for Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh came quick and early Tuesday as Democratic State Representative Ed Gainey bested Republican retired police officer Tony Moreno to become Pittsburgh’s first black mayor. With 96% ...
Sex work needs to be decriminalized in the United States. My desire to see this come to pass is not (completely) self-interested. It is a matter of human rights and personal autonomy, and a natural extension of Lawrence v. Texas, ...
Hair is political. The rules about hair in the United States are, well, hairy. A lot of it goes back to the Bible, which has lots of wild opinions about hair. In Leviticus, it states that men shouldn’t trim their ...
In 2020, according to the FBI, only three Anti-Gay (Male), two Anti-Transgender, and zero Anti-Lesbian, Anti-Gender Non-Conforming, and Anti-Bisexual hate crimes were reported across all of Pennsylvania. At first glance you may think, hey, that’s good news! That means LGBTQ+ ...
Spooky season is in full swing this weekend with lots of treats and a few tricks for the LGBTQ Community of Pittsburgh. We’re talking about our favorite scary movies and costumes over the years, how drag queens are born on ...
Jeffrey Wheeler had always dreamed of opening his own bar. As a certified bartender with eleven years of experience managing the now-legendary Pegasus Lounge, it seemed like a natural progression, despite the fact that he didn’t really have the money ...
The ghost of Kevin Spacey haunts this room. Actually, it’s the ghost of a rich, gay antiques dealer and preservationist, Jim Williams, whom Spacey portrayed in the 1997 film “Midnight In the Garden of Good And Evil,” although the latter ...
Finding the best wax formula for your cropped lid isn’t the stuff nightmares are made of. Actually, once you know the ins and outs of what hair groomer is best for you it’s a “boo-tiful” thing! First, there are basically ...
With Pittsburghers gearing up to cast their votes for a new mayor in what could be a historic election, Judge Maria McLaughlin urges voters not to ignore the top of the ticket as it is yet another chance to make ...
Cassandra Peterson, famously known as pop culture Halloween icon Elvira, isn’t scared anymore — at least not when it comes to saying that, yes, she’s a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Peterson came out in September in her new tell-all ...
If you’ve been to the store lately you probably have noticed that things are… missing. There are empty spots on the shelves and people are saying “supply chain” a lot. Who is to blame? Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Or, more ...
Friday, October 22 — TransYOUniting held their protest against the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh’s pending trademarks for “Pittsburgh Pride” and “Pittsburgh Pridefest.” The location – outside of the Persad Center in Lawrenceville – was announced by Dena Stanley, CEO of ...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month began in October 1985 as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and pharmaceutical corporation Imperial Chemical Industries. Betty Ford, the former First Lady and wife of former President Gerald Ford, survived breast cancer and used ...
Syphilis is a common, treatable sexually transmitted infection. The infection can often be recognized by the appearance of an open ulcerative sore known as a chancre on the genitals, mouth, anus, or rectum. Symptoms of syphilis are categorized by stages ...
Civil Rights Movement hero Bayard Rustin gets biopic with Colman Domingo Bayard Rustin, one of the organizers of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington, was less often a public figure due to being openly gay at a ...
25 years after the original premiered, we have been gifted with the trailer for Scream, the fifth movie in the franchise of the same name. It promises more of what we’ve come to expect from those movies: Sidney Prescott(Neve Campbell), ...
Dr. Rachel Levine has made history again today becoming the first transgender four-star officer in any of the United States eight uniformed services. On Tuesday, the former Pennsylvania Secretary of Health and current assistant secretary of Health for the United ...
On November 2nd, voters across Pennsylvania have the opportunity to elect new judges, county executives, mayors, school board members, and dozens of other local officials. It’s going to be a crowded ballot, but one race stands out. Who we choose ...
On the front lawn, my mom popped open the large jack o’ lantern light like an umbrella. I ran out in my socks and helped add stakes to keep it from flying away as she added the final touch—a screeching ...
You can’t keep Shangela Laquifa Wadley down. Seriously, she came back to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” three times. And now, along with co-stars Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O’Hara, she’s back for Season 2 of HBO’s “We’re Here.” Even when ...
Dear Readers, I am not filth. And neither are you. This isn’t something that I should have to declare. But readers of this column know that there are people who don’t think LGBTQ+ people are human. Far too many are ...
Get ready to Celebrate Friendsgiving with the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation. The Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation announced the return for the upcoming holiday season of their Rainbow Turkey Bags. Returning for its second year, the foundation will be preparing holiday ...
On Thursday, Superior Court Judge Maria McLaughlin’s campaign for Supreme Court announced a slate of endorsements from thirty-four LGBTQ elected officials and community leaders. This is the latest show of strong support for McLaughlin, who has spent the past year ...
Central Outreach Wellness Center this morning hosted a ribbon tying ceremony for the grand opening of their new Central Outreach Washington medical clinic in Washington County. Keynote speaker Councilwoman Rosemary Ketchum made remarks, along with Central Outreach founder Dr. Stacy ...
On Monday, QBurgh celebrated one year of serving the LGBTQ Community of Pittsburgh with an exhibit opening and panel discussion at the Point Park University Center for Media Innovation. City Council President Theresa Kail-Smith presented a proclamation declaring October 11, ...
When we were all in grade school, specific vaccines allowed for us to be a part of a larger group and ensure general safety when it came to being in close contact with others. Or in case of an emergency, ...
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 was just starting my first year of art school and had an on-again, off-again boyfriend. ...
On Thursday, Luna Skye celebrated her birthday bash at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale with Akeria Davenport and Kennedy Davenport from “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Happy birthday, Luna! All photos by G. Michael Beigay. ...
It’s the end of an era. A very harmful and stupid era. Pat Robertson is stepping down from “The 700 Club.” It’s tempting to write Falwell off as an old man yelling at clouds. He’s basically a caricature of a ...
Republished from our partners at the Philadelphia Gay News where this story first appeared. “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” the 1994 policy that barred openly LGBTQ people from serving in the military, officially ended on September 20, 2011. For tens of thousands ...
‘BROS’ Will Be (All Queer) Bros After two years of development, the long-awaited Judd Apatow-produced rom-com starring and co-written by Billy Eichner finally has a title and a preliminary cast. It’s going to be called “BROS,” and its leads, Eichner ...
tw: mention of conversion therapy and rape. I am just asexual. I have never experienced sexual attraction. I’ve never felt drawn to anyone’s body, never wanted to undress them and touch their bare skin. I’ve never had a crush. I’ve ...
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is not going to save us. I know it’s all the rage to point to her as the one reasonably sane Republican in a sea of seditious liars, but it’s just not that simple. First ...
Reel Q, Pittsburgh’s longest-running and only LGBTQ+ film festival, is back for its 36th season in a new and exciting location: your home. That’s right, you will be able to enjoy the best of Queer cinema in Pittsburgh online and ...
Pittsburgh City Paper today released the results of their “Best of Pittsburgh” readers’ poll and the LGBTQ Community showed up — winning or placing in over 20 categories with over 610,000 votes cast. Congratulations to all the winners. View the ...
Listen up! This is an important one! We have Dr. Stacy Lane from Central Outreach Wellness Center as our guest this month and she’s talking with us about the culturally competent health and wellness services available for the LGBTQ Community ...
Halle Berry fights The Moon for Roland Emmerich In the future when historical revisionists try to tell you that queer filmmakers made queer films, you will remember this cultural moment and remind them that no, in fact, all queer filmmakers ...
On Tuesday, QBurgh LLC, the publishing company of QBurgh.com, filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office a request for an extension of time and registered its intent to oppose the trademark application for “Pittsburgh Pride” by the Delta ...