The Lambda Foundation is currently soliciting grants for the 1998 summer granting cycle. Deadline for grant requests is June 1. Lambda encourages individuals and organizations who serve the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities in the tri-state ...
The Delta Foundation, in cooperation with Tomy G Promotions, has donated $200 to Shepherd Wellness Community. The funds, which were originally granted to Tomy G Promotions to subsidize the participation of a cheerleading squad in the 1998 Gay Games, became ...
For the first time in its history, Pittsburgh’s leather community has a real chance to bring home an international title when Mr. Pittsburgh Leather 1998 Frank Waugh competes in the 20th International Mr. Leather contest in Chicago May 24. IML-related ...
A former University of Pittsburgh faculty member who registered a complaint with the Pittsburgh Human Relations Commission in 1996 accusing Pitt of discriminatory practices has filed to amend her complaint to a class action on behalf of all gay and ...
The Three Rivers Pride Committee has announced that Pittsburgh PrideFest 1998 has been scheduled for June 20. Beginning at noon, the Pride Parade will march through Shadyside, down Walnut Street and Ellsworth Avenue to Mellon Park, where the annual Pride ...
Women’s tennis star Pam Shriver visited the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force April 7 to promote the upcoming Virginia Slims Legends Tour. The tour’s first visit to Pittsburgh last year raised over $26,000 for the PATF. Proceeds from this year’s two-day ...
A proposal to overhaul Allegheny County government is causing concern among political observers within the local gay and lesbian community. Allegheny County voters will have the opportunity to determine the future of the so-called Home Rule Charter Proposal when they ...
Members of the Gertrude Stein Political Club of Greater Pittsburgh have announced their candidate endorsements for the May 19 primary election. Among the group’s endorsements: ! State Rep. Ivan Itkin received the club’s unanimous endorsement for the Democratic Party nomination for ...
The following article originally appeared in the May 1998 issue of Pittsburgh’s Out and is republished here for the first time in its entirety as originally published. Some language is dated. Help us preserve Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ history, like this article, by ...