Updated May 25, 2023, at 10:32 AM “I’ve always created new spaces for communities to thrive and new intersections to different groups of people. In this city of tunnels and bridges, I’m always seeking the ways we can make greater ...
In 2023 alone more than 460 bills have been introduced in State Legislatures across the country targeting drag performances, gender-affirming care, trans kids and adults, and LGBTQ+ books. This year’s Pride Month comes at a time of uncertainty and fear ...
The wait is over! It’s here! Find out all the details for Pittsburgh Pride season. Stand up and speak out against the attacks targeting the LGBTQ community sweeping the nation. Keep on sinning as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence wash away your ...
The Awareness and Wellness Center (AWC), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh, Bear Lee Crafting, Creative Reuse, Artist and Craftsman Supply, and Proud Haven invite you to create art on giant letters expressing what COURAGE means to you during ...
With a packed crowd on a rainy and cloudy Sunday night in Pittsburgh, the Blue Moon Bar in Lawrenceville shone as bright as the sun as Akasha L. Van-Cartier was crowned Miss Blue Moon 2023. Akasha is the first person ...
Registration has opened for the 2023 Pittsburgh Pride March and Parade on Saturday, June 3. This year’s march features a new route through the historically LGBTQ district along Liberty Avenue and the much-asked-for return of vehicles and floats. The new ...
In the wake of anti-trans advertisements running on at least eight local radio stations, the stations that have continued to run the ads or failed to respond to community criticism have been banned from Pittsburgh Pride 2023 according to organizers. ...
This year’s Pride events in Pittsburgh brought a lot of fun – Billy Porter made several appearances, local Drag Queens and Kings performed for large audiences, local businesses came out to take part and provide resources, and so much more. ...
Pittsburgh Black Pride celebrated 27 years with a series of events including a welcome reception at 5801 Video Lounge, a community festival and BBQ in Schenley Park, and a concert featuring singer, songwriter, dancer and actress Mýa. ...
Late Monday afternoon, after 10 months of legal filings and back and forth procedures, the Pittsburgh LGBTQ Community emerged victorious in the fight to reclaim “Pittsburgh Pride” from the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh. The Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh, through their ...
Pittsburgh Black Pride commemorates 27 years with a series of events which includes a concert with Mýa. The celebration kicks off at 5801 on Thursday, July 28, with the concert at the August Wilson Center on Friday, July 29 and ...
As Pride Month comes to a close let’s take a look back on some of the events that took place celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Billy Porter jumped on stage at Pride on the Shore, June ...
In a proclamation sponsored by Pittsburgh City Councilman Bruce Kraus and the entirety of Pittsburgh City Council, June 2022 has been declared “Pride Month” in the City of Pittsburgh. Full text of the proclamation: WHEREAS, in the early hours of ...
Pride 2022 came to a close with one final weekend of events to celebrate the people and places that make the LGBTQ Community of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania such a vibrant community. Even though Pride has come to a close, ...
Watch the Renaissance City Choir’s Pride 2022 Concert live: Please consider donating to the Renaissance City Choir here. ...
It’s the last weekend of June. You didn’t think the Pride celebrations were over yet did you? You’re going to be busy for one more weekend! Here’s how to close out Pride month in style! Friday, June 24 Pride Comedy ...
Updated June 22, 2022, at 11:48 a.m. to clarify recipients of money raised at PNC Pride Night It was another jam-packed weekend of Pride events across Pittsburgh with the Pride Night at PNC Park, which raised money for Hugh Lane ...
Pride month may be coming to an end soon, but the celebrations are still going. Dormont Spark/Pride will take place on Saturday, June 25 in the “busy Potomac Avenue business district and will close the street from Belrose to West ...
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 Pride Star Award is designed to acknowledge the many valuable contributions being made by our ...
We’re halfway through Pride Month and we aren’t done celebrating! Here’s how you can celebrate your Pride this weekend! Friday, June 17 Pride Night at PNC Park Game at 7:05 PM, happy hour at Mike’s Beer Bar 5:00 PM – ...
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. So much has changed since then. Both in the world, and within myself. I was ...
Drawn by the talented Joe Wos, the Pittsburgh Pride maze is inspired by undeniably Pittsburgh imagery and iconography featuring a pegasus leaping over the fountain at the Point. Pegasus was the name of a long-time LGBTQ bar and night club ...
It was another jam-packed weekend of Pride events across the region. See who was caught out and about: G2H2 June 2022 at 5801 Video Lounge Photos by G Michael Beigay. Washington, PA Pride Pride at Necromancer Brewing ...
Picture it… Pittsburgh, 2017 (the year the Delta Foundation sold the name of Pride to EQT), mid-June; it was the first sunny day in the city in almost three weeks. The boys were donning their glitter and gold in preparation ...
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 City’s Press Secretary. She was appointed by Ed Gainey, Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor. Maria Montaño ...
Dear friends, Welcome to Pride 2022! Each year at this time, LGBTQ+ people, along with allies, come together to celebrate the beauty and diversity of this community. This year is made even more special by the fact that, for many, ...
Arcade Comedy Theater is kicking off its 9th annual Pride celebration with two headlining performances by Jess Salomon, a nationally-touring comedian and podcaster. Salomon, most recently seen on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”, is bringing her signature blend of ...
Washington County will hold its first-ever in-person Pride this Saturday, June 11. The Pride event is aiming to be inclusive and open to everyone of all ages and is free to the public. Tyler Bogden, the co-chair of Washington Pride, ...
GREETINGS: I’m honored to recognize our LGBTQIA+ community during this month-long celebration. I’m grateful for your vital role in Pennsylvania’s history, and for your efforts toward creating an inclusive and compassionate future for the commonwealth. During this important month and ...
With an official count of 12,000 marching in the Pittsburgh Pride march and parade on Saturday, June 4, and estimated crowds as high as 30,000 at events from Thursday through Sunday, Pittsburgh Pride weekend filled the region with rainbows and ...
Pittsburgh-born queer icon Billy Porter graced Pittsburgh Pride weekend. The Tony, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning actor, singer, author, and new director was in the City to grand marshal the Pittsburgh Pride march and parade on Saturday and made appearances at several ...
It is my pleasure to unite with QBurgh to welcome everyone gathered for Pittsburgh Pride Month 2022. William Penn founded our commonwealth on the principles of fairness and tolerance, and I believe we must continue to be a place that ...
In the summer of 1987, four gay men living with AIDS met with Father Lynn Edwards, an Episcopal priest; Bill Brandon, a physician; and Cynthia Klemanski, a social worker. The four gay men wanted to discuss the ramifications of the ...
In these changing and challenging times, I cannot help but begin by reflecting on the steadfast foundation of community, having been established now over generations, the gratitude I feel for those that came before me, and the respect I have ...
Happy Pride! As the first out queer woman in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly, a place not very friendly to LGBTQ+ people, Pride in who I am and what our community is fighting for keeps me moving forward every day. Pride was ...
Pittsburgh Pride season kicked off last night with True T PGH and AIDS Free Pittsburgh’s “Too Hot for July” with Saucy Santana and the celebration continues this weekend! Look no further for the details you need to know for the ...
In Pittsburgh, for too many years, one organization has been inextricably linked to Pride, the Delta Foundation. But this year, we are seeing Pride in Pittsburgh being returned to the community. In my opinion, and many will not share this ...
On behalf of the residents of our great city, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Pittsburgh in celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month! The celebrations that will occur over the next month embody the spirit of Pittsburgh, a city ...
When I was sixteen years old someone tried to out me to my parents. I had begun my coming out journey the year before and, as many LGBTQ folks know, telling friends is usually the first step until you work ...
Pride month is by far my favorite time of the year. To me, it is way better than my birthday, New Year’s, and the Fourth of July all combined. I live for Pride. My first Gay Rights March was in ...
Billy Porter, the Pittsburgh-born, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning actor, singer, and author best known for his roles in Kinky Boots, Pose, and American Horror Story, will be the Grand Marshal of the 2022 Pittsburgh Pride Parade on Saturday, June ...
PRIDE/prīd/noun1. a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired2. consciousness of one’s own dignity Oxford Dictionaires That’s ...
Venus DeMars is a multidisciplinary artist and musician from Minneapolis, Minnesota, best known as a singer-songwriter, rock star, and leader of the Dark Glam/Punk band “Venus DeMars & All the Pretty Horses”, and she is Transgender. Venus came out as ...
Over forty years since the discovery of HIV/AIDS, many have anxiously waited for new advancements in healthcare technology that could help alleviate, if not eradicate these infectious diseases. From medications like AZT in the 1990s, PrEP in the 2000s, a ...
It’s Pride Month again! The time to reflect on the journey the LGBTQ community has made to get where we are today. We still have a long way to go, but there is also a lot to celebrate. Years ago, ...
The LGBTQ community has been through a lot since Pride 2021. From “Don’t Say Gay” bills to horrendous legislation targeting trans kids, it’s easy to feel like this last year has been one of the worst yet for trans and ...
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’’ Fred Rogers You’re probably familiar with that famous ...
Drag is a combination of inspiration and perspiration. Most queens emulate strong, positive female role models, Cher, Beyonce, Madonna, Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, and more. Phoenix Fatale said, “I am a Britney girl. Growing up, I fell in love with ...
Visitors from other major cities may be curious where Pittsburgh’s “gayborhood” or centralized area of the highest number of LGBTQ establishments and population is. While Pittsburgh does not have a formal “gayborhood” like Philadelphia or New York, the entire city ...
Kierra Darshell, Pittsburgh’s first lady of drag, runs the Miss Tri-State Newcomer competition. This year, Lady Inferno Diamond picked up that crown. Kierra Darshell has been bringing sass and class to the drag scene since the late 80s. Kierra Darshell ...