I had a revelation recently. It was regarding something that had been told to me many times before but I wasn’t ready or open to hearing it. I was talking to a friend who asked me a simple question: “Did ...
I do not remember when exactly my mom told me that she was a lesbian, but I do remember a series of unfortunate events that surrounded it. My parents had divorced when I was three years old, my father had ...
“My dad once told me that his biggest challenge after returning from Vietnam had been coming to terms with his own callousness. He’d made a deal with the war and traded his humanity for a ticket home.” Tucker Elliot, “The ...
Bisexuality can be a confusing topic because people define it in many different ways. What is bisexuality? The answer varies, depending upon who is asking the question. Is bisexuality defined by identity, behavior, attractions – or some combination of these? ...
I am living proof that what conversion therapy can destroy, self-acceptance can save. Sam Brinton Months before my seventh-grade year, I realized I had a crush on my best friend, who happened to be male. I was too young to ...
Growing up as a gay man in today’s world is drastically different than when I was a kid, even though it really wasn’t that long ago. As the youngest of five kids born in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, there wasn’t much ...
For a long time, the only food trucks you would find in Pittsburgh was on CMU’s campus. Today, food trucks have popped up all over the city from both restaurant operators and independent entrepreneur’s. These ain’t your county fair food ...
Ten years ago I lived in an apartment on Butler Street in Lawrenceville. I think my rent was $650 a month for a huge two bedroom apartment with a one car garage. I lived there for three years before I ...
Today, it is no longer a question of whether one is simply HIV-positive or HIV-negative. Now there are additional statuses like Poz Undetectable and Neg on PreP. The need to discriminate based solely on status is becoming more and more ...
Nick Jonas may be most well known as a multi-platinum selling recording artist and actor, but for one night in June in Pittsburgh you could add hero to the list. As he took to the Liberty Avenue stage around 11:15 ...
At last year’s Pennsylvania AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh, members unanimously passed a nondiscrimination resolution and created the foundation for Pennsylvania to have its first charter of Pride at Work. Pride at Work is a nonprofit organization that represents LGBT union ...
Recently I’ve had the opportunity to go through my boxes of memorabilia that I’ve collected over the years. Since I’ve been an activist on LGBT issues since 1969, and here in PA since 1971, it makes me one of the ...
In the past year, clergy and lay faith leaders in the Pittsburgh area and across Pennsylvania have been stepping up to show unprecedented public support for LGBT equality. They know that the right and loving thing to do is to ...
The Republic of Cuba, with a population of 11 million, is the largest of the Antilles Islands, separating the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to the north, from the Caribbean Sea to the south. It is 775 miles long ...