I started writing almost twenty years ago – with a coming out story/memoir that I am currently in the process of finishing this fall. My writing stems from the same ideas that impact my teaching and coaching. Reminders about being ...
“I got challenged today.” When my 8 month pregnant sister told me this, I was automatically bothered. “For the Ice Bucket Challenge.” Ahh, a sigh of relief. This summer social media has been jam-packed with all sorts of challenges. Just ...
If you think about being Jewish in Pittsburgh you can’t help but to think about Squirrel Hill. Who hasn’t made that connection? After all – it was estimated that 33% of Pittsburgh’s Jewish population lived there at one point. With ...
“Camp” is traditionally described in gay culture as failed seriousness or over the top sophisticated amusement by virtue of being art, artificial, extravagant, humorous, teasingly ingenuous and sentimental in a theatrical manner for the entertainment of others. *ThinkDame Edna. It ...
That burp you hear isn’t the belching of topselling Tupperware saleslady, Dixie Longate, but the unmistakable sealed-in-for-freshness burp of her famous plastic containers. You’re invited to “Dixie’s Tupperware Party,” playing at the CLO Cabaret in Theatre Square. Dixie packed up ...
Apple cider has been a personal favorite since I was just a young boy. The tang and tartness reminds me of biting into a crisp Granny Smith Apple and feeling the acid tingle my tongue like I had just eaten ...
Barcelona, on the Mediterranean Sea at the northern coast of Spain, resonates with excitement and adventure during every step of your visit. A truly cosmopolitan city, Barcelona has not erased its history, but rather embraced and enhanced it with the ...
Survey after survey shows the hesitation, awkward discussion and unaddressed issues that result from not having that conversation. Quite frankly, many consider it none of the doctor’s business. But even in the 21st century, the LGBT community still suffers from ...
Need to check calories on a meal you’re having at a chain restaurant? Want to watch movies, television or listen to music from your device? There are apps for that! TRANSQUAT What about an app to help members of the ...
After making the decision to transition from male to female in 2009, Allie Gray, of the South Hills, says she made a grim promise to herself – one that she no longer plans to keep. “I told myself a few ...
As 2014’s 15th Gayest City in America, according to the Advocate magazine, Pittsburgh’s climate for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community is warm and welcoming. With organizations like the Gay and Lesbian Community Center (GLCC), Persad, Gay For Good ...
Named for a Pittsburgh area social worker, a new project at the Gay & Lesbian Community Center aims to give LGBT people a place to find resources for personal hygiene products if they are financially not able to buy them. ...
There used to be a time when wisdom and experience were respected. Individuals went to their grandparents or elders for advice for important issues. Many cultures revere the older generations in their community as people of power and influence. In ...