Updated March 6, 2026, at 3:16 pm. Fine art photographer Ajamu X has his eyes fixed on the future. The Black British LGBTQ+ artist is archiving Black Queer images for future generations. Ajamu X said, “Fierce is a lifelong unfolding ...
Two local competitors, JoeMyGosh and Snoozy Q, are taking comedy seriously as they prepare for the National Miss Comedy Queen pageant. National Miss Comedy Queen is a competition open to any femme-presenting queen who has qualified through a preliminary contest. JoeMyGosh won the ...
Welcome to The Quickie, Central Outreach Wellness Center’s monthly rundown of blogs, events, and health tips, served with sass and zero shame. It’s short, sexy, and gets right to the good stuff, and it’s delivered in part by QBurgh. Condoms are not boring. ...
At The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Harrison Apple (they/them), co-director of the Pittsburgh Queer History Project, unfolds the city’s queer past like a fragile letter pulled from a back pocket. What started in 2009 as an art student helping ...
This story was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th. Sarah O’Neill loved her job as a data scientist at the National Security Agency (NSA). “The government before last year was what I would consider to be a model employer,” O’Neill ...
The Pittsburgh Opera’s annual fashion show, titled “It’s About Time,” will take place on Monday, March 23, at the Bitz Opera Factory. The event will feature a few farewells. Pittsburgh Opera’s General Director, Christopher Hahn, announced his retirement to go ...
A federal judge in Pittsburgh just handed the U.S. Department of Justice a very public, very pointed rejection, and the language she used? Not subtle. Chief U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon ruled Monday that the DOJ cannot force UPMC to ...
TOPEKA — Transgender rights activist Jaelynn Abegg was furious Thursday morning when she received a letter from the state informing her that her driver’s license had been invalidated because of a new state law. Abegg, a Wichita resident, said she ...
Meet Patti Rice, interim president of PFLAG Pittsburgh, the local chapter of the largest national nonprofit dedicated to supporting, educating and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. This is the third PFLAG chapter she’s been a part ...
Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Podcasts You Survived February, Icon! Pause. Breathe. Look at you. You made it through February. The shortest month of the year somehow lasted 47 business days, contained three emotional plot twists, two fake ...
March in Pittsburgh queerland is coming in HOT, and it’s giving “choose-your-own-adventure” in the best way. Kicking off with fresh-air friendship, cozy skill-sharing, and sober all-ages sweetness, community support, book clubs, game nights, craft hangs, karaoke, and a whole constellation ...
Pittsburgh has a vibrant leather community with thriving social communities that will help you explore your leather-clad self and/or your kinkier side. Three Rivers Leather Club (TRLC), Barons of Steel, Arrow Events, Sadomasochist & Leather Assembly of Pittsburgh (SLAP), Steel ...
The City of Pittsburgh is expanding opportunities for local artists to participate in vendor markets at major city-wide events throughout 2026 and LGBTQ+ artists are encouraged to consider applying. The City’s Department of Parks and Recreation (CitiParks), in partnership with ...
Kevin Williamson knows fear. He’s been shaping it, scripting it and watching it slice through movie theaters for 30 years. But with “Scream 7,” he’s doing something new: directing it himself. For the first time, he’s revisiting the world he ...
The Shenango Valley Pride Alliance, located about 90 minutes north of Pittsburgh and serving as Mercer County’s first LGBTQIA+ community support center and organizer of the county’s only annual Pride Picnic, will dissolve on June 1, 2026, citing ongoing funding ...
Do you remember when Joaquin Phoenix dropped out of Todd Haynes’ planned gay romantic drama? And he did it just days before filming was due to begin? Well, the project is back on. Just not with Phoenix. Pedro Pascal has ...
A new sapphic-centered café is officially open in Garfield. The Soft Spot has opened its doors as a sober, accessibility-focused gathering space for queer community members in Pittsburgh. After months of anticipation and buildout updates, the café is now welcoming ...
Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor and newly appointed Police Chief Jason Lando joined QBurgh for a wide-ranging conversation on this latest episode of Pride Matters, discussing LGBTQ policy, public safety, ICE enforcement, and the future of Pride in the city. Recorded ...
The Pine-Richland School Board voted Monday night to advance sweeping revisions to its controversial library policy, taking formal steps to reverse measures passed last year that critics said disproportionately targeted LGBTQ+ and Black authors. The proposed changes, approved for advancement ...
I had a post go viral on Bluesky recently. At least, viral for me. When I left Twitter (which you should definitely do) for Bluesky (which you should do if you want), I had it in my mind that I ...
On Sunday, the Steel City Stonewall Democrats, Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ Democratic Club, held their annual member endorsement meeting 2026 at the Hosanna House in Wilkinsburg. Ian Price, President of the Steel City Stonewall Democrats, said the meeting sets the tone for ...
Listen on Spotify Pittsburgh really said, “Oh, you thought it was spring? That’s adorable.” Friday: 60 degrees.Saturday: sunglasses, iced coffee, delusions.Sunday: snow. Again. We were emotionally prepared to put on crop tops. We were spiritually ready for short shorts. We ...
State Representative Jessica Benham announced her campaign for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, pledging to continue her fight for working families, vulnerable communities, and climate action across the Commonwealth. In a statement, Benham reaffirmed her commitment to lowering ...
I don’t often cry while reading a comic book. But these words on the dedication page of “Galaxy: The Prettiest Star” brought me to tears: “For the girl who needed this book ages ago, and couldn’t find it.” It was ...
The QMNTY Continuum expanded again this week with the opening of the QMNTY Pantry & Café at 539 E. Ohio St. on Pittsburgh’s North Side, adding daily free meals and expanded grocery access to a growing block of LGBTQ+ community ...
PFLAG Pittsburgh is entering a new chapter of leadership following the departure of longtime board president David West. In a statement released February 18, the organization shared that West recently stepped down after serving six years as president and nine ...
Welcome to The Quickie, Central Outreach Wellness Center’s monthly rundown of blogs, events, and health tips, served with sass and zero shame. It’s short, sexy, and gets right to the good stuff, and it’s delivered in part by QBurgh. If you have been ...
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Presidents’ Day is always the hardest holiday to shop for; it’s hard to know what to get the president in your life. But the U.S. ...
Don’t look now, but everybody’s watching. Of course they are; you want all eyes on you because you’re the star. Your thoughts, your choices, your entire life is on display when fame and fortune are yours. It’s a dream come true as ...
On camera from her Malibu home, Kathy Griffin looks harmless, even friendly. But I’m not Gary Busey, Mel Gibson, Larry Ellison or Sean Penn, who are among Griffin’s neighbors — the people, she says, she might run into in Aisle ...
How about that Super Bowl halftime show? Amazing, right? Bad Bunny managed to create a microcosm of Puerto Rico right there on the football field complete with a sugar cane farm, faltering electric lines, replicas of traditional Puerto Rican homes ...
Listen on Spotify Okay. Be honest. Did you have a soft, candlelit, rom-com Valentine’s? Did you aggressively DoorDash and watch true crime documentaries? Did you text your ex? (No judgment. Only light concern.) Valentine’s has come and gone, and whether ...
The Queer Fam Fund (QFF) has officially launched its 2026 fundraising campaign to support Black, Indigenous, people of color and people of trans experience attending this year’s Honcho Campout. Honcho Campout 2026 will take place August 12–17 at Four Quarters ...
Crave, the Canadian streaming service that gave the world “Heated Rivalry,” has a new series coming soon for queer sports fanatics. It’s called “Slo Pitch” and it’s exactly what the name implies: a comedy about a lesbian softball beer league ...
Nebby Nick headed to the Kelly Strayhorn Theater for the launch of Lydia Lydia Lydia: A Collection of Photographs. From the moment the lobby opened, the energy was clear: buffoonery, stupidity, and pure chaos, in all the best ways. Between ...
This story was originally reported by our partners at The 19th. Mike Holmes, 59, started watching “Heated Rivalry” because of the sex. “The first two episodes are the spiciest and, of course, that’s fun to watch,” he told The 19th. The ...
When news broke this week that James Van Der Beek died on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, of colon cancer, the internet responded the way it always does with millennial fixtures: with Dawson GIFs, earnest tears, and a flood of teenage ...
As first reported by PEOPLE, a six-year-old Girl Scout from Pittsburgh has already sold nearly 80,000 boxes of cookies this season and she’s not slowing down. Her name is Pim. She’s in kindergarten. And she may be rewriting Girl Scout ...
This story was originally reported by our partners at the The 19th. Their health care premiums have skyrocketed. And now, women and LGBTQ+ people across the country are scrambling. Some are pushing off paying for retirement, or dipping into their savings. Some ...
After a year of controversy and deeply divided school board meetings, the Pine-Richland School District is moving toward a more inclusive future with the suspension of its controversial library book policy, Policy 109.1, and the introduction of a new, more ...
Big announcement, everyone! ICE, the masked paramilitary force that is terrorizing neighborhoods and executing people in the street with the full support of the federal government, will now have each officer wear a body camera. And not a moment too ...
In 1788, when western Pennsylvania residents petitioned the General Assembly to create Allegheny County, four of the petitioners were free Black men. In the 1800s, Pittsburgh was home to many stops on the Underground Railroad, and the neighborhood now called ...
A conservative nonprofit with ties to right-wing political messaging unveiled a new ad campaign last week, targeting Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania House Democratic leaders for their refusal to advance legislation banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. The ...
In a heartfelt statement shared with fans and supporters, All Out Music Festival confirmed that it will not be hosting concerts in Pittsburgh or Columbus this year. The team behind the queer-celebrating concert series, known for blending national talent with ...
Listen on Spotify You did it. You survived another week of capitalist nonsense, emotional weather whiplash, and, depending on your luck, a few existential spirals while staring at your group texts. But now it’s Monday, and you’re officially entering your ...
In a year already overflowing with right-wing assaults on queer existence, the “Greater Than” campaign is here to remind us that, yes, they’re still coming for your rights and this time, by reigniting the battle to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges ...
It’s no secret that dating is hard. Whether you are currently single, inundated with dating horror stories online, or listening to a friend’s description of a wild night out, it’s clear that few people are having fun putting themselves out ...
On the third Saturday of every month, something celestial descends on the second floor of Club Pittsburgh. It’s not a vision or a fantasy, it’s Heaven, a trans-centered, after-hours dance party, and it’s becoming one of the most affirming nightlife ...
Turns out the majority of the country thinks that ICE sucks. I’ve got people with whom I agree about very little writing things like, “[ICE and CPB are] doing exactly what this administration has trained them to — impose a reign of ...
Welcome to The Quickie, Central Outreach Wellness Center’s monthly rundown of blogs, events, and health tips, served with sass and zero shame. It’s short, sexy, and gets right to the good stuff, and it’s delivered in part by QBurgh. As we kick off ...