It was in the fall of 2024 that Connor McGaffick embarked on a college project while at the University of Pittsburgh with the singular goal of advocating for a cause deeply close to his heart. As a transgender person in ...

If you’re from Pittsburgh or you know your “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumni, then you know Lydia Butthole Kollins and Kori King, legendary wild things of Season 17, who fell in love during production. And if you follow them online, you know their ...

The City of Pittsburgh LGBTQIA+ Commission convened for its regular July meeting with an agenda of some brief updates before a comprehensive briefing from local non-profit AIDS Free Pittsburgh (AFP). Commissioners reviewed recommendations currently in progress, including establishing unisex restrooms, ...

Today’s Episode is sponsored by: Brianna’s Mobile Workshop! Pittsburgh’s Premier Queer Contractors. In this episode of Pride Matters, we sit down with Pittsburgh’s own drag superstar Joey Young, a powerhouse performer, singer-songwriter, and freshly crowned Miss Continental Newcomer 2025. Joey ...

You can say whatever you want about Rosie O’Donnell. She’s a celebrity and people have some strong opinions about her. Some good, some bad. But since she hasn’t been front and center in the public eye recently, I would wager ...

Walking into Mary’s at 5128 Penn Avenue is like a trip through time. It’s a funky little bar with a retro vibe. Red plastic, heart-shaped tables are dotted along the space facing an elevated rectangular stage, with a giant plasma ...

Before Joanie Schultz brought her gender-swapped adaptation of The Seagull to Quantum Theatre, another work attracted the attention of Karla Boos, the company’s founder and artistic director. Schultz first came to Pittsburgh as director of Frida … A Self Portrait, and then left for other artistic endeavours, ...

In a world where healthcare is becoming more of a luxury than a human right, Metro Community Health Center seeks to provide care no matter who you are or your income level. Here, Swissvale, Wilkinsburg, Braddock, the greater Pittsburgh area, ...

Crosses. Yin & Yang. Mr. Yuk. Symbols are all around us. Instant signifiers of some critical knowledge for the masses to understand. Symbols are also the perfect way to invisibly project a piece of yourself to the world to find ...

After months of hearings and legal disputes, Pittsburgh City Council voted Wednesday to deny historic designation to Donny’s Place, a former LGBTQ+ bar located on Herron Avenue in Polish Hill. The decision follows a multi-stage nomination process that began in ...

Pittsburgh lost one of its biggest cheerleaders. Brian Edward Leach, locally known by his stage name, Brian Edward, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025. A Point Park alum who went on to create two hilarious shows that skewered Broadway, ...

Content warning: Discussions related to conversion therapies and the adverse effects they can have on minors. Kaley Chiles is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Colorado who filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado in 2022 because of Colorado’s ...

On the afternoon of July 16, a Black trans woman survived what’s being described as a brutal anti-trans hate crime outside the Giant Eagle at Edgewood Towne Center. According to a statement from Sisters PGH, a local nonprofit serving Black ...

“The Prom” runs from July 17 through July 27 at the Greer Cabaret Theater, 622 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Tap here for tickets and additional information. When a senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi, was forbidden ...

As Donald Trump arrived in Pittsburgh to headline an AI Summit at Carnegie Mellon University, ACT UP Pittsburgh and a coalition of local activists staged a visceral, unapologetic funeral procession to mourn the lives lost due to the GOP’s draconian ...

I’ve had the song “Jesus He Knows Me” stuck in my head for a few days now. The song, originally by the British band Genesis, came out in 1992, though I’ve been playing the 2023 cover by Ghost. “Jesus He Knows ...

After a brief pause, the lights blazed back on for Lola LaCroix’s iconic VAIN, making its fierce return on Friday, July 11, at Spirit Hall. The night was electric with headliner Bosco, the sultry star of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season ...

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. Let’s ...

This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. The email came while James Harter was on vacation with his husband in Quebec City, Canada. He was checking his computer in their ...

Dylan Boyer recently decided it was once again time to get into his art studio. The 32-year-old Minnesota resident, who also happens to be the director of development at The Aliveness Project, the state’s largest HIV/AIDS social service agency, needed a ...

Log Cabin Republicans — and others who continue to support this administration — were warned that its policies would bring real harm to our community. That warning has now come true: the Trump administration has cut funding for LGBTQ+ suicide ...

The Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ and HIV advocacy communities are mourning the loss of Bart Rauluk, longtime board president of Allies for Health + Wellbeing (formerly the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force), who passed away on Wednesday, July 9, after a long illness. ...

advertisement Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport is embracing love in all its forms, offering a welcoming space where joy, identity, and community are honored without hesitation. With a proudly diverse team, including LGBTQ individuals in both leadership and staff roles, the ...

If “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” was the only metric by which the local drag scene was measured, Pittsburgh would probably be considered a curious oddity. In the show’s nearly 15 years, three queens from the Steel City have been featured. ...

In a sweeping move to defend queer life in the face of escalating national attacks, Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to pass three landmark ordinances that provide new legal protections to trans residents, LGBTQIA+ communities, and sex workers across ...

Remember the ’90s movie “Street Fighter” with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Kylie Minogue? Well, they’re remaking it, which is messing with perfection, obviously, but we’ll allow it because  of these co-stars: alt-country masked man Orville Peck, Jason Momoa and Noah ...

Trigger warning: This column mentions suicide. If you were a presidential administration and you wanted to communicate to LGBTQ+ people that you did not care about their lives and would, in fact, prefer it if they were dead, you’d be ...

Early in my interview with legendary trans rocker Laura Jane Grace, I can’t help but fawn over her 2016 memoir “Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout,” which details Grace’s struggles with addiction and her very public transition. ...

Originally published by our friends at Mt. Lebanon Magazine. Asta Kill uses an analogy to explain her role in creating Lebo Pride. “I see myself more as a spark, and the fire that took from the spark, just took a ...

On June 29, 2025, Pittsburgh’s North Hills LGBTQ+ community came together for Fox Chapel’s Pride in the Park, a youth-centered and family-focused celebration. The event welcomed LGBTQ+ caregivers, their children, and all chosen families, emphasizing connection and affirmation. Participants enjoyed ...

On June 30, 2025, UPMC, Pennsylvania’s largest healthcare provider, officially stopped providing gender-affirming care for trans youth under 19. That includes pulling the plug on affirming therapy, halting prescriptions for puberty blockers, and creating an environment where trans youth are ...

Pittsburgh Pride Group hosted the lively Uptown Pride block party on Saturday. Despite the day’s challenges of hot weather and intermittent downpours, spirits remained high among the enthusiastic participants. The event, held in Uptown in partnership with Trace Brewing, transformed ...

Originally published by our partners at The19th on June 27, 2025. The Supreme Court sided last Friday with a group of Maryland parents who object to their children reading LGBTQ+-inclusive books in public schools, delivering a win to religious liberty ...

On June 28, 2025, the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation hosted its annual Chosen Family Pride Picnic, bringing together Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ community and their loved ones for a celebration of chosen families. The free event was open to all ages. It ...

Originally published by our partners at The19th on June 26, 2025. It happened just a few weeks ago: Jim Obergefell was moving things in his office when he came across the ashes of his late husband, John Arthur, now 12 ...

On Sunday, Forest Hills celebrated its second annual Pride festival at the Forest Hills Westinghouse Lodge featuring local vendors, community organizations, kids’ activities, and a performance by Chi Chi De Vivre. Photos by Mara Rago. Tap to view full photo. ...

As the rainbow banners come down and the glitter starts to settle, we are reminded that Pride isn’t just a month, it’s a lifelong journey. In the final video from Nebby Nick’s journey to Pittsburgh Pride 2025, local queer voices ...

On Sunday, 5801 Video Lounge turned up the heat for a special edition of Ladies Who Drag Brunch, welcoming the one and only Nicole Paige Brooks fresh off her run on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10. Hosted by ...

For four decades, the harmonious voices of Renaissance City Choir have echoed through Pittsburgh’s community spaces, affirming LGBTQIA+ identity, celebrating queer resilience, and building bridges with allies through music. Now, on its 40th anniversary, the choir is embracing a bold, ...

Originally published on June 25, 2025, by our partners at The 19th. The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth dealt a painful blow to families of trans kids — but the fight is ...

advertisement AIDS Free Pittsburgh has an ambitious goal. The ten-year-old initiative, a collaborative comprising government agencies, healthcare institutions, and community organizations, managed through the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, aims to end the HIV epidemic in Allegheny County by 2030. AIDS Free ...

The final weekend of Pride 2025 is here, and Pittsburgh is bursting with queer joy, community power, and radiant love! From Black queer brilliance at the August Wilson Center to Hazelwood’s very first Pride, drag brunches galore, rooftop ragers, and ...

When Frankie Grande bounces into our Zoom meeting, he radiates enough energy to power a small city. The self-proclaimed “gayest person on Earth” is about to release his debut album and he’s turned all the way up — dimmers be ...

Ten years ago today, on June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a ruling that guaranteed same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide. The decision was a long-awaited victory, a culmination ...

Governor Shapiro’s annual Pride Reception, held Monday, June 23, at the Pennsylvania State Library in Harrisburg, was a significant event that drew many from the Pittsburgh community, including State Representatives La’Tasha Mayes and Jessica Benham. In a highlight of the evening, ...

“We’re still here. We’re still queer. And we’re not going anywhere.” From tear-jerking reflections to full-bodied joy, Pittsburgh Pride 2025 brought together queer folks, allies, families, and new friends to celebrate love, identity, and chosen community. In this powerful recap, ...

Do you remember your first big screen lips? Getting pelted with toast? Learning “The Time Warp”? Then you’re the target demo for “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror,” a documentary currently making the film festival rounds. From filmmaker Linus ...

This Pride Month, Pittsburgh is putting its promises of inclusion to the test. On Tuesday morning, District 5 Pittsburgh City Councilmember Barb Warwick introduced a powerful trio of bills designed to safeguard queer and marginalized Pittsburghers, especially trans folks and ...

advertisement Every person goes through life with the experiences that shape them, good and bad. As the adage goes, “Be kind. You never know what someone is going (or has been) through.”  In a healthcare setting, the application of this ...

Pittsburgh showed up and showed out for Pride, and so did Nebby Nick! In this episode, Nick hits the Pittsburgh Pride Parade and Festival to ask a simple but powerful question: What does Pride mean to you? From love and ...