We are excited to announce that QBurgh will publish a second print magazine this year just in time to provide all the details on Halloween, Fall, and Winter events for the LGBTQ Community of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. In addition ...
As Vice President Kamala Harris mounts her bid for the presidency, local LGBTQ groups and delegates are stepping up to show their support, recognizing her commitment to LGBTQ rights and social justice. Jim DePoe, LGBTQ community advocate and delegate to ...
Updated July 23, 2024, at 8:14 pm to include an emailed statement from EECM. LGBTQ Community members and allies who support the East End Cooperative Ministry have become incensed by recent developments out of the high-profile non-profit. Last week within ...
advertisement Experts nationwide are warning that people who are sexually active, particularly those in the LGBTQIA+ community, should be alert to the ongoing risk of mpox. Though we have not seen a surge in cases like we did in the ...
After making his most recent films for Netflix, acclaimed director Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”) will return to cinemas with Sony Pictures Classics and his frequent collaborator Ethan Hawke (the “Before” trilogy) for “Blue Moon.” Gay star of “Ripley” and “All of ...
There is one woman in the state of Pennsylvania who is standing in the doorway of marriage equality. There is one woman in Pennsylvania who has the power to make your marriage secure, and she refuses to do so. There ...
On Saturday many people were justly shocked and utterly dismayed when a mass shooting event took place at a political rally here in Pennsylvania. Soon after, many pundits and politicians banded together to condemn the act of gun violence outright ...
On Saturday, community members, family, and friends gathered to remember the life of Pauly Likens, a 14-year-old trans girl from Sharon, Pennsylvania, who was brutally murdered last month. Her remains were found scattered around a park lake an hour north ...
Pride Month may be over, but the time is always right for a good book. I’ve been a voracious reader for as long as I can remember, with a particular affinity for science fiction and fantasy stories. I was enamored ...
Our nation marked nine years of marriage equality on June 26, 2024. As one of more than 30 plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed same-sex couples’ right to marry, this anniversary should have filled me with nothing ...
5801 Video Lounge announced their total donations from Pride month activities to three local non-profits doing the work for the LGBTQ Community of Western Pennsylvania. “We donated over $3,000 to Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation through our sales of wristbands, specialty ...
Spoiler Alert: Specific details about X-Men ’97 Season One’s story are discussed throughout. On March 20, Marvel, through its parent company The Walt Disney Company, resuscitated a thirty-two-year-old cartoon, “X-Men: The Animated Series” with “X-Men ‘97.” The show brought back ...
Emboldened by the mainstreaming of hard-right politics ahead of a presidential election cycle, white nationalist and anti-LGBTQ+ groups increased to record levels in the United States last year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s latest annual report on hate and extremism ...
Who never slows down? Dolly Parton, that’s who. Not content to disrupt the boxed cake mix industry and reintroduce vintage banana flavor to American palates, she’s finally taking her turn on Broadway by producing her own bio-musical, for which she’ll ...
Updated 10:26 AM July 6, 2024. A previous version of this story misstated the date and time of the memorial vigil. In a heart-wrenching and tragic incident, prosecutors are committed to seeking justice for Pauly Likens, a 14-year-old trans girl ...
To close out Pride month, this Sunday featured Dormont Pride, Wilkinsburg Pride, and for the first time Forest Hills Pride. Forest Hills Mayor Frank Porko issued a proclamation declaring June 30 Pride Day in Forest Hills. Dormont Pride Wilkinsburg Pride ...
With 30 days of Pride finally over, you might be wondering: “How do I keep this queer party going?” We’ve got you covered. Here’s what’s queer and going on in July. ...
Queer people of Pittsburgh are taking back the American dream. While participating in a photoshoot reimagining Americana, people in the LGBTQIA+ community shared their interpretations of the concept of Americana and the American Dream. Themes of acceptance, inclusivity, and happiness ...
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives has passed a bill repealing the state’s same-sex marriage ban with a decisive bipartisan vote on Tuesday. Proponents of the bill stressed the necessity of this change to safeguard marriage equality, especially if federal case law ...
The leadership of Fairness Pennsylvania, a new statewide start-up meant to advocate for the LGBTQ community in Harrisburg — which QBurgh previously reported is run out of West Virginia as a subsidiary of Fairness West Virginia — has a history ...
It was a jam-packed weekend to wrap up Pride month, here’s what happened on Saturday! Harold’s Haunt Queer Prom QBurgh was proud to sponsor 15 tickets to Queer Prom so that everyone could attend regardless of their ability to purchase ...
On Thursday evening, Carol Usner Held, owner of Brewer’s, posted to the bar’s Facebook page a message that had been rumored for at least a month: Pittsburgh’s oldest gay bar is up for sale. “This month has brought me to ...
New data highlights importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion to region’s workforce and economy
Over 170 business leaders and decision-makers convened to discuss critical data points and actionable insights surrounding the key findings of the Vibrant Index 5.0, the region’s recent diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) assessment. As the data was unveiled during the ...
In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 28, 1969, the spark that ignited the LGBTQ rights movement and the annual Pride marches and celebrations was lit at the Stonewall Uprising. LGBTQ icons like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera ...
The Renaissance City Choir, Western Pennsylvania’s only LGBTQIA+ chorus, will hold their annual Pride Concerts this Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30 at 4:00 PM, at East Liberty Presbyterian Church, with livestreaming available for Sunday’s performance. The Renaissance City ...
It’s the final weekend of Pride and it’s all coming to a close with a bang. Here are 40 more ways to celebrate Pride one more time! ...
As June marches on, Pride celebrations across the region keep coming in different shapes, sizes, and flavors! 2nd Annual Vandergrift Pride in the Park Featuring local and Pittsburgh-based bands, the Junior Chamber of Commerce Players, flash tattoos by Iron Element, ...
Updated September 8, 2024 at 9:31 AM. If the last week has been a testament to the Pride Season 2024 in Pittsburgh, it’s been a hot, hot, HOT season celebrating love, community, and acceptance. With the Season well underway, many ...
It was another packed weekend of Pride events in all parts of the region. Check out some photos from Millvale Pride, Pride on Penn at Bakery Square, and Pride on Bigham Street in Mt. Washington. Millvale Pride Pride on Penn ...
On Tuesday, Hugh Lane Wellness Executive Director Sarah Rosso and Program Director J. Coley Alston did a final walk-through of Hugh Lane’s space for youth in East Liberty, lining up chairs and checking the podium microphone one last time. Soon, ...
For Pride month, Grindr, the popular app for LGBTQ+ individuals, is hitting the road with a fully-decked out bus, stopping in ten cities across the country, and that includes Pittsburgh this Tuesday night. The initiative is part of Grindr’s mission ...
Allies for Health + Wellbeing celebrated the grand opening of Allies Pharmacy on Thursday, June 20, with a ribbon cutting at its location on Penn Avenue in East Liberty. Allies for Health + Wellbeing is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that empowers ...
At the end of March, Pennsylvania observed Trans Day of Visibility in Harrisburg. But what made this year’s commemoration different was the fact that for the first time in Pennsylvania history, there were publicly queer and gender non-conforming elected officials ...
Gay filmmaker Yen Tan’s indie dramas “Pit Stop” and “1985” have earned him a reputation for intimate, character-driven movies that aren’t afraid of being earnest. His latest, “All That We Love,” premiering this month at the Tribeca Film Festival, looks ...
Greetings from sunny and fascist Florida! Yes, that’s right. I’m writing this column from the least LGBTQ-friendly state in the nation. My wife, son and I are here visiting family. Do I wish that I had no family living in ...
After working as a model in 1970s and ’80s New York City, Brad Gooch became an author. He wrote poetry, novels and memoirs, including “Smash Cut,” about his decade-long relationship with film producer Howard Brookner, who died of AIDS in ...
Like the colors of the rainbow, the LGBTQ+ lexicon is just as colorful from A to Z. This queer glossary for newbies is your crash course in all things slang, history, and pop culture that have defined and shaped our ...
It’s another weekend of Pride and we’ve got over 30 events to continue the celebration! ...
Allies for Health + Wellbeing announced that the organization has received a two-year $120,000 grant from The Pittsburgh Foundation. The grant will provide operating support for Allies’ medical clinic. “We are so grateful to The Pittsburgh Foundation for their support ...
In the realm of sexual wellness, how often do we define respect for ourselves and the relationships we place ourselves in? Without an understanding of RESPECT, we set ourselves up for harm, be it physical or mental, which can produce ...
Award-winning queer filmmaker Hansen Bursic’s newest documentary film, Trans Heaven, Pennsylvania, will be having its world premiere at Frameline, The San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, the oldest and largest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world. The short film tells the lost history ...
On Thursday, Fox Chapel Pride in the Park held their annual Pride festivities at Allegheny RiverTrail Park. The family-focused, youth-centered gathering featured over 15 local vendors, Drag Story Hour with Akasha L. Van Cartier, line dancing with 412Step, and much ...
Be Gay [Do Crime] Productions will present the final production of its 2024 Spring Season — “The End of Pride Spectacular,” a NEW play hitting the main stage of Mr. Smalls Theatre on Saturday, June 29th. Inspired by previous iterations ...
During Pride weekend, 5801 Video Lounge in Shadyside hosted a slew of events through out the weekend. They closed out the whirlwind weekend with a block party featuring HUNY and Insta-famous DJ Adam Wright (@adamusic_). ...
In the world of drag, the queens outnumber the kings all across the country and in Pittsburgh, it’s no different. While the drag queens seem to be thriving and the scene here flourishing with brunches, bingos, pageants, and happy hours, ...
A rare sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a fungus called Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII has popped up in the United States for the first time. This news comes from a report in JAMA Dermatology by doctors at NYU Langone Health. ...
June is just getting started so we have a weekend FULL of Pride events for you to enjoy this marathon! Friday, June 7 PRIDE NIGHT WITH THE PIRATES AT PNC PARK Presented by Duquesne Light Company Join the Pittsburgh Pirates ...
Pittsburgh Pride weekend 2024 kicked off last Thursday with Too Hot for July presented by AIDS Free Pittsburgh and True T Pittsburgh featuring Alex Newell! ...