Film Pittsburgh will present the 42nd year of the Three Rivers Film Festival on November 8 through 15 at the Harris Theater, Lindsay Theater, Waterworks Cinemas, and the Pittsburgh Playhouse. This year there are a couple of feature films in the ...
For two decades, curious queer fans of the enigmatic indie singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens have pored over his equally enigmatic lyrics for the red herring that would finally put the question to rest. Is he? He must be… right? Many of ...
The O’Noir Foundation’s annual event is coming up on November 4 at The Priory Grand Hall. This year has five new chefs, five new designers (some being drag queens), blind auctions, and more. This year’s focus is on the transgender ...
The Square Cafe is a popular queer-owned restaurant located in East Liberty. Sheree Goldstein, the owner of Square Cafe, shares that when she thought about opening a restaurant, it was only a pipe dream. “I was actually working in a ...
I am gutted by the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians right now. I’m no foreign policy expert, but I do know that nothing good can come from one group of people not seeing another group of people as human. Needless ...
On the fifth floor of the Pittsburgh City-County building downtown, there sits a comfortable office with dark wood furniture. This is the office of Councilman Bruce Kraus, who has served on Pittsburgh City Council for 15 years as the city’s ...
Mariah Carey is in sharp focus as a pop music innovator and gay icon in some of the best-written commentary on her artistry and what she means to queer fans, thanks to writer Andrew Chan’s remarkably studied new book “Why ...
From miserable weather to lengthy lines at the polling place to voter suppression laws, voters face a multitude of challenges. However, LGBTQ folks are often hit with other barriers that tend to go unaddressed. You can use your PA driver’s ...
It’s the 1960s in preppy, repressed New England, and Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie, “Jojo Rabbit”) is working at a juvenile detention facility. And then along comes Rebecca (Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway), the newly hired and very charming counselor. Together, they ...
They say romance is dead and as a cynic, I’ve often agreed. However, being equal parts hopeless romantic, I’ve secretly longed to prove them wrong. We’re still out here; the lovers, the dreamers, and me. Some of us are perhaps ...
Advertisement When the AIDS epidemic first began in the early 1980s, the life expectancy for someone with the disease was 1 to 2 years, and many young gay men in particular were struck down in their prime. The idea of ...
Pittsburgh’s newest LGBTQ+ bar and only designated they-bar, Harold’s Haunt is improving and expanding to keep up with demand and they’re asking for crowd investors to help do it. The Honeycomb Investment funds will provide a few different things including ...
From casual hook-ups to friendships to meeting the love of your life, LGBTQ+ online dating was created out of a need for community. When I first messaged my wife of six years on OkCupid in 2014, I didn’t realize I ...
While the 2024 presidential drama unfolds, very quietly important changes are happening in our communities that shape our daily lives: “Off-year” elections. On November 7, across Allegheny County and Pennsylvania, we will elect School Boards, Magistrates, Judges, council members, Mayors, ...
Not so quietly, Melissa Etheridge has been grieving. At just 21, Beckett Cypher, the son of Etheridge and her former partner Julie Cypher, died from causes related to opioid addiction. Three years after his death in 2020, Etheridge is doing ...
Sarah Rosso, Executive Director of the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation is quick to point out, “It’s not me. It’s my team.” Since 2020 Hugh Lane has intentionally grown, more than doubling their team to twenty-two, all of whom are LGBTQ+. ...
This summer, Sarah Rosso, Executive Director of the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation, hobnobbed with LGBTQ activists and celebrities when she attended a reception hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris in partnership with GLAAD to celebrate Pride. Rosso partied poolside with ...
The weather was dreary but the show went on inside 5801 Video Lounge on Saturday night for the annual Nightmare on Hellsworth Halloween party with special guest performance by Nina West from season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Also performing ...
In the fall of 2022, a German court heard an unusual case. It was a civil lawsuit that grew out of a feud on Twitter about whether transgender people were victims of the Holocaust. Though there is no longer much debate ...
Mara Rago‘s “Carla” documentary premiered at the Reel Q Pittsburgh LGBTQ Film Festival to a sold-out crowd at the Warhol Museum Friday evening. The documentary depicts the life of Carla Beck, a Pittsburgh trans woman. Beck transitioned late in life, ...
If you are like me, the second the clock strikes midnight on September 1st, all bets are off and it’s officially Halloween season. The crisp fall air, warm coffee (sorry, no PSL allowed in my house. I’m not that basic.), ...
QBurgh just released its first Fall & Winter edition magazine! We are very excited to see QBurgh grow and be able to bring to you another chance to spotlight more of the wonderful people, events, and businesses that we call ...
Thirty years ago, Disney released a little film called “Hocus Pocus”. In the film, legendary actresses Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker play the Sanderson Sisters, three witches obsessed with sucking the life force of children so they ...
Spooky season has arrived! The Fall and Winter edition of QBurgh magazine hits streets today! Find out what’s queer and going on in October, November, and December; meet the people, organizations, and businesses making a difference in our city; and ...
There is no doubt that the Stonewall Revolution that kicked off on June 28, 1969, changed the trajectory of the LGBTQ+ rights movement but what exactly happened that night isn’t always remembered accurately. For years, people have debated what actually ...
The year was 1996. Jerry Maguire was out in theatres, bangs were in, and my life was about to change…or shall I say, begin. I was just starting my first year of art school and had an on-again, off-again boyfriend. ...
Next month on November 7 is Pennsylvania’s municipal elections. As a reminder, local elections often take place every year, and a “municipal” election refers to those falling on odd-numbered years, like this one, where there are no federal or state ...
The term “daddy” has exploded in popularity in recent years. Actor Pedro Pascal was recently crowned the internet’s daddy. There is a game called Dream Daddy where players can date a daddy. Saturday Night Live even ran a skit about daddies. While there is ...
TW: self-harm. Mo (Junes Zahdi) must face his tragic past when he and his partner, Hisham (Freddy Shahin), travel back to Alexandria, Egypt in Marwan Mokbel’s film, “The Judgment,” which premieres tonight at the Reel Q Film Festival. The couple ...
My wife and I went to the movies recently and managed not to vape, take selfies, act disruptively or grope each other. These things are, as I understand, traditional acts of heterosexual mating and/or cries for help when one is ...
Glitter (Alex Diaz), an amateur circus clown, meets Doom (Alan Cammish), a sad sack musician and the duo falls in love in the stylistic musical, “Glitter & Doom.” The film will premiere in Pittsburgh on Sunday, October 8 at 9 ...
Writer and long-term HIV survivor Mark S. King has never shied away from sharing his opinion. His thoughtful essays about surviving with the virus — and living life fully in the here and now — are emotional, funny, challenging, and ...
After the death of his mother, Nabil (Ryan Ali) returns to Toronto to find freedom with his adopted drag momma, Malibu (Alexandra Billings, “Transparent,” “The Conners”) in “Queen Tut,” which premieres in Pittsburgh on Sunday, October 15 at 11:00 AM ...
On Saturday during Steel City Fetish Con weekend, new Mr. Pittsburgh Leather Fetish, Mr. Pittsburgh Leather Bear, and Iron City Pup were crowned. Mr. Pittsburgh Leather Fetish 2023 is Michael Tikili, Iron City Pup 2023 is Pup Crimby, and Mr. ...
Artist, photographer, and now director, Mara Rago depicts the life of a Pittsburgh trans woman, Carla Beck, in her documentary, “Carla,” a short film premiering at the Reel Q Film Festival on Friday, October 13 at the Warhol Museum. Beck ...
Community Human Services announced the recipient of the Inaugural Phil Pappas Humanitarian Award, an honor bestowed upon an individual who exemplifies exceptional generosity, unwavering commitment to community welfare, and a profound dedication to addressing housing and food insecurity. Lyndsey Sickler, a true trailblazer in the fight against homelessness ...
October is LGBTQ History Month, and I have one question. Which state do you believe contributed more to achieving LGBTQ+ Equality? Here’s a hint: It’s not California. It’s not even New York. Make room for Pennsylvania. Here’s just a short ...
5801 hosted their annual Chili Cook-off on Saturday. The culinary competition featured and benefitted nine local LGBTQ+ organizations. The competitors were: Allies for Health + Wellbeing, Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation, Proud Haven, Trans Youniting, Shepherd Wellness Community, Steel City Softball ...
David Shapira said the Tree of Life shooting, the worst antisemitic event in U.S. history, helped him redefine success as not about avoiding tragedy, but about how one responds to it. “Successful people are people who acknowledge the tragedy, learn ...
When: Thursday, October 5th, Friday, October 6th, and Saturday, October 7th. Where: Virtual on the Whova events platform, web or mobile app. How: Register here. If you live in Pittsburgh, you may not have heard of us (previously the TransPride ...
Emma Corrin, the queer non-binary actor who starred as Princess Diana in “The Crown,” is heading to FX/Hulu to solve “A Murder at the End of the World.” The team behind cult series “The OA,” Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, ...
Allies for Health + Wellbeing, formerly the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force, is acquiring Project Silk, an HIV prevention and education program designed to reach LGBTQIA+ young people of color. Project Silk currently is managed by Community Human Services (CHS). “As ...
Good morning! Or whatever time of the day you’re reading this. I happen to be writing this in the morning as my son, who is in high school, gets ready for the day. I remember prior to being a parent, ...
Wilson Cruz doesn’t love thinking too much about his childhood in Michigan, but he won’t deny his years growing up in Holland either. The Tulip Time Parades. The Windmill Island Gardens. The report he wrote on then-President Gerald Ford. “I ...
The Pitt Men’s Study is looking for a new Research Assistant to work in their clinic with PMS participants. Applicants must be motivated, with an interest in HIV research and working with the LGBTQ community. The Pitt Men’s Study is ...
The Pittsburgh City Paper’s much anticipated annual “Best of Pittsburgh” issue was released today and Dixie Surewood was named Best Drag Performer 2023 by readers. “It’s really nice to know that people appreciate, not only what I do, but what ...
Reel Q, Pittsburgh’s annual LGBTQ+ film festival and sixth-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world, just released an iconic line-up of films and special events for the 2023 season, which runs from October 6 to 15. The 38th annual festival ...
QBurgh was the proud media sponsor of the 2023 Pittsburgh Recovery Walk this weekend. The Pittsburgh Recovery Walk celebrates all roads to recovery, which we know are as varied as the actual roads in Pittsburgh. Some are bumpy, some are ...
The Toronto International Film Festival got an in-depth look at the world of Montero Hill, aka Lil Nas X, with the Grammy Award-winning rapper, singer and songwriter’s documentary, “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.” Shot over the course of his ...