In the late aughts, I was invited by a friend to Blue Moon Bar in Lawrenceville to see this wild drag queen they had seen there named Alaska Thunderf*ck. The show was wild, to say the least, and I very ...
Updated December 1, 2023 at 12:40 pm On Wednesday, Allegheny County Executive-elect Sara Innamorato announced her transition committees consisting of 200 leaders from Allegheny County join her transition team in helping to shape her “All In Allegheny” agenda. The nine ...
Pittsburgh-famous Leona’s Ice Cream has launched an Indiegogo to assist with the opening of their first scoop shop. The LGBTQ and women-owned ice cream wholesaler has been a popular treat for the Pittsburgh queer and straight communities for a decade. ...
On Sunday evening at the Miss P Town pageant, Indica was crowned the new Miss P Town. With looks inspired by Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn, and Diana, Princess of Wales, Indica came ready to reign. Andi Whorehol won 1st alternate ...
It’s time again for the 19th annual Handmade Arcade Holiday Market. If you’ve never attended a Holiday Market at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center then you’ve missed a huge opportunity to shop small businesses with over 275 makers, including ...
I’m not really a parade person. I’ve never understood the allure of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (MTDP). New York is really cold in late November. I’ve caught glimpses of the parade on TV over the years, and even that feels ...
After being introduced to Cher on the phone as her “old friend Chris” by Cher’s longtime publicist Liz Rosenberg, there is only one sensible way for me to respond: “Hello, old friend Cher.” Calling Cher an old friend to Cher ...
World AIDS Day has been traditionally held on December 1 every year since 1988. This year it marks its 35th annual commemoration. The focus and aim of World AIDS Day is to honor and remember the millions who have been lost ...
Once upon a time, there was a very, very, very boring day in a very, very, very boring world full of very, very, very boring people. And it was absolutely the best day ever. I am old enough to remember ...
Advertisement In September, Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed legislation to make Pittsburgh a sanctuary city for gender-affirming care, protecting patients and providers from any laws that might restrict or ban this type of care. This was welcome news to the ...
Come get cozy around the fire with your chestnuts and hear the soon-to-be classic tale of how Santa got all the toys into his big bag. That tale, as written by actor-musician-podcaster Matt Rogers, involves what else but Gun Oil. ...
In a post on Instagram, Pride on the Shore announced that their 2024 festivities would be expanded into a two-day music festival at Stage AE on Friday, May 31 and Sunday, June 2. Lineup announcements and additional information regarding the ...
Here’s a scary story: The United States of America has a new Speaker of the House! And boy does he hate gay people! New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) may have one of the most forgettable faces and ...
Want to go globe-trotting with “Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski? You’ll be able to when his latest series with National Geographic, “No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski,” is cooked up for TV. Executive produced by King of The Yelling ...
Ahead of a sold-out crowd, rising performer Chappell Roan made a request to fans on her Instagram — wear something rainbow. At the October show, Roan explained that she wanted to give everyone a chance to go full-on gay; openly ...
Fall and the Halloween season are my absolute favorite parts of the year. The crisp morning and evening air, warm afternoons, and of course pumpkin spice. For as long as I can remember, I have loved Fall and Halloween. Many ...
Stonewall Sports Pittsburgh and the Stonewall Alliance announced the election of Rachel Martone as the inaugural Commissioner of Stonewall Sports Pittsburgh’s newest expansion league, Pickleball. Commissioner Martone will serve a two-year term with the first season of Pickleball scheduled to ...
File under “Bad Things Happening To Bad People.” The author of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Joe Harding, has been charged with “defrauding the government of $150,000 in pandemic aid,” according to the Orlando Weekly. He was facing up to ...
When she was a kid, Brianna Serenity watched her father build a second story to a ranch house, fascinated by all that went into the process and impressed by how her father managed to do it mostly by himself. She ...
It’s always the perfect time to cozy up with a book, especially ones that celebrate queer stories, queer icons, and queer authors. Those still pushing for bans on LGBTQ-inclusive books may say otherwise, so consider supporting a local bookstore or ...
John Cameron Mitchell joins Margaret Cho for ‘Ron.’ When “Will & Grace” star Leslie Jordan died, it left the fate of his latest project, “Ron.,” up in the air. Now the period piece — set in 1982 — has found ...
Renaissance City Choir, Western Pennsylvania’s only LGBTQIA chorus, announced their 2023 – 2024 Concert Season exploring the power and beauty of earth, air, fire, water, and aether; the classical elements that make up our world. While each of these elements ...
The Pennsylvania House on Tuesday passed three bills that would amend and strengthen the state’s anti-hate crime laws. “The conflict in Israel has Jewish and Muslim Pennsylvanians feeling afraid – afraid to leave home, afraid to practice their faith, afraid ...
Allies for Health + Wellbeing is seeking the next class of Bright Young People to be honored at its annual benefit gala, the Free for All, set for Friday, May 3, 2024. Introduced at Allies’ 2022 event, the Bright Young People ...
Amy Schneider has made at least one thing clear: she is the person you want on your trivia team. The Ohio native ruled the “Jeopardy!” stage this year like a queen in her castle — the only question she couldn’t ...
Advertisement Allies for Health and Wellbeing is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that provides inclusive holistic care by recognizing their clients’ full-lived experience. By removing financial barriers and stigma, they ensure everyone can access the care they need while building trusting relationships ...
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 ...