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 ...
In this year’s Republican war against drag, the plot twist no one saw coming was that Flamy Grant, a contemporary Christian artist and drag queen, would top the Christian music charts. Now, that’s a feat for anyone, not to mention ...
A fertility clinic dedicated to serving the needs of transgender people will be opening in Pittsburgh next year. The facility, which is a partnership between the Allegheny Reproductive Health Center (ARHC) and Mate Fertility, will offer sperm and egg donation, surrogacy ...
On Tuesday, Pittsburgh City Council passed a series of bills aimed at protecting access to gender-affirming care in the City of Pittsburgh. Sponsored by City Councilors Barb Warwick, Bobby Wilson, and Bruce Kraus, the two bills passed unanimously. The first ...
What a fun September G2H2 at Helltown Taproom in the Strip District. Thanks to our host and all who attended. Check out who were the angels and who were the devils. Keep up with all of G2H2’s happy hours on ...
The Steel City Softball League made its return and played in the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association Softball World Series earlier last month. The League had taken an eleven-year hiatus from the Series citing difficulty paying membership fees to ...
Hosted by HRT Solutions, Redtree Web Design, and the Three Rivers Business Alliance, Equality Careers celebrated its launch with a grand opening ribbon cutting at COhatch in the Southside Works on Thursday. Equality Careers is an inclusive job board that ...
Proud Haven celebrated their tenth anniversary with a gala at Pittsburgh’s Grand Hall at the Priory on the Northside hosted by SisterPetra Pyper Pictapekhov with performances by Lys Scott, Joey Young, and DJ Kaydence McQueen. Proud Haven‘s mission is to ...
I just learned that there will not be a second season of “A League of Their Own,” and that is a big bummer. Abbi Jacobson is a goddess and a genius and a star and this is an outrage. To ...
As Halloween approaches, everything is getting dark and spooky, and Pittsburgh-based comedian and actor Matty Malloy is here for all of it. Malloy is producing a one-man show set in the dark depths of the netherworld with “Diva: Live From ...
Campus Pride has served students and higher education for more than 20 years. According to its website, “Campus Pride represents the leading national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for ...
Pro-queer viewers have spoken, and they’re royally head over heels for “Red, White & Royal Blue.” The film’s widespread success is a win for director and co-writer Matthew López, for Amazon Prime Video, and, most notably, for LGBTQ+ representation. After ...
True T PGH announced a vibrant and transformative Fall 2023 lineup of events, now entering its 11th season of studio programs and enriching events. Located in Bloomfield, True T Studios stands as a welcoming haven for LGBTQIA+ community members, offering vital resources addressing disparities ...
Stonewall Sports Pittsburgh announced today that they are exploring an expansion league for Pickleball and accepting applications for Commissioner. The new Commissioner will be responsible for forming the new league and program including building the schedule, finding and securing the ...
Season two of the series Heartstopper on Netflix brings out an issue that is often hidden – male eating disorders. Centered on two teenage boys in love, the show helps bust the common perception that eating disorders are only seen in girls ...
Hot take: Ronnie Radke is a joke and Falling In Reverse sucks. Actually, I take that back. I would hate to have my calling Radke “a joke” give anyone the mistaken impression that he is in any way humorous. He ...
Let there be no confusion regarding this point: “Scream” has always been queer to its core. Created by a gay writer, the great Kevin Williamson, and guided by his ideas for the first several films of the franchise, it has ...
Hosted by Leatherman of Color 2020 and Handler Bane, a Leather Night leather social and dance party was held Friday at Club Pittsburgh featuring DJs Zanderwoods (Dog Noise) and Molly Goblin. The social raised money for TransYouniting and the Trevor ...
I watched in gasping awe as Pink spun through the air, a soaring trapeze artist with a soaring voice to match. Take, for instance, the way she zipped to all corners of the arena during her Summer Carnival Tour while ...
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 ...
Earlier this summer, on July 10, PA State Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D – Montgomery and Delaware Counties) announced plans to introduce legislation in PA’s General Assembly to protect Pennsylvania public and school libraries. Cappelletti, whose district includes towns such as ...
When I was in high school my twin sister and our friends and I liked to “parking lot dance party” — and, yes, I am using that entire phrase as a verb because we didn’t GO to parking lot dance ...
Crush Hour, the queer ladies and non-binary people happy hour, held their monthly event at Necromancer Brewing on Friday. Necromancer Brewing collaborated with Crush Hour on a custom-brewed ale. The Crush Hour Strawberry Blonde is a blonde ale with strawberry ...
I grew up in a small town in rural Southern Ohio, and like so many LGBTQ+ people, I often feel I escaped from something I can’t quite define but can instantly recognize when I meet people with similar backgrounds. Because ...
The Steel City Bowling League will open registration for their Fall 2023 season on Sunday, August 27 at 6:00 PM at the Bowlero on Noblestown Road. Meet the other teams and players for a fun night of pizza and bowling. ...
The late, great Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, “Here We Are,” has set an off-Broadway launch date: Sept. 28. Its director is Tony Award winner for both “Take Me Out” and “Assassins,” Joe Mantello, and the book by David Ives (“The ...
The Steel City Softball League concluded its 2023 Season this past weekend. Congratulations to the Penetrators (Upper Division), Gracie Lou Freebushes (Middle Division), and Growlers (Lower Division) for not only winning the regular season as champions but also winning their ...
The Hempfield Area School District, in Westmoreland County surrounding but not including Greensburg, approved a new district-wide policy for banning books on Monday in a vote of 7 to 1 by the School Board. First up for banning are trans ...
Queer people everywhere are experiencing heightened discrimination, but if there’s hope to be found, it might just be in, of all places, the wrestling ring. That’s where Anthony Bowens recently experienced a tremendously heartening show of allyship during Pride Month, ...
A royal romance is once again trending on social media. This time, it’s a queer royal romance. And it even has its own hashtag: #firstprince Casey McQuiston’s beloved, bestselling 2019 young adult novel, Red, White and Royal Blue, has just launched as a ...
Late last week, a Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judge for Butler County granted a name change to a transgender man, Jordan Hilliard, in a case brought by Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) and Reed Smith challenging the ...
Whether it’s your first time coming to university in Pittsburgh or you’re entering your final year of study, QBurgh is here to tell you how to get more involved in the local queer community. Each university in Pittsburgh has its ...
When my twin sister and I were in the third grade, a large, wrapped present sat under our grandma’s Christmas tree for at least a week before Christmas. My mom told us that the gift was a vacuum for our ...
Stonewall Sports Pittsburgh’s Fall Kickball season registration opens today at 12:00 PM. Get your registration in quickly as it is expected to fill up fast. The season will be played at West Penn Park 450 30th Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219. ...