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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Today’s Episode is sponsored by: Brianna’s Mobile Workshop! Pittsburgh’s Premier Queer Contractors. This month, we dive into the vibrant, inclusive world of Stonewall Sports Pittsburgh. From kickball to glowing bocce balls, learn how these beloved queer sports leagues build community, ...
It’s still June, and we’re still proud. Here are more Pride events this weekend: ...
Pittsburgh’s queer community is rallying once again, this time in the wake of a devastating U.S. Supreme Court decision that upholds Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, and in response to quiet but deeply alarming moves by local ...
Pride is about so much more than just being your true self. It’s about coming together to raise each other up in a safe space. Pittsburgh Black Pride, one of the oldest Black Pride celebrations, has now been providing that ...
This story was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th Trans people report greater health and mental health outcomes when they have social support and access to gender-affirming medical care, according to long-awaited data from the U.S. Transgender Survey, ...
Happy Pride, everybody! I have my Pride flags hanging on my porch (one rainbow, one white, pink and blue) and have noticed a couple of neighbors with Pride flags. It’s a happy time of year. Well, it should be. But, ...
Last Saturday, June 14th, brought yet more rain to the Pittsburgh area, but Lebo Pride wasn’t deterred. Embracing the adage “when life gives you lemons,” they pivoted their festival from the soggy park to the drier parking lot just above ...
Phat Man Dee has been an instrumental force in Pittsburgh’s music and queer communities for decades. As a jazz vocalist, songwriter, educator, and creative director of Phat Man Dee Productions, they bring a unique blend of activism and artistry to ...
advertisement 40 years ago, a group of volunteers, led by Kerry Stoner, banded together to support people with HIV and AIDS. This group founded the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force, which later became Allies for Health + Wellbeing. The Pittsburgh AIDS ...
If you already watch “The Great British Baking Show” and its American cousin, “The Great American Baking Show,” and that’s still not enough baking content, the Roku Channel is about to send you into carb overload. The streamer has not ...
Editor’s Note: To preserve the identities of members, no photographs of the meeting were permitted. Only attendees who were willing to give their full names are identified in this article. On Saturday, June 14, at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s ...
There’s a Mariah Carey canvas in my hands and Benito Skinner on Zoom, and somehow, this feels exactly right. My teenage self — the one who lip-synced “Fantasy” in a locked bedroom — would totally get it. And Skinner, who knows firsthand ...
We’re only halfway through June, and Pride keeps going this weekend! ...
Nine years ago today, a gunman entered Pulse Night Club, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and murdered 49 people and wounded 53 more with an AR-15 style assault rifle. It remains the deadliest attack on the LGBTQ Community in ...
You learn something new every day (though with the Republican crack-down on education and villainizing of scientists, who knows how much longer that will be legal). Today I learned that Bitcoins make noise. Or, more specifically, that the mining of ...
Ross Pride shined bright with its indoor Pride celebration on Saturday, June 7, hosted at the Ross Township Municipal Building. It was a welcome change after a series of rain-soaked outdoor events. The entire building hummed with activity, showcasing booths, ...
From the 1970s all the way through the end of the 2000s, both Galik and Slusser worked at Torrance State Hospital through the Social Service Department. Both were psychiatric social workers, caring for patients going through some of life’s deepest ...
“The Celluloid Closet is the book that changed my life,” said Rich Cummings, the founder of Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ film festival, the ReelQ. Cummings was reading Vito Russo’s book, a history of Lesbian and Gay men in the movies, when it ...
Connellsville showed up Saturday, June 7th, for its fourth annual Pride in the Park. Held at the picturesque Yough River Park, the skies cleared just in time to let the festivities shine. With the Youghiogheny River, the park came alive ...
In the early hours of Valentine’s Day of 1988, Pittsburgh police raided Traveler’s Social Club, a private gay club in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood. The nation was nearing the peak of the AIDS crisis, with more than 13,000 dead ...