On Monday, April 5, 2021, five Republican Pennsylvania State Representatives will lead a press conference promoting their introduction of a dangerous bill targeting transgender children. The legislation would ban trans children from school sports. The bill would have school officials charged with ...
Arkansas is auditioning hard to become America’s biggest nightmare state. There is a lot of creepy stuff afoot right now. Across the country, Republicans are passing anti-voting legislation because they know they can’t win on their ideas, especially since their ...
Spring has sprung and these events are sure to fill up your queer basket in April. As state-mandated restricts begin to be lifted at the beginning of the month, please remember to continue to follow the guidelines of the establishment ...
Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass fall into friendship in ‘Language Lessons’ Queer actress Natalie Morales (“Dead to Me,” “Parks and Recreation”) has directed her first feature film, “Language Lessons.” Shot during the pandemic, primarily over Zoom, it stars Morales as ...
Observed annually on March 31st, the world celebrates Trans Day of Visibility. This year it is even more important to stand up, speak out and center our conversations and community around our trans brothers and sisters. 2021 has already become ...
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the folks behind “Thanks to Her” are hiring to fill positions for this spring, summer and fall in the production of the film. Positions are for full and part-time internships in Grant Writing, Casting Assistant, ...
Updated 3/31/2021 On May 18th, Bill Peduto will be running for a third term as Mayor of Pittsburgh. It will be his last run and will be happening amid a pandemic, in a city divided between those who believe Pittsburgh ...
Fortune Feimster’s mouth has been going and going and going. “I talk a lot right now,” says the Southern comedian who hails from North Carolina, coughing and clearing her throat as we – that’s right – talk on Zoom. In addition ...
In some ways, Say It Hurts is a poetry collection that actually celebrates the relief that comes after doing just that: naming when shit hurts. You might call that sentiment melodramatic, and you might be right, as this book is ...
It takes a hell of a lot of magical thinking to look around at how things are in the U.S. right now and say to yourself, “Man, I wish we were living under the stability and competence we had under ...
The Steel City Softball League’s Board of Directors met Wednesday evening and announced that the 40th season of the league will run from June 12th to September 11th, 2021. The Steel City Softball League began in 1981 and remains the ...
In an historic confirmation vote, the U.S. Senate voted today to confirm Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant Secretary for Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. The vote was 52 – 48 in favor of confirmation. “I am ...
Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam encouraged Pennsylvanians to take steps to decrease their risk of getting Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), including getting tested regularly to stay healthy. Central Outreach Wellness Center offers free and confidential STD testing at all ...
A new directive has taken effect for Older Adult LGBTQ people. As of March 1st, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) recognizes Older Adult LGBTQ people as “Greatest Social Need”. A more thorough explanation was provided by Secretary of the PA Department ...
With Autism Awareness Month just around the corner in April, I thought it might be time to examine the relationship between neurodiversity and gender identity. Many people find the burgeoning array of identity terms currently available to be overwhelming. Some ...
Model and actress Dominique Jackson can’t say a thing about the third and final season of one of the most groundbreaking LGBTQ+ series ever made. It’s mid February when we connect, just weeks before it was announced that seven new ...
When we were children, we learned all kinds of things. We learned things as vastly different as our languages and cultures, but one thing that was pretty much universal was coloring. Coloring was a way to teach us our lessons ...
For the March 2021 episode of the QBurgh Podcast we are happy to be joined by Sherree Goldstein, the out and proud owner of the Square Café in East Liberty. Sherree talks with us about her experience as a small ...
It’s been one hell of a week. First, the good news. Vaccine distribution is going great! Hooray! Go get stabbed when it’s your turn! I can’t wait! So many exclamation marks!!! Then the bad news. More state Republicans are pushing ...
Niecy Nash makes ‘The Perfect Find’ Niecy Nash, star of “Claws,” “Reno 911” and “Mrs. America,” has signed on to a new romcom for Netflix. It’s called “The Perfect Find,” it’s based on the 2016 novel by Tia Williams, and ...
Erie, Pennsylvania might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of groundbreaking political change, but Dr. Tyler Titus would be quick to challenge that perception. In 2017, Titus sent shockwaves through Pennsylvania when they became ...
In a basement classroom my freshman year of college, I heard a woman with purple hair say, “I came out to my parents as queer when I was 13. And I came out to them as kinky last year.” I ...
Let’s face it – 2020 was horrible, to say the least. From politics, to COVID-19, to a general unrest, the world is in need of some good news. Here at Central Outreach Wellness Center, Dr. Stacy Lane and her staff ...
In the years leading up to 2020, the concept of polyamory was gaining some popularity. Having multiple partners was not only being more widely accepted, it was in some ways encouraged. Then, of course, COVID-19 came along and ruined that ...
Hi Central, I keep my “Last tested” on Scruff up-to-date but some of the guys I chat with don’t always. I hate to be a buzzkill but should I be asking everyone before meeting up when their last test was? ...
In the era of COVID-19, the silver lining of spending all your time indoors and away from others is that you are allowed the freedom to rediscover yourself and your interests that might normally be set aside under “normal circumstances.” ...
Just imagine it: The world is locked in a pandemic. A huge aspect of your career has been put on pause and there’s no hint of when it will start back up. Then the phone rings. You’re offered an opportunity ...
Hip, hip, hooray! The U.S. House passed The Equality Act! We’re all equal now! There’s no more hate, no more homophobia, no more Marjorie Taylor Greene! OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But the Equality Act amends the 1964 ...
After years of collaborating on shorts films around the East coast, filmmakers André Phillips and Charles Vuolo shared a gut feeling: they were both ready to make a feature-length production. But they weren’t sure what to make it about. Then, ...
Write what you know. Sometimes the best advice can be a cliche. This wisdom was what Sam Orlowski took from her screenwriting class at the University of Pittsburgh taught by Carl Kurlander. What Orlowski knew was an internal struggle around ...
The RuPaul Universe expands with “Queen of the Universe” RuPaul has a new ViacomCBS show called “Queen of the Universe.” Yes, it’s drag-based, because of course it is. But there’ll be no lip-syncing for one’s life. The queens in competition ...
For Angelica Ross, her short time on “Pose” wasn’t an end — it was a beginning. After famously portraying Candy Ferocity on the FX series, which depicts New York City ball culture, Ross starred in another Ryan Murphy production, “American ...
The Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation has partnered with the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown and other LGBTQ centers and clinics across Pennsylvania with facilitation by Bryn Mawr College to conduct a survey of the LGBTQ Community and the COVID-19 ...
March 7 “Thanks to Her” – Short Film Screening and Talkback You’re invited to a special event of “Thanks to Her,” a short film that just won Best Short in the Rising Voices Film Festival, which focuses on empowering women ...
Have you ever thought to yourself, “What could somebody do or say that would get them kicked off of the Conservative Political Action Conference’s speaker roster?” and then found yourself thinking really hard about it, a retrospective of past speakers ...
Stonewall Sports Pittsburgh has announced the creation of their latest program, Stonewall Yoga! The new Stonewall Yoga Pittsburgh program was proposed by Stonewall member Michelle Kaminsky. Michelle is a certified yoga instructor. Stonewall Sports hosted two sample sessions at Arsenal ...
Being an LA based makeup artist, awards season is always a mixed bag. If one of your main actresses is in a project with award buzz, it’s a busy time doing a lot of press and rally for the show ...
Today, the Steel City Stonewall Democrats announced their endorsed slate of candidates for the 2021 Democratic primary in May. The slate of over 30 candidates covers races from the municipal level up to statewide judicial candidates. Most notable are the ...
TransYouniting held a candlelight vigil at the City-County Building in Downtown, Pittsburgh Sunday evening in memory of JJ Bright, Jasmine Cannady, Chyna Carillo, and Audura Belle — all local young, trans people of color recently lost due to the continuing ...
A farmer’s wife, the grieving Abigail, and her neighbor, the free-spirited Tallie, can’t quit each other in the queer 19-century romance “The World to Come.” The women, both unhappily married to men, form an intimate bond that explores how isolation ...
This Strawberry Cheesecake features a creamy cheesecake on a graham cracker crust topped with fresh strawberry sauce. There’s really nothing fancy with today’s recipe. It’s simple, light, and fresh. You’ll probably be able to enjoy more than one slice without ...
We hold these truths to be self-evident: climate change is real and Republicans are terrible. Look no further than Texas, where, as I write this, millions of people are without power. No water, no heat in freezing temperatures. It is ...
Stonewall Sports Pittsburgh has announced that the Spring 2021 Kickball Season will begin the week of April 25th with registration opening March 13th. Stonewall Sports Pittsburgh has implemented strict health and safety guidelines to ensure players can enjoy the season ...
This is breaking news and will be updated with developments. The US House passed the Equality Act today which amends the 1964 Civil Rights act to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The bill passed ...
If the name State Representative Ed Gainey doesn’t mean anything to you now, that’s likely to change by May. Gainey, the District 24 State Representative, is running to become the next Mayor of Pittsburgh. “I want to build a city ...
One month into his term as President, Joseph R. Biden has done more for LGBTQ equality than any President’s full body of work in an entire four year or eight year term. Here’s the summary. Even before being sworn in, ...
John Easter (Dez’manian) and Duane Binion (Naheen) brought the Ballroom to Pittsburgh. Now, they are no longer merely showcasing talented LGBTQ people, they are lending them a helping hand with True T Pittsburgh, an organization that not only brings extravagant ...
On Thursday, February 18, New Wilmington Police responded to a disturbance on South New Castle Street around 11:00 am. Police witnessed Juan Carlos Hernandez, 30, assaulting Chynaa Carrillo, 24, with a blunt object. When Hernandez refused police orders to stop ...
“Where should I be looking? There? Or there?” His face smothering the camera as he wonders where his eyes should be, Leslie Jordan is settling into our video interview like it could be a comic routine about somebody trying to ...
TJ Young, a black and queer playwright right here in Pittsburgh, joins Jim and Jason on the February 2021 episode of the QBurgh Podcast. TJ’s show “No. 6” will be streamed by the Indiana Repertory Theatre March 11 through 28. ...