This week Persad center announced that it would be ending it’s LGBTQ Youth programs because the state funding those programs had relied on has expired. One employee was laid off because of the programs end, according to Executive Director Carlos ...
Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes: such a fun treat for a birthday party! Try this easy hack that will make baking and transporting them a sweet breeze! If you are planning a kids’ party, cupcakes are an absolute must! And nothing gets ...
Covid-19 has put the historic Stonewall Inn in jeopardy of closing. On June 13, the Stonewall Inn launched a GoFundMe to help raise the funds needed to stay open saying: “We are reaching out because like many families and small ...
Rich & moist chocolate cake covered in the fluffiest vanilla buttercream colored in vibrant rainbow colors! A perfect chocolate cake for a special birthday cake or party or for yourself on the weekend like I tend to do during Pride.Subscribe Be ...
Global Pride is a 24-hour virtual event taking place Saturday, June 27, 2020 and hosted by Todrick Hall. Global Pride will shine a light on LGBTQIA+ community members from every continent and organizers say it has the potential to be ...
A protest, organized by TransYouniting, True T Pittsburgh, and others was held in front of the 941 Saloon on Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh this afternoon because of the racist dress code policy that was suddenly implemented by the owner. ...
Hundreds marched and demonstrated in Downtown Pittsburgh Thursday, reported WTAE Pittsburgh. The March, organized by Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh board member and TransYouniting founder Dena Stanley was billed “Black Trans Lives Matter” Check out the footage from WTAE’s news helicopter. ...
Scott Township Commissioner Paul Abel, who made headlines last week for calling Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine a “guy dressed like a woman”, has resigned according to a Facebook post by the Scott Township Board of Commissioners. In ...
The Reel Q Film Festival, an annual event held every June during Pride month is going virtual this year. Partnering with other local organizations, Reel Q will present films and virtual events June 18th to the end of July beginning ...
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 6 – 3 declaring it illegal for an employer to fire someone for their sexual orientation or gender identity. This is breaking news, more to come. Update: 12:11 ...
CBS Boston reported that the colors of the Rainbow flag high above City Hall Plaza in Boston are not your typical LGBTQ Pride flag. The “Unity Flag” includes white, light blue, pink, black and brown colors representing transgender individuals and ...
The Trump administration on Friday, the fourth anniversary of the Pulse Night Club massacre, formally rolled back an Obama-era policy that protected LGBTQ patients from discrimination, unnerving health experts who worry vulnerable populations will face further risks during the Covid-19 pandemic, reported ...
A Scott Township, Pennsylvania Commissioners meeting regarding the community pool took a stunning turn, reported WTAE Pittsburgh. Commissioner Paul Abel interupted the meeting to comment on Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, who is transgender. “I tell you, I ...
We are sad to report the passing of August “Buzz” Pusateri. Buzz’s community contributions are long: He was on the board of the Lambda Foundation, was a founding member of Community Advisory Board at the Pitt Men’s Study, founded Dignity Pittsburgh ...
Articles beyond this date and going back in time are archival articles from various sources that QBurgh has obtained to maintain the history of the LGBTQ Community of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. The catalog of publications that these articles are ...
10. Miranda Lambert, ‘Wildcard’ After flooding a sublime double-disc album with her post-divorce feelings (hey, divorce is hard!), Miranda Lambert got her groove back and then finally decided that life is “pretty bitchin,’” a sentiment she shares on ‘Wildcard’. “Yeah, ...
‘Bring My Flowers Now,’ Tanya Tucker Country music legend Tanya Tucker’s elegiac coda from her first album in 10 years, “Bring My Flowers Now” off _While I’m Livin’_, is a frank reflection of leaving this life, its imagery handled with ...
Polyester John Waters staged a live chicken decapitation for his 1969 debut feature _Mondo Trasho_. In the following year’s _Multiple Maniacs_, he made anal sex with rosary beads a thing. And in _Pink Flamingos_, Divine, his drag muse, committed fully ...
Can’t Stop the Music _Three Men and a Baby_ actor Steve Guttenberg is on roller skates, and that’s just the beginning of _Can’t Stop the Music_, the quasi-autobiographical film about the Village People. The 1980 film is a gay wonderland ...
There’s a lot of news these days about LGBTQIA+ people being left out of the Census. It’s true, the U.S. Census does not ask about sexual orientation, which would be extremely useful. This information is used for everything from social ...
Model Merrick Shan Soleil wearing a binder following Glitter Grandpa’s template Glitter Grandpa is Pittsburgh’s friendly neighborhood queer and trans sewist looking to get you into a binder that fits YOU. He has created a step-by-step guide that teaches you how to draft your ...
Taylor Swift is a gay icon on the job! Céline Dion is flying! Katy Perry is not sexualizing buffets! And then, there’s MIKA, your “Ice Cream” man, and country queen Tanya Tucker’s stately comeback single, produced by Grammy-winning lesbian extraordinaire ...
The letters are about everyday life. The writers talk about plans for upcoming meetings and weekend parties. They worry about the upcoming election and whether the current conservative regime could continue for a second term. They crack inside jokes and ...
The distinctive, sultry vocals of seven-time Grammy Award®-winning recording artist Toni Braxton, singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist, have been celebrated internationally ever since she was first introduced to the world by Babyface and L.A. Reid in 1992. With such ...
15. They are named after a song by The Police. Walk The Moon named themselves after the song “Walking on the Moon” by The Police. Lead vocalist Nicholas Petricca said that they used The Police to name themselves because of ...
Known for their energetic performances, vibrant face paint stage tradition to kaleidoscopic music videos, Walk the Moon is made up of Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Eli Maiman, and Sean Waugaman, was formed in 2006 at Kenyon College in Cincinnati. The ...
My name, as well as many others have been removed to protect the innocent. However I can say that my name means Butterfly Grace. I started at my job on February 12, 1996. I’ve been there 23 years and have ...
As the special General Conference of the United Methodist Church was held in St. Louis in February, many waited for a definite decision about the denomination’s governing policies about the ordination of LGBT individuals as well as same-sex unions in ...
In today’s social media age where an artist’s every move is immediately labelled “iconic,” talking about how a new act is the future of pop music could seem disingenuous. In the case of Rina Sawayama, however it’s actually the truth. ...
I first participated in Pittsburgh Pride in 2017. I had been working in the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Relations Council (CRC) for less than a year, and organizing the Jewish community’s participation in the Equality March was one ...
Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, is one city that should be on your “must visit” list. As a key player in the Golden Age of the 17th century when capitalism was born, Amsterdam through the years has transformed from ...
I remember hearing the stories of how my grandparents met. How they smiled at one another from across a crowded dance floor and how quickly they decided to marry and start a family shortly after. And I remember thinking, “Wow, ...
The ballroom is ready to reopen on Sunday, June 9th with 10 shady episodes of the drama series Pose. Pose explores the underground world of ballroom; an LGBTQ sub-culture in which people ‘walk’ (compete) to win trophies at elaborate balls. ...
PrideFest is a two-day free festival that showcases a diverse range of local and regional entertainment and includes 150+ vendors from LGBTQ organizations to faith-based to local businesses and corporate partners in an atmosphere that brings together our allies and ...
1. Toni is the oldest of six siblings. She has one younger brother named Michael and four younger sisters, Traci, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar. 2. Pumping gas! Toni was famously discovered by a record producer at a Maryland service station ...
To preface, I want to state that in no way is this intended to invalidate those who choose to de-transition. There are multitudes of reasons that folks choose to do so, from bridging the gap between body and mind to ...
Ballroom culture has long been a fixture for queer people of color, with accounts dating back to the early 20th century. It inspired Madonna’s Vogue album and video, and is the subject of the film Paris is Burning as well as the new ...
Imagine for a moment, that you’ve finally found a high-paying job with flexible hours. This job doesn’t mind that you’re gay, transgender, disabled, Black, Latinx, or any other reasons you may have been discriminated against in the past. The work ...
One of the little known facts about Pittsburgh is that, despite Pennsylvania’s failure to protect its LGBTQIA+ residents with State laws, the City actually steps up. QueerPGH talked to Megan Stanley from the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations, a law enforcement ...
There’s something for every color of the rainbow included in this year’s music-release roster. The list is long, but here’s a taste: debuts from _Pitch Perfect_ star Ben Platt and hair-toss kween Lizzo, songwriter showcases from Patty Griffin and Lana ...
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again You don’t need to see _Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again_ more than once. That’s still one more time than you needed to see the original _Mamma Mia!_, when Meryl Streep bopped and pranced ...
Pittsburgh welcomes queer artist Joseph Cavalieri! His work features medieval stained glass techniques with an ironic pop twist in clever and irreverent combinations. He will be a featured artist in an upcoming show called Material World at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. He tells ...
Proclaiming Earth to be a misogynistic dystopia, the art-pop super duo Princess prepares a rocket ship to find a better world. So begins Out There, a series of music videos seamlessly joined into a 50-minute feature telling the tale of an ...
Some people are just born bendy, literally and metaphorically. or so it seems. Biologically speaking some people have longer ligaments, the tough rope-like attachments that connect bones as well as more extensible tendons, the muscular attachments to the skeleton. However, ...
I don’t know about you, but I’m stoked for Anthrocon this year! What’s Anthrocon? From the experts: Anthrocon is the world’s largest convention for those fascinated with anthropomorphics, which are humanlike animal characters, the like of which have fascinated mankind since the ...
I think that I have to start this article by making it very clear that I’m not taking sides. My motive here is not to defend or bash any of the involved parties but, rather, to cross my fingers and ...
We made Pride Guide Part 1 and yinz came back with a whole host of other events to include. It’s good to see so many celebrations, marches and chances to be around other queerbies. SO here it is, Queer Pittsburgh Pride Guide ...
I wish I had someone around like me when I was younger. I remember being in 6th grade and the teachers separating the boys and the girls into different rooms to talk about “sex.” For us girls it was more ...
At my first Gay Pride parade, it rained in Pittsburgh. The whole city was one muddy, gray, pig’s pen and the rain vacillated from torrential downpour to a slow, miserable dribble all day long. I wore flannel because I had ...
As a queer non-binary human, I face a lot of challenges daily that cisgender folks have the privilege of not worrying about. I have to fight for the validity of my gender, as well as respect, when it comes to ...