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 ...
I took my first yoga class over 20 years ago. I had started working out at a gym to try and lose some weight before singing at my cousin’s wedding. The gym and I never got along. I was the ...
Coming out stories are a badge of honor in the LGBT community. Some are tragically sad, some are funny, others are rather tame. Thankfully, mine falls in the latter category. I had just turned 23. One random day I came ...
Addiction is not a discriminating disease. It affects many across socio-economic barriers, of all ages, and races. It does not care whether the person is tall or short, black or white, gay or straight. For those within the LGBT community, ...
In her book “Kitchen Table Wisdom,” Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen tells the story of Yitzak, a Holocaust survivor. Liberated from a concentration camp in 1945, he had come to America, worked and studied hard, and was now a respected research ...
Saturday, June 9 Pharah Phitted Pharah Phitted is a singer, song-writer, rapper, entrepreneur and model. She has opened for Dej Loaf, Lil Kim, Young MA, and Cassidy. She recently released her first official EP entitled “Lity in The City” and ...
After 27 years working in the corporate world, Loni and Anastasia Alexander found an unexpected opportunity suddenly before them. They had wandered into a consignment shop in Bethel Park and had struck up on a conversation with the owner. They ...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of both Harvey Milk’s swearing in at the Board of Supervisors (January of 1978) in San Francisco and his death. Despite his short career in politics, Milk has become an icon in San Francisco ...
German-born, Los Angeles-based singersongwriter Kim Petras is about ready to become the next big thing in pop music. Her debut single, “I Don’t Want It At All,” skyrocketed to nearly four million streams within its first few weeks on Spotify; ...
The next time you step off one of the granite curbs in Pittsburgh, spare a thought for Herbert K. Beatty. The designer, philanthropist and gay rights activist from Green Tree was responsible for the stately stone pavers and bricks that ...
As one of the first owners of a gay bar in Pittsburgh in the mid-1970s, Charles Tierney offered the city’s LGBTQ community a safe place to meet and mingle. Much of America wasn’t exactly hospitable to gays at the time, ...
They run on drag time at Cruze Bar in the Strip District. This means that, anywhere between 11- 11:30 p.m. on the first Friday of each month you’ll hear a familiar call over the mic, “Whose house is this?!” A ...
As a (relatively) young gay man, I’ve dealt with a few stereotypes for a lot of my life: Apparently, we’re wildly promiscuous, fail at long-term relationships and can’t handle monogamy. Well, at least one of those applies to me. It ...
Troye Sivan, an openly (and unapologetically) gay pop star, is living proof to the entire music industry that, yes, the world is finally ready. “From before I knew I was gay, I knew I wanted to be a singer, so ...
With her long blond hair with a signature side bun reminiscent of the ’80s, there is something nostalgic about bubblegum pop princess Kim Petras. The 25-year-old musician is gradually ascending to fame through collaborations with pop music’s top producers. As ...
Mississippi-bred, LA-based Brett McLaughlin, aka Leland, is the songwriter behind many favorite pop gems of the past few years, including most of the standouts on Troye Sivan’s debut Blue Neighbourhood (including the hit “Youth”) plus “My My My!” and “The ...
Small in size, but rich in history, culture, and natural beauty, Portugal offers landscapes that contrast with long beaches, lush vineyards, verdant valleys. You can find rolling hills dotted with tiny towns where old traditions still are a way of ...
I’ve got my rainbow shorts purchased, a bottle of sunscreen, and a seemingly endless list of Pride events to attend this year. These are events from June 1- June 10. If we missed your event, send it to @queerpgh.com and ...