The first ever LGBTQ+ video game awards were announced by Gayming Magazine to take place in February 2021. Gayming Magazine said “We are proud to announce the 2021 Gayming Awards, the first video games awards ceremony to celebrate the advancements ...
This hot chocolate cake is an intensely rich chocolate cake made with one and a half cups of real hot chocolate, iced with chocolate frosting on top of a layer of chocolate ganache, and filled with marshmallow buttercream. The real pièce ...
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro joined the State Attorneys General from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and the District ...
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Equality Project reported that the Bloomsburg Fair decided to dress a man up in women’s clothing for a dunking booth fundraiser and billed the person as “Dr Levine?”. Pennsylvania Equality Projects said it was a “sad attempt ...
The Trump Administration’s attempts to roll back Obama era protections for Trans people continues. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed a rule that would allow homeless shelters that receive federal funding to judge a person’s physical appearance, ...
The 30 Under 30 class of 2020 was announced by the Pittsburgh Business Times and Leadership Pittsburgh this week and it features Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+‘s executive director T. J. Murphy. According to the Pittsburgh Business Times, “the awards recognize ...
Summer of Pride 2020, a month-long event of queer video game streamers playing queer games to raise money for charity, announced that they had raised over $25,000 for LGBTQ+ charities including the Trevor Project, Trans Lifeline, and The Bail Project. ...
Allegheny County Council this week unanimously passed a bill to include Medical Care in its nondiscrimination protections that previously included housing, employment, and public accommodations. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald signed the bill into law. The Allegheny County nondiscrimination laws ...
Pittsburgh has a new LGBTQIA+ Commission and it is looking for applicants to serve as the first commissioners The commission was created and approved by Pittsburgh City Council and Mayor Peduto signed the bill into law last week. Applicants must ...
This easy Oreo Crunch French macaron recipe makes a batch of the most dainty, delicate, and delicious cookies that will float right into your mouth and disappear. Not only have I packed the macaron batter with loads of Oreo cookie crumbs and ...
_Paris Is Burning_ In _Paris Is Burning_, a strut is a defiant act, an exertion of suppressed power. In the mid-to-late 1980s, when the landmark documentary was filmed, these moves couldn’t be showcased just anywhere. Today the same is true, ...
Earlier this month Persad ended it’s LGBTQ youth programming because a State grant had run out leaving a huge gap in community programming specifically for the young LGBTQ+ community. A coalition of other LGBTQ Community groups have come together to ...
A chocolate rich & moist cupcake hidden inside a homemade waffle cone that is both quick and easy to make! Not only do you get one tasty cupcake but you get a chewy waffle cone with crisp edges and a ...
The Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh, the planing committee of Pittsburgh Pride, is no stranger to controversy and today a group of protesters marched to their door to express their frustration with a lack of inclusion and diversity from the organization. ...
“Please Be Happy” is the latest from Studio Elan, creators of huge lesbian-themed games such as Heart of the Woods and Highway Blossoms. Please Be Happy is a comfy, slice-of-life visual novel set in a fictional version of Wellington, New Zealand. “Born as a ...
The tone of the new queer graphic novel “Glitter Vipers” harkens back to the original purpose of Pride: fighting for our right to exist in a world that doesn’t believe that we should. The Kickstarter launched by Joe Glass, creator ...
Yesterday, Dr. Stacy Lane of Central Outreach Wellness Center released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to roll back Obama era protections: “I started doing transgender medical care in 2006 in Baltimore during my fellowship, where I found ...
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. ...