As I sit and reminisce about holidays past, I can’t help but recall the first time I brought a girlfriend home to meet my family on Christmas. I recently watched The Family Stone, one of my top five favorite holiday ...
In October, we told you about the Sharpsburg Borough Council failing to implement an LGBTQ inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance. Now, some Sharpsburg Council Members want a redo and might pass the ordinance tonight. The original measure failed at the October 22nd ...
The Holidays can be a difficult time for many in our LGBTQ Community. Add on top of that the dumpster fire that 2020 has been and this Holiday season might be the toughest for many of us. The Hugh Lane ...
I did a thing, people. I made a 3D Christmas tree cake and it was a jolly good time! Although it seems like there would be cake carving involved, there isn’t – all you need for this design is a handful of ...
Our first date was on a Tuesday night. I wasn’t sure it was a date at first, but I was hopeful. To be dating during a(nother) pandemic is a little nutzo, but my Romeo is completely COVID-worthy, if you know ...
Yesterday, True T PGH debuted their 2020 Tree of Togetherness. The tree is pretty bare right now so please help decorate the tree and support the LGBTQ Community of Pittsburgh. Fifty percent of all proceeds will be donated to True T ...
In December of 1984, the English pop-duo sensation, Wham!, released their hit song “Last Christmas”. You can’t escape the holiday season without hearing George Michael’s synthy and sensitive vocals in line at the deli counter or at the dentist’s office. ...
PFLAG Pittsburgh issued the following message during the holiday season: A Minute with Dave: A Letter from the PFLAG Pittsburgh President Happy holidays from PFLAG Pittsburgh! We have much to celebrate this season: a light in the distance marking the ...
Dolly Parton’s been everywhere this year, and everywhere she’s gone –– virtually, that is –– she’s brought good, gay tidings to all. Dolly’s contributions to both science and Christmas amidst our collective existential pandemic panic have been rays of light and literal ...
Billy Porter in the director’s chair He’s one of the stars of Pose, he’s a recording artist and musical-theater veteran and exuberant fashion titan, and now Billy Porter will add filmmaker to his resume. He’ll be directing the upcoming high ...
In the inaugural episode of the monthly QBurgh pocast, Jeff and Jim explain what and why QBurgh is, talk with a local daughter and mom about finding your identity, and catch up on some local LGBTQ headlines! Show Notes and ...
The Season of Hanukkah is upon us. It’s my yearly reminder that I’m different. I’m not sure if that is a blessing or a curse. I’ll take it as a blessing now, but in my youth it only reminded me ...
In case you haven’t heard, Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. It’s over. Joe Biden will be the next Commander inn Chief and not a second too soon. In fact, it’s scary that Trump has a lame duck session ...
Hosted by the Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs, join in virtually as we hear from LGBTQ Pennsylvanians about their experiences on issues such as: discrimination, education equity, aging services, access and quality of health services and housing among others. ...
The pandemic has started to effect plans for spring of next year while hopes are high for a return to normalcy in the summer and fall of 2021. The Steel City Volleyball League announced the cancellation of their Spring ’21 ...
Yesterday, we told you about the Three Rivers Leather Club’s Toy Drive. Here are three more examples of the care and spirit of the LGBTQ Community to come together and support our greater Pittsburgh community this holiday season. True T ...
The term pansexuality was coined in 1917, using the Greek prefix ‘pan’, which means ‘all’ added to ‘sex’, from Latin. Pansexuality at the time did not refer to a sexual orientation or identity. It was used by other psychologists to ...
The Three Rivers Leather Club wasn’t going to let COVID-19 stop their annual Toy Drive for the children in the Allegheny County foster system! The toy drive usually occurs at the monthly OUTrageous Bingo leading up to the holidays and ...
One thing 2020 cannot take away is the holiday season! Though we are stuck in our own personal halls decked with boughs of holly, we don’t have to just sit and watch the twinkling lights on the tree. There are ...
Few know their way around a funeral scene like master of mortality Alan Ball. The writer-director-producer had his fair share of time to get it just right while his crowning jewel of a series, Six Feet Under, aired for five ...
Pie baking is a commitment. So there’s nothing sadder than when your crust comes out slumpy, soggy or burnt, or when your filling is so runny it looks like a swimming pool of sadness. Whether you’re making a warm cherry pie ...
The queer Christmas movies are heating up We told you about the Kristen Stewart/Mackenzie Davis holiday rom-com Happiest Season (filmed right here in Pittsburgh!); and how the two big cable holiday movie factories – Hallmark and Lifetime – are also ...
At a book signing for my book, “All I Want for Christmas” at the tail end of 2019 (back when we could gather together in public without dying), a man asked, “Why did you write a Christmas book?” It wasn’t ...
Last night, the Erie City School Board elected School Board Member Tyler Titus Erie City School Board President. Three years ago, Tyler became the first out trans person elected to public office in Pennsylvania when they were elected to the ...
The weather outside may have turned frightful yesterday so stay warm with your LGBTQ friends and family this month with over 20 queer virtual and in-person events to make the holiday season gay! As always, please follow event coordinator’s and ...
The Pitt Men’s Study and the University of Pittsburgh honor World AIDS Day with this virtual service dedicated to those who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS. This program will also discuss living with HIV/AIDS during the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice movements ...
Today is Giving Tuesday, a day of global generosity towards the people and organizations that are working to make the world a better place. While you should think globally, act locally this Giving Tuesday by supporting the great work of ...
Today is World AIDS Day. Take a moment to remember those in our community and across the world that we have lost to the epidemic. World AIDS Day was first observed in 1988. Each year on December 1st, organizations and ...
Kristen Stewart is waving around what appears to be a joint. Even her Happiest Season co-star Mackenzie Davis, who’s seen on Zoom with Stewart, doesn’t quite know exactly what Stewart has lit. “Oh my god,” Davis says. “I thought that ...
In 2015 the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision changed my life. That decision meant that Michigan had to recognize my legal marriage to my wife and that as her spouse I could be covered under her health insurance. I ...
The light falling on R&B queen Brandy is casting tiny rainbows that dance above her head. She’s looking up at them, telling me what she sees. Little rainbows everywhere. On an ordinary day, sure, this would be special. But on ...
I don’t know about you but our Thanksgiving holiday weekend was spent watching Happiest Season… twice. Of course, you already know what Happiest Season is — the first queer holiday rom-com backed by a major studio. Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie ...
2020 has been a rough year for all of us! All the more reason to celebrate that it is finally coming to an end. For all your end of year and holiday needs, support local LGBTQ owned small businesses who ...
Victory came in the form of a tweet posted in the middle of the afternoon on Aug. 5: Pharmaceutical company Moderna was dropping its exclusion of people living with HIV (PLHIV) allowing those whose immune system was stable while on ...
You all have been asking for another simple stained glass cake. I hope this is worth the wait! Stained glass hand painting with some piping gel is always so relaxing. With so many different ways to make stained glass cakes, they ...
Clive Barker comes home to Hellraiser Much like The Babadook, we’ve long assumed Pinhead from Hellraiser to be queer like us. Just a vibe we got, really, but we believe our stanning is sound because the man who created him, ...
In a unanimous vote 7 – 0, Crafton Borough Council adopted an LGBTQ inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance at their Borough Council meeting last night. Crafton is the fifth municipality in Allegheny County to pass an LGBTQ inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance joining the ...
Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman (D) flies a pro-marijuana flag, LGBTQ Pride Flag, and a Trans Pride flag from his office’s balcony in the State Capitol Building. That just so happens to be in the prominent location front and center ...
Remember after the 2016 presidential election when Trump supporters reached out to Clinton supporters in an effort to understand and sympathize with our pain and fear? To better understand us so that we could remind each other that we are ...
“Now that I have a massive platform, and now that the people want to listen to the Black sissy, I’m gonna talk,” Billy Porter says, fired up, leaning into the camera. On Zoom, Porter commands a computer screen like he ...
The days are becoming shorter and the nights longer. Trees are bountifully shedding their colorful leaves. The election is over (for most of us), and there’s a chill in the air. Oh, it’s that glorious time of year: It’s Cuffing ...
Transgender Day of Remembrance also known as the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, is observed annually on November 20 as a day to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. It is a day to draw ...
People always ask me for some easy, non-fussy ways to boost their look. Here are my top tips: 1. Switch from regular moisturizer to one tinted with SPF. Triple benefits here in one li’l tube. A lightly tinted moisturizer evens ...
The Three Rivers Leather Club’s Annual Toy Drive is adapting to our COVID-19 reality. The toy drive is usually held at the very popular, sold out, OUTrageous Bingo during the holiday season. With OUTrageous Bingo unable to be held, the ...
Last night, the Etna Borough Council voted 8 – 1 to adopt an LGBTQ inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance. Etna is now the 61st municipality in Pennsylvania to pass such an ordinance. Council member Jessica Semler spearheaded the ordinance, as an out ...
Did you know that you can get a sun lamp for seasonal depression for $35? Why am I telling you this? Well, we’re about to enter winter during a pandemic, something we’ve never experienced in our lifetimes. Unfortunately, as predicted, ...
Getting your first kiss is a coming-of-age nail-bitter. Some of us receive the peck during a slow dance in the dimly lit cafetorium, others in the back seat of the bus on the way home from a field trip. The ...
The air is getting cooler and the holidays are fast approaching. This weekend enjoy some fresh air, take in a Bob’s Burgers themed drag show, socially distance dine out and watch a holiday film or two. Remember to always follow ...
Today, I’m going to teach you everything you need to know about making the perfect buttery flaky pie crust. This is the one and only pie crust recipe I use. Old-fashioned inspired, yet never out of style. Wins my heart every ...
Our friends at Trans YOUniting in partnership with the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation, TransPride Pittsburgh and True T PGH are working hard to ensure that every one in the LGBTQ Community of Pittsburgh can celebrate Thanksgiving with a hot meal. ...