Originally published by our partners at Penn Capital-Star on Monday, March 3, 2025. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed to advance a measure Monday night that would bar transgender students from participating on school sports teams consistent with their gender ...

That recent clip of Laverne Cox on “The View” where she reminds viewers that it’s the “other 1%” of the population that people should be upset about instead of trans people has gone very viral, making its truth-telling way around ...

advertisement It shouldn’t be hard to take care of your health, but we know how life can get in the way. Your doctor’s appointment is all the way across town, and your pharmacy is in the opposite direction. Plus, you ...

Tomorrow is the 91st Academy Awards. At this point, every year, it becomes clear who will take home the golden statue in each category. This is because all the precursor awards tend to accurately predict who will win in their ...

March is here, and with it comes a month packed with electrifying queer events, dazzling drag performances, and vibrant community gatherings! Whether you’re looking to sip mimosas at a fabulous drag brunch, dance the night away at a sapphic club ...

When Karina Dandashi set out on her journey to become a filmmaker, she never expected it would take her back to her hometown of Pittsburgh. She especially didn’t expect it would be to create her first queer coming-of-age story.  Dandashi, ...

Pennsylvania State Representative Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia County) has made his intentions clear: he wants to criminalize drag performances and, by extension, LGBTQ+ public life in the Commonwealth. In a memo circulated to his colleagues, Leadbeter announced plans to introduce a ...

Greetings from New Orleans. I’m writing this at my dearest friend’s house in Algiers Point. I have to admit, I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of getting on a plane with the looming prospect of Elon Musk and his Teen ...

The Steel City Stonewall Democrats, Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ Democratic club, hosted their annual membership endorsement meeting for the May 2025 Primary Election on Sunday at Spirit in Lawrenceville. The 2025 Steel City Stonewall Democrats endorsements went to: Pittsburgh MayorEd Gainey Pittsburgh ...

The Steel City Softball League has proudly announced the newest inductees into its Hall of Fame, recognizing individuals and organizations that have made a lasting impact on the league and Pittsburgh’s LGBTQIA+ community. This year, the honor goes to Ronald ...

Fortune Feimster may not wear a cape or leap tall buildings, but she might just be a superhero. Her superpower? Making us laugh until we forget why we needed saving in the first place. In an America that often feels ...

Welcome back to What’s Queer and Going On—the podcast that keeps you plugged into all things LGBTQ+ in Pittsburgh! In this episode, host Chrissy Costa sits down with Aerin from Pittsburgh LesbiYinz, a thriving sapphic social group creating inclusive spaces ...

Local drag talent Alexandria Star celebrated Black History Month with elegance and flair with a Black History Month Drag photoshoot. The Miss P Town 2023 gathered a group of Black and P.O.C. drag queens and one drag king to celebrate diversity ...

Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ community has a vital new resource with the opening of the QMNTY Closet yesterday. The QMNTY Closet is a free thrift store dedicated to providing gender-affirming clothing, hygiene products, work attire, food, and other essentials operated by Trans ...

From Concept to Crown in Just 8 Days! Did you miss Joey Young winning the Blue Moon pageant? Nebby Nick was there and asked how they managed to pull their looks together in just over a week and what they ...

Updated February 20, 2025, at 7:07 PM. Anne Lynch is a self-proclaimed Kitchen Witch. She is a practitioner of kitchen magic, a form of witchcraft that centers around the hearth and home. Kitchen Witches believe that the kitchen is a sacred ...

I’d like to give a very special fuck you to The New York Times and all of the other major newspapers that went out of their way to get Donald Trump elected. Article after article, the Times positioned Trump like ...

Queer Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo has joined a large ensemble cast for “The Woman King” filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood’s latest, “Children of Blood and Bone.” She’ll be part of a group that includes Academy Award winner Viola Davis, Idris Elba, ...

Originally reported by our partners at The 19th on February 10, 2025. Sarah McBride was elected to represent Delaware. As the highest-ranking transgender elected official in the country, however, she is also being asked to speak on behalf of all ...

In a troubling move that has sparked outrage across the LGBTQ+ community, the National Park Service has removed references to “transgender” from its website for the Stonewall National Monument, erasing a vital part of LGBTQ+ history. The change, documented by ...

This week on the QBurgh Podcast, we sit down with the incredible Lindsey Sickler, Executive Director of Proud Haven, a pillar of support for Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ youth. 🏳️‍🌈 Lindsey shares their inspiring journey from volunteer to leader, the evolution of ...

When Michael Hellman began volunteering with the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force in the early 2000s, there were still very few people who were willing to share their stories about living with HIV and AIDS. As part of PATF’s speakers’ bureau, ...

Right now, over 100,000 people nationwide are on the organ transplant list. February 14th is National Organ Donor Day, and The Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE) is spreading the word about organ donation.  CORE’s service area spans Western ...

LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanias are under attack from one of the most aggressively anti-trans bills we’ve seen: Senate Bill 213 (SB213), introduced by far-right Senator Doug Mastriano. Disguised under the misleading name “Two Gender Protection”, this bill is nothing more than a ...

I’m watching the United States fall to fascism in real time and yet the alarm bell that I, and so many others, are ringing is being ignored by the majority of the country. Republicans are all-in on Team Fascism. That’s ...

It’s all too easy right now to get stuck in the grip of endless headlines and doomscrolling. If you’re feeling the weight of the world closing in, it’s time to unplug and escape into a different kind of world, perhaps ...

Or maybe just call Anne Hathaway “Mother Mary,” her role in the film of the same name from acclaimed director David Lowery (“The Green Knight”).  It’s the story of a queer relationship between a pop star and a fashion designer, ...

Members of the LGBTQ+ community at Duquesne University were concerned and fearful after a photo began circulating the student body that many initially, and inaccurately, interpreted to depict Duquesne President Ken Gormley at a Trump-hosted inauguration event for his biggest ...

Indica’s Another Party Pittsburgh did it again with another fierce party at P Town Bar with current RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 racer Lana Ja’Rae on Friday night. Lana joined Indica and Joe MyGosh for a watch party of episode ...

advertisement In this special on-site episode of the QBurgh Podcast, we take you inside Brewer’s Bar, Pittsburgh’s oldest gay bar, just days before its final farewell. Host Jeff Freedman sits down with Carol Usner-Held, the longtime owner, to reflect on ...

It was an incredible year for LGBTQ+ movies at Sundance, one of America’s most prestigious film festivals. Held yearly in the not-always-so-queer-friendly state of Utah, the festival boasted a powerful lineup of heavy hitting queer and trans movies coming soon ...

The Christian Right in the United States is becoming increasingly synonymous with Nazi sympathizers. I don’t know how else to put it. This past weekend, Bryce Mitchell, UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell went viral for all the wrong reasons when a ...

Updated on February 6, 2025, at 8:39 AM. In a troubling new turn, the estate of the late Donald “Donny” Thinnes and developers who own the building and land that once housed Donny’s Place, a beloved and storied LGBTQ+ bar, ...

It is simply impossible to keep up with the barrage of anti LGBTQ+ news coming out of the Trump Administration. Upon taking office, Trump wasted no time signing executive orders to hurt as many marginalized people as possible. On Inauguration ...

advertisement A person’s individuality has many facets, including race, gender and sexual orientation, and these facets can overlap in many ways that create unique experiences and challenges. This is the basis of intersectionality – a term first used in 1989 ...

If that headline shocked you, it should have. The executive orders that Trump has been signing may very well affect your health. Oh, you thought Trump was only attacking the “T” in our community? Nope. He’s targeting the “L,” the ...

Pittsburgh’s queer scene is turning up the heat this February with a jam-packed lineup of events that celebrate love, performance, community, and pure unfiltered fun! From drag brunches and burlesque shows to theater jams and speed dating nights, the city ...

The Pennsylvania Coalition of LGBTQ+ Organizations, a statewide network of over 50 LGBTQ organizations faciliated by the Pennsylvania Youth Congress, has coordinated the following statement penned to LGBTQ Pennsylvanians, which has been signed by 125+ key community leaders: Dear LGBTQ+ ...

Nine incredible queens took the stage Sunday night for the Blue Moon Pageant, each bringing their own dazzling take on this year’s “Pittsburgh Icons” theme. While Joey Young ultimately claimed the crown with a stunning Lydia B. Kollins-inspired look and ...

We are excited once again to announce the publication of QBurgh’s Spring print issue, the Pittsburgh Pride Guide, is coming soon. Each year, the magazine grows even bigger, with last year’s issue featuring 84 pages highlighting local community volunteers, spotlighted ...

To quote Melissa Etheridge, ain’t it heavy? For some perspective on recent assaults on LGBTQ+ rights brought by the Trump administration, turning to a gay icon with decades of experience in resilience and unity is always worthwhile. Enter Etheridge, who ...

Updated January 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM. Nine queens entered the glittering gauntlet, but only one could emerge victorious. The Blue Moon Pageant returned Sunday night with a standing-room-only crowd. In the end, it was Joey Young who claimed the ...

Kori King, a racer on the current season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, teamed up with Another Party Pittsburgh for an unforgettable watch party and drag show at P Town Bar on Friday. Fans gathered to cheer Kori on as she ...

Nebby Nick hit up P Town Bar for Sapphic Saturday – a night of speed dating, sapphic vibes, and building community. Nick caught up with Indie Skies to chat about why these events are so important for Pittsburgh’s lesbian and ...

This week, we’re diving headfirst into Pittsburgh Pride 2025! Join Jeff as he chats with special guests Dena Stanley and Dalen Michael, the co-chairs of the Pittsburgh Pride Group, about this year’s exciting lineup of events, the rich history of ...

Nora’s scared. She doesn’t know what’s going to happen to her hormones. Can she even get refills? She’s looking in the mirror, and the light’s playing tricks on her eyes. She’s seeing a face she hasn’t seen in years. It’s ...

On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at rolling back protections for LGBTQ Americans, particularly targeting transgender and nonbinary individuals. The orders, titled “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions” and ...

Advertisement Anne King Skeels (they/them) is ready to bare their soul on stage with the premiere of their play, “My Sister’s Lipstick” as part of the New Hazlett Theater’s Community Supported Art (CSA) program. Skeels began writing the play in ...