Does anyone remember a time before Google? Well, I can tell you there was, and the net was a mess. Just as Google changed and improved how we find information, the internet, in general, has helped us find each other. ...
Pennsylvanians should be proud of our commonwealth, a strong fixture in the forefront of the gay civil rights movement. Starting in 1965, the first public demonstrations for gay rights took place outside Independence Hall on July 4, every year until ...
The old saying is, “diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” but not for me, the founder of the Pittsburgh chapter of Dykes on Bikes. My true loves are my Alaskan Malamute, Dakota, and my motorcycle. My dog has been with ...
San Francisco has a lot in common with Pittsburgh: We both have established gay communities, a variety of bars, community centers, and social resources. We are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender. And within these communities is a common thread: HIV. ...
Ah, the life of a bartender… the money is great, the hours are easy, I’m in control (which suits me, since I’m a top), and I have more phone numbers on napkins than you have friends on MySpace. I’ve been ...
For decades, Reader’s Digest has featured a monthly article called, “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Ever Known.” Subscribers are invited to submit a write-up about a memorable individual, who helped to shape their lives. Well, I have two candidates for ...
Sitting across the table, the man with two arms of full-sleeve tattoos (not to mention those on his neck and head), piercings through various parts of his facial anatomy, and a bleach-blond Mohawk looks as though he might be more ...
The Tony-Award winning rock opera Spring Awakening is coming to Pittsburgh, and it’s sure to open more than a few eyes. Spring Awakening, which won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical in 2007, focuses on a group of young school children in ...
The Steel City Stonewall Democrats are in agreement with the Gertrude Stein Political Club on a number of endorsements. The Stonewall Democrats “recommended” Patrick Dowd for mayor; and “strongly endorsed” Anne Lazarus for Pennsylvania Superior Court, Barbara Behrend Ersnberger for ...
Last year’s Pride 2008 promoters, the Delta Foundation, promised “the biggest slate of pride events ever seen here.” That boast was justified by the considerable amount of pre-Pride activities, Pride week events and partner activities that lasted through June. This ...
Annual art auction set for May 11 It’s become the premiere art auction in southwestern Pennsylvania; it’s none other than the Persad Center’s Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art on May 11 from 6-11pm at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. Hosted by ...
The Link hosted the Gay Life Newsletter’s 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards April 4. The fifth annual event attracted a crowd of more than 85 and helped to raise $300 to benefit Shepherd Wellness Community. Jezebel D’Opulence, Miss Diana Ross and Stephen ...
Once again the Delta Foundation has been working hard to prepare for this year’s Pride festivities. 2008’s Pride in the Street and the Pride March were incredibly successful, and this year the Delta Foundation has promised to make the 2009 ...
The Reverend Janet Edwards had the honor of first-speaker slot at the Join the Impact! Rally on Jan. 10. The Presbyterian pastor, sporting a rainbow scarf, announced her support of a bill designed to protect Allegheny County residents from gender ...
Ever since Brooklyn author Frank Anthony Polito read The Mysteries of Pittsburgh in college, he has been enamored with the Steel City. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon is a coming-of-age story set here in the early 1980s. It relates the story ...
I can’t give a fair appraisal of Milk, especially its cinematography, because I watched the whole movie through teary eyes. I moved to San Francisco two months after Harvey Milk’s murder, and if I didn’t live through the events shown in ...
“Take Me Out”, by playwright Richard Greenberg is the Book to Watch Out For and the play to see this summer. A collaboration between Borders, Barebones Productions and the Three Rivers Arts Festival that formed the perfect baseball diamond and ...
In 1758, on land that belonged to generations of Allegawis, Delaware, Seneca, Iroquois and other native tribes, a fort was built by British and Colonial troops. Led by Generals John Forbes and George Washington, the hastily built facility would be ...
1. For young people, if they could glean one message from your work and life, what would it be? I hope it would be overcoming circumstances, no matter what your circumstances are. If you work hard enough you can go ...
To be successful, you have to learn the art of transformation. When Kierra Darshell walks out from his daily job as a computer analyst to cook dinner or play cards with friends, he is a boy. “I love being a ...
“I’ve seen a lot more women out there over the last year since Pride in the Street 2007 than my entire gay life,” said Loni McCartney, a board member on the Delta Foundation. More opportunities exist today to see Lesbian ...
“The legislation before us today is not about protecting or enhancing a cherished principle, but a bill that reflects pandering and political posturing on a hot button, emotionally-charged issue,” Pittsburgh City Councilman Bruce Kraus said before the congressional hearing. Meanwhile ...
Anything goes during Pride Week….no stone will be left unturned, there will not be anything unheard or unsaid….there will be music, and food and oh…wait a moment….did someone say POETRY? The Eastside Poetry Gathering washed the audience in the sea ...
Probably the most famous member of Pittsburgh’s GLBT community was Andy Warhol. Since 2008 marks the city’s 250th birthday (and what would be Andy’s 80th), it seems appropriate to take a moment to reflect on his life and contributions. Andy ...
Randy Forrester, an icon of the gay rights and AIDS awareness movements in Western Pennsylvania, passed away on Wednesday, April 23,2008, after a lengthy bout with cancer at the age of 60. “Once you met Randy, you would never forget ...
Amber’s pissed! As sales of albums plummet annually and potential buyers download CDs illegally, the traditional music industry is reeling. The number of radio stations playing high-energy dance music has dwindled to nearly zip. And international singer/songwriter Amber’s mad ...
For the last several months my friends and I have read with some amusement “Master’s Class,” the leather column in Out written by Colin Morgan. We’re not amused because the column is entertaining or informative so much as we’re discussing the vast ...
I am writing in regard to the “Colin Morgan” column [“Looking for a hook up in bars, not a Jell-O shot,” Out, April 2007]. As the current president of the Three Rivers Leather Club, I’m concerned as to the misrepresentation of ...
Marty Rouse came to Pittsburgh in June to attend the National Stonewall Democrats convention with a goal of mobilizing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender voters and their allies. But his specific objective here in western Pennsylvania was to usher ...
The following article originally appeared in the October 2006 issue of Pittsburgh’s Out and is republished here for the first time in its entirety as originally published. Some language is dated. Help us preserve Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ history, like this article, by ...
I recently moved back to Pittsburgh after living in New York City and southern Florida. The last pride festival I attended in Pittsburgh was over 10 years ago and consisted of a couple hundred people walking through Shadyside to Mellon ...
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recessed without taking a vote on the so-called “Marriage Protection Amendment.” It’s possible for the Legislature to vote on House Bill 2381 any time after they return on June 5, which coincidentally is the same ...
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1The definition of marriage has again become an issue as state lawmakers debate legislation that could threaten the liberties of unmarried gay and lesbian couples in Pennsylvania. On June 6, the state House of Representatives ...
I know Pittsburgh has its fair share of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. So why don’t we have our own neighborhood? Here are some interesting points: 1. Gay pride day will be held again this year at Riverfront ...
Composer Susan Haugh is enjoying a double honor this year: She was named grand marshal of the June 17 Pride Awareness March, and Dreams of Hope, the performing arts group she founded, is scheduled to perform on the main stage ...
The third annual Pittsburgh Pride Theatre Festival will spotlight the talents of local directors and actors as it features eight one-act plays by local playwrights on GLBT themes. The two programs of four plays each will run in alternating ...
The 2006 Pittsburgh PrideFest will recognize the achievements of the region’s GLBT community and its importance to the cultural, social and economic vitality of the area. Organizers expect the June 17 celebration to attract 6,000 to 8,000 participants—two to ...
As the opening day of the 2006 convention of the National Stonewall Democrats draws near, more activities and events have been finalized. The three-day event will be held in Pittsburgh June 2-4. The Stonewall Democrats announced on its ...
“You put your camera around your neck along with putting on your shoes, and there it is, an appendage of the body that shares your life with you. The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without ...
The Gay & Lesbian Community Center’s Pittsburgh Three Rivers PrideFest Committee invites volunteers to its next meeting, April 20, at 7pm, at the GLCC. The committee is seeking volunteers to assist with preparations for Pittsburgh’s 2006 gay pride day, ...
The Steel City Softball League has launched a “Year 25” campaign to promote its quarter-of-a-century history and to continue its legacy as one of few organized outdoor recreation options for gay and lesbian Pittsburghers. The SCSL officially opens its ...
Howard Dean will visit Pittsburgh to serve as keynote speaker for the June 2-6 convention of the National Stonewall Democrats. Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is the first of a number of well-known Democratic Party leaders ...
The Gay and Lesbian Neighborhood Development Association has launched a mentoring effort that pairs young gay professionals with mentors who are willing to share their business world experience. GLENDA’s DiversityWorks program was formed in 2005 by Joseph Khanh D. ...
A schedule of events and activities aimed at making the annual convention of the National Stonewall Democrats this summer’s premiere gathering of GLBT political activists is quickly taking shape. The convention will be held in Pittsburgh June 2-5 and will ...
Every year, federal, state and county governments spend billions of dollars to provide government-funded social and health programs such as cancer screening, tobacco prevention, foster care, senior services and drug and alcohol treatment. Every year federal, state and county governments ...
A renaissance over the past few years has enabled the 18-year-old Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival to afford office space at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center, to enlist support from a strong and active group of volunteers ...
I am writing to urge readers not to support Arlen Specter in his current run for re-election to the US Senate. Many Pennsylvanians see Specter as a moderate; for some of us Democrats, splitting our ticket to vote for ...
Prior to this year’s June 21 PrideFest celebration, the group behind the Pride Parade’s “Queer as Fuck” contingent was relatively unknown. Since then, the self-described radical queer project known as Resyst has attracted attention not only for its confrontational tactics ...
A mass commitment ceremony is one of the activities planned for the 14th annual International Friendship Weekend, to be hosted by Asians & Friends-Pittsburgh Aug. 28-Sept. 1. “Here’s an opportunity to [have a commitment ceremony] in front of your ...
The Lambda Foundation of Pittsburgh is accepting applications for its 2003 Lambda Foundation Scholarship award. Each year, Lambda awards a $3,000 scholarship to a college student who has made an outstanding contribution toward the integration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and ...