A Note From Heather Arnet With Regard to Five Years of Lesbian Corresponding

 This past week was the Fifth Anniversary for Sue Kerr and her Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents blog. Pittsburgh has seen a number of women leading with their voices online over these last several years. Maria Lupinacci has been blogging as one part of the duo of 2Political Junkies since 2004. 2005 saw the launch of Lindsay […]

Kraus calls Burgess to task on lack of support for LGBTQ community

Kraus calls Burgess to task on lack of support for LGBTQ community

Bram Reichbaum from The Pittsburgh Comet alerted me to an exchange between City Councilors Bruce Kraus and Ricky Burgess during the pension plan bailout meetings. According to Bram: Kraus: “I am neither a Republican, a racist nor am I rich.” Points out that Burgess never has supported gay lesbian & transgendered legislation and so doesn't […]

Metcalfe story picked up by Lez Get Real

Metcalfe story picked up by Lez Get Real

Prior to 2010, I used to contribute to Lez Get Real and Pam's House Blend routinely.  That sort of fell to the wayside, but I have resolved to get back in the saddle in 2011.  Here's my first step courtesy of Lez Get Real. Happy 2011!

Allentown to be first Lehigh Valley municipality to offer domestic partner benefits?

Allentown to be first Lehigh Valley municipality to offer domestic partner benefits?

From the Morning Call Allentown may soon become the first municipality in the Lehigh Valley to offer medical benefits to partners of gay employees, whether active or retired. Under a domestic partnership bill before council, partners of gay employees would be eligible for health benefits as long as the couple can illustrate they live together […]

Rob Rogers on DADT

I love that you can get a little insight from Rob on his art. 

Happy Fifth Blogiversary to Us!

Happy Fifth Blogiversary to Us!

I've been mulling over this post for quite a few weeks.  I say mulling when I really mean typing, grumbling, deleting and wailing my lack of inspiration. I kept asking myself how relevant local LGBTQ blogging was, especially from a woman's point of view. Then Ledcat said “why did you start blogging?”  Voila!  Let's take […]

Human kindness is overflowing and I think it’s gonna rain today

Lonely, so lonely.Tin can at my feet,I think I'll kick it down the street.That's the way to treat a friend. Bright before me the signs implore me:Help the needy and show them the way.Human kindness is overflowing,and I think it's gonna rain today. I spent more than six weeks raising donations of holiday gifts for […]

More on Metcalfe

More on Metcalfe

I dialogued with Sue Frietsche of the Women's Law Project about the Metcalfe memo on “Marriage Amendment” 2011.  Her take on it is cause for serious thought … It's more radical than alternative versions because of the provision prohibiting recognition of any “identical or substantially equivalent” legal union.  So what is a substantially equivalent legal union?  […]

AP piece on Pennsylvania LGBT ordinances/legislation

AP piece on Pennsylvania LGBT ordinances/legislation

Hmm … I missed this yesterday in the Post-Gazette. HARRISBURG — Although his years-long crusade to enact a statewide ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity again died at the end of the most recent legislative session, state Rep. Dan Frankel sees reason for optimism. Frankel's optimism stems from the long-term view […]

Of friendships lost and friendships renewed

Of friendships lost and friendships renewed

It has been a long month. I could go on and on with the dramas, both large and small that have pervaded Lesbian Central.  Let's just say the highlight of the week was losing (and finding) my cell phone at the Waterfront and losing (and finding) our chihuaha in our back alley.  Amidst the intensity […]