What I Think Allegheny County Should Do to Hold Police Accountable BEFORE They Are Hired
Just my personal $.02 here. One issue that arises repeatedly when we are discussing police officers who kill civilians is the failure to ‘catch’ the cops who move from police department to police department because of discipline issues or misconduct or just because they are not good cops. There are two sides to this problem […]
Deb, 60, is a Lesbian Who Wants to Preserve Western PA Gay History #AMPLIFY
Name: Deb Age: 60 County of Residence: I live in California now, but was born in Allegheny Co and raised in Clearfield County and went to college in Butler County Pronouns: her How do you describe your identity? Queer, lesbian Please describe your coming out experience. Where did you find support? What challenges did you face? I was home […]
Win a Pair of Tickets to see @PghSymphony Pops Season Finale ‘Nat & Natalie’ #Giveaway
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras PNC Pops season finale is coming up, June 21-23 at Heinz Hall with “Nat & Natalie: Unforgettable” The voice: so smooth, so clear, so cool. The hits: so many – “Too Young,” “Nature Boy,” “Get Your Kicks,” “Mona Lisa” and many, many more! Conductor Byron Stripling is joined by Denzal Sinclaire and Dee […]
Enter for a chance to win the Shout! Factory’s Pride month collectible edition Blu-rays!
In honor of this year’s LGBTQ Pride Month, Shout! Factory is proud to present an eclectic slate of pop culture-defining movies arriving for the first time on Blu-ray. On May 28, the hysterical and often heartfelt road-trip comedy TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR, starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo and Stockard Channing was released on […]
Zoe Spears, 23, is the 10th Black Trans Woman Murdered in the US in 2019
The heartache of her friends and loved ones was raging throughout Facebook today. The news that 23-year-old Zoe Spears had been found by police responding to a welfare check just before midnight on Thursday, June 13 in the Fairmount Heights section of Prince George’s County, Maryland, close to the D.C. line. Zoe had sustained multiple […]
The #KittenCaboodle Update Pride Edition
Head’s up dear readers – I’m an official Amazon influencer and I have to figure out how that works. So links for items that I recommend will take you to my Amazon storefront. If you buy stuff through those links, I get a wee bit. Like a referral fee. I’m still figuring this out. So […]
Support the Post-Gazette Journalist Union With This Blog Button #NoPGWithoutMe
Add this button (badge) to your website to show your support for the unionized journalists of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. You can use this code if you like. I hope to see blogs across the region <div style=”width:100%;height:auto;position:relative;padding:10px”><a href=”https://pghguild.com/”><img src=”https://pghguild.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/no-pg-without.png”></a></div> How is the contract situation at the PG? Not good. The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh’s […]
Cat Lady Corner: A New Series by Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents – Meet Tango!
So the name of this new feature series is a work in progress, but you get the gist – cats. We have made a commitment to the local organization Pittsburght Cat Adoption Team (Pgh C.A.T.) to begin sharing a featured adoptable cat of the week. Ledcat and I are a Pittsburgh C.A.T. foster home – […]
Here’s What To Do After the Pridefest in Pittsburgh
Pride weekend has ended in Pittsburgh, but the celebration continues all month long … Here’s our original list of ways to honor the legacy of Stonewall with upcoming activities this month … AND WE ADDED EVENTS This is not in any particular order. It is not a ranking of events, just a listing. Read away. […]
Q&A with Ember, 9, a nonbinary bisexual student who organized the first ever Pride Parade at their school
One of Ember’s parents posted this flyer on Facebook, explaining that their kid had decided to organize a Pride Parade at their school. After I read the flyer, I knew that it was important to include Ember’s voice in this blog. So I asked their parent and they worked it out amongst themselves. Ember opted […]