New development will raze GLCC building

New development will raze GLCC building

Rumors circulated last week that the building housing Pittsburgh's Gay & Lesbian Community Center would be razed as part of a planned new development on the prime intersection of 5 roads in Squirrel Hill.  They were right. According to Saturday's Post-Gazette, a $50 million residential/retail development mix is slated for the corner of Murray and […]

Happy Anniversary to Ledcat and Sue

Happy Anniversary to Ledcat and Sue

Friday marks five years for us.  Celebrate with us! Anniversaries can be tricky when you are in a relationship that has no legal status.  There's the day we met, our first date, our first kiss, the day we became exclusive, the day we moved in together, or even the day we had our domestic partnership […]

He closes Lawrenceville Giant Eagle and now plans to run North Side Giant Eagle?

He closes Lawrenceville Giant Eagle and now plans to run North Side Giant Eagle?

Giant Eagle entrepreneur Bill Bricker is quite the guy.  He is closing the Giant Eagle in Lawrenceville because it isn't profitable and has purchased our corporate owned store on the North Side.  Huh?  The North Side store had to cost a pretty penny b/c corporate has invested a ton of money to make it well, […]

Good doggies!

Good doggies!

Tonight, Ledcat and I moseyed up to Riverview Park for the first lesson in our outdoor dog training class.  The goal is to help dogs learn to deal with distractions in public places.  Since Xander and Deus are big scary dogs that bark at sources of fear, it seemed like a good idea. The class […]

Pittsburgh Black Pride

Itinerary Thursday – Meet & Greet Friday – Aggressive-One & Ms. Fem Show      After Party Prom – DJ Nick Nice Saturday – Basketball Game Old Skool vs New Skool   Downtown YMCA      White Party Sunday A Day at The Park         church service      Closing Party @ Pegasus (818 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA)   Check out the Black Pride website here.

Faith in Faith

Faith in Faith

This comes from 365gay.com (New York City) A priest who attempted to protect a 21 year old transwoman from four teens who were hitting and verbally harassing her was beaten in front of a shelter for gay and trans young people. The teens were pelting Alessandra-Michelle Carver with garbage and yelling transphobic insults outside the […]

A Really Cool Thing at The Quiet Storm

A Really Cool Thing at The Quiet Storm

So tonight I scheduled a business meeting at The Quiet Storm who have been really nice to my work avatar — donating to our foster parent dinner, handling our meetings, etc.  So I brought three new people in for dinner and two were very excited — had always wanted to try it and never made […]

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Obama and Faith Based Anything: I Knew It!

Obama and Faith Based Anything:  I Knew It!

Color me not surprised by this little pronouncement from Mr. Theocracy. Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and – in a move sure to cause controversy – support their ability to hire and fire […]