Transgender Day of Remembrance
Month: November 2019
How ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ shapes my perspective of my 2x great-grandmothers
Over a year ago, I took on a daunting task of blogging about the lives of my eight 2x-great grandmothers (2gg’s) aka the grandmothers of my own grandparents I have four grandparents, they each had two and that equals eight. Technically, I also had three step-2x-great-grandmothers who were the second spouses of my male ancestors, […]
Q&A: Crafters with activist leanings will be at Pittsburgh’s first holiday Craftivist markeplace
Joining the annual array of holiday craft shows is a brand-new entry – Craftivists. On Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 11 AM – 4 PM, you’ll find an array of socially conscious crafters exhibiting at The Union Project in the East End. We are pleased to be the social media sponsor for this intriguing new […]
Win a free download of Halsey’s “Graveyard” (Axwell Remix)!
Enter now to win a free download of “Graveyard” (Axwell Remix), based on the hit single featured on the forthcoming album Manic from multi-platinum artist Halsey. Download/stream “Graveyard” (Axwell Remix): https://halsey.lnk.to/graveyardaxwell Manic is available for pre-order NOW: https://halsey.lnk.to/manicthealbumPR Facebook.com/halseymusic Twitter.com/halsey Instagram.com/iamhalsey Rulez To be eligible you must be 18 and live in the continental US. You may enter as many giveaways […]
My Pittsburgh Basket #NaBloPoMo2019 #NaBloPoMoPgh
The Prompt – You are packing a Pittsburgh box for someone who has moved away. Describe what you include and why. My box would include Yinz is a Gender Neutral Pronoun shirt from Etna Print Circus A piece of slag from Brown’sDump Locally roasted and ground coffee from Eat n Park and Coffee Tree Roasters […]
Rural PA LGBTQ&A with West Branch Pride Organizers in Williamsport, Lycoming County
This is part of a new occasional series exploring LGBTQ organizing in rural Pennsylvania communities. After our recent driving trip through the PA Wilds communities, I was impressed that after an almost complete lack of queer visibility, a slew of new LGBTQ projects unfolded in my feed – a Pride event in Elk County, a […]
I’ve never been to Pittsburgh
The Prompt – There are 90 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and 130 municipalities in Allegheny County. Tell us about one of each that you’ve never visited. And about one of each that you absolutely adore. I’ve never knowingly been to Esplen or Oakwood or St. Clair in the City of Pittsburgh. In Allegheny County, I’ve never […]
Where is your coat? #NaBloPoMo2019 #NaBloPoMoPgh
The Prompt – How often did you have to wear a coat with your Halloween costume? Should this be a dealbreaker? It was hit or miss. As I got older, I tried to lean into costumes that were inherently weather flexible. One year, my Dad made me a costume that allowed me to wear a […]
82 Trans Stories from Western Pennsylvania Honor Trans Awareness Week
The week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, we have Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues the community faces. I’ve curated 82 stories from our #AMPLIFY project to illustrate the multi-faceted experiences of transgender neighbors in Western Pennsylvania. Our project asks people to describe their […]
What qualifies as Pittsburgh Famous? #NaBloPoMo2019
The Prompt – There are lots of folks described as “Pittsburgh famous” – what does that phrase mean to you? Please list a few Pittsburgh famous folks that most people might not immediately think about. Pittsburgh famous includes high-profile local folks, often members of the media and politicians, but also artists, creators, quirky neighbors who […]