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‘No Kings’ Means ‘Yes, Due Process’ Right? Local government in Allegheny County might not agree. I think it is important you know that Allegheny County and UPMC are denying they have certain due process obligations in the involuntary civil commitment process. Allegheny County government is denying that they have certain due process obligations. Scroll to […]
Immediate Need for 120 lbs or 24 five pound bags The Dr. John P. Ruffinng VMD pet food pantry needs some volunteers for specific driving tasks to remain open. The main one is a 20 minute commitment. We distribute to X amount of people each Sunday dividihng our total caretakers into different weeks. The pantry […]
My most recent Instagram discovery is the artist MILCK. I should have known about her, maybe I did. I’ve said before that I dislike the artificiality of calls for unity. Unity is not a tent nor an umbrella, not even a physical place. Unity is a battle cry, a silent affirmation, a demand to know […]
I regularly rely on a food pantry. Of course, I’m researching a blog post to destigmatize food insecurity resources. Because that’s what I do. I talk about it openly with my circle of friends. I felt no shame or guilt about it. I meet the criteria of the pantry. No shame until today. Today, someone […]
CN: anti-trans rhetoric, influencer, suicide, haters I hit a nice, fun milestone last night, reaching 50k followers on Instagram. Being a curious person, I dove deep into the world of followers and influencers and so forth. In return, every social media analytic company under the sun sent me an email. See, fun? But what does […]
Welcome to week 3 of our latest feature! Note to self – these posts have consistently been in the top ten most read during May. There’s so much going on that sometimes it feels overwhelming to find the details, sift through the logistics, roll up your sleeves and get involved. Volunteers with local Indivisible chapters and other […]
Earlier in the week, I posted about the decisions by Mayor Ed Gainey and Mayoral candidate Corey O’Connor to not honor their commitment to complete our Political LGBTQ&A for next week’s election. My post was deleted from some spaces on Facebook and other platforms because it was creating negative energy for the campaigns. Today I […]
Overall, I think I’ve been a good citizen/resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Imperfect, but I do fight the good fight. Still being declared totally and permanently disabled at age 40 was hard. Like many of you, I’ve internalized the belief that being productive aka working AND earning money sets the bar for being a good citizen, […]
Both candidates for Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh made time for interviews with white gay men, but not a disabled queer lesbian who connected with the campaigns in February. It is disrespectful and takes me AND my readers for granted. At least the O’Connor campaign had the good manners to own their mistakes and […]
Over the past 20 years of blogging, my understanding of my mental health has deepened considerably. I share more and more often because I am always learning and because I know that one of the biggest threats to my mental health is stigma. Every time I post here or on my social media about my […]
