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People, don’t make me beg for crumbs. Don’t I deserve abundance, flowing and growing Knowing that I need to be wrapped, swaddled in comforts I was denied. Perhaps you were, too. Perhaps the voices were not lullabies, but hushing and shushing your cries. What we needed became what they thought we should have. Or not. […]
Blair Lumpkins-Crabb, 31, has been missing from San Francisco, CA since June 26, 2023 after leaving a hospital. She also used the name Blair Styles (Styles is one of her middle names.) That’s what I read on Facebook. Nothing more. Well, I found a RIP blog post from someone I assume is a cousin. I’ve […]
Trans woman Georgina Riva de Neyra found deceased in Los Angeles, CA on Jun. 16, 2022 and still unclaimed. No picture has been found of Georgina From the NamUs report (where she is misgendered and deadnamed) The decedent was found unresponsive on the sidewalk and pronounced. The decedent is believed to be transient. The decedent […]
Dog (and CAT!) Days of Summer are Here (again) This period of sweltering weather coincides with the year’s heliacal (meaning “at sunrise”) rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius is part of the constellation Canis Majoris—the “Greater Dog”—which is where Sirius gets its canine nickname, as well as its official name, Alpha Canis Majoris. Sirius […]
This unidentified Black Trans woman found deceased on June 30, 2025 in San Francisco, CA. She was found in public view on the sidewalk on Lilly Street and Franklin Street. Her hair black, her eyes brown. Her height was 5′ 10″(70 inches) and she weighed 169 lbs. They believe she is under 50. There is […]
The pain of this week is pretty hard to describe. I’ll try. First, there is the Epstein files/lists/cases and victims. Every news cycle is filled with debates about who is on the list, if the list exists, and should it be revealed. Pittsburgh’s own Congresswoman Summer Lee made a bold move – a subcommittee of […]
What message do you have for trans and queer youth? You are 100% worthy of being here, being you, and having the care you deserve. There are many of us who are here trying our hardest to keep that for you. We see you, we hear you, and we want you to know that we […]
It is that time again – the reader voted Best of Pittsburgh project of the City Paper. Nominate until 07/26/2025 @ 11:59 PM Eastern Vote starting 08/01/2025 @ 12:00 AM Eastern Go nominate your heart out for all of your favorites through Saturday night. Then the CP staff tally the top nominees in each category to create a […]
A Black trans woman was approached, threatened, and chased while standing in the Edgewood Town Center just outside of Pittsburgh. A bustling retail shopping center, it is also home to one of the region’s trans competent health providers, Metro Community Health Center. The woman who is protecting her privacy and safety by not using her […]
Every time I answer a question about Constantine’s life and desires, another seven are created and I continue to find work in the work. ~ Phoebe Lloyd The hallway of a local theater group is covered with seemingly hundreds of framed playbills, stretching back decades. Each time I pass by, craning my neck to make […]
