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This is actually quite urgent so please read. During the month of April, 30 new households registered with the Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry. We also forged a partnership with the food bistro in Homewood to provide pet food for 12 of their families. Last night, I learned that two other food […]
Time to get your Pridefest plans on the calendar. I did a quick scan across the Commonwealth and identified 70 Pride festivals. This does not include Pride adjacent events. I can include those later if I get inspired. I am now convinced that we have moved away from giant urban prides toward what I call […]
Moments ago, the State Senate voted for the eighth time to advance a cruel anti-trans student sports ban. SB 1293 passed in a 30-17 vote. Rather than work towards inclusion and equality in sports, our State Senate continues its fixation on attacking trans young people for political theater. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association has already […]
Her name was Aleanna Belcher. She was a 31 year old Black trans woman when her life ended on Friday, April 17, 2026 in the stairwell of a housing complex in Birmingham, New York. She knew the man who stabbed her to death, but the nature of their relationship is unclear. The Crime From WBNG […]
These images may be disturbing. Please take care if you share them. An anonymous call early yesterday morning from a McKeesport resident who would not use their name. They told me there was a noose hanging from the power lines on Meadow Street in McKeesport. Their fear was palpable. I had a trusted source visit […]
A hit and run traffic incident in San Francisco left a 74-year-old white trans woman dead. Her name was Dannielle Spillman. Incident, not accident. The Crime On Monday, April 16, around 1:30 p.m. near Mission Street and South Van Ness Avenue. Valentine Cash Amil was driving a black 2024 Mercedes-Benz E350 and had just finished filling […]
Today is a date that would have made John groan, curl up in a blanket on the couch, and turn on the Broadway Musical streaming channel – his 60th birthday. I wish he was here so I could tease him about it. But he is not. Typically, the dates of his birth and death make […]
A 31-year-old Black trans woman was beaten to death in her Chicago home on April 5, 2026. Her name was Davonta Curtis. Police have arrested and charged a 24-year-old man with first-degree murder and possession of a stolen vehicle per Them. The Crime According to Chicago news outlets, Davonta was in an “on again, off […]
Over the weekend, I attended an event staffed by dozens of volunteers, mostly women. As things wrapped up, one woman was looking for another specific person. She was standing with her legs firmly planted to support her frame as she sorted through something or another on the table in front of her, a pair of […]
Pittsburgh Pridefest has announced a budget shortfall due mainly to a lack of corporate sponsorship. This does have the immediate impact on events, but it also reflects a disturbing pattern of distancing themselves from our community. There is a difference between the impact of these. institutions. Pittsburgh Pride is scheduled for June 5-7 in Allegheny Commons Park […]
