Reporting Live From the Fire Fly Festival in Tionesta, This is Sue Kerr
Month: June 2026
We need to reprint Protect Trans Kids stickers, assemble Whistle Kits, and support Animal Caretakers
As you may know, Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities (PLC) has spearheaded multiple community level projects to support all of our neighbors. These include distributing Protect Trans Kids yard signs and stickers, establishing a pet food pantry for low income pet owners and cat colony caretakers, and assembling whistle kits to distribute to the community. The three […]
Honoring the life of Kayonna Ankeny, a Black trans woman, shot to death in Georgia three years ago.
In February 2023. the body of a Black trans woman was discovered in an abandoned building in Augusta, Georgia. While she was identified, her life and death did not come to our attention until now. Her name was Kayonna Ankeny. The Crime On Sunday, February 5, 2023, Richmond County deputies were called to vacant building […]
A 74 Year Old Gender Nonconforming Man, Ike Eickholt, Died from a Gunshot in 2025
A gender nonconforming man known as Ike was killed in Hastings, Minnesota in February 2025. The Crime From Fox 9 Eickholt was reported missing on Feb. 1, 2025, after authorities found a suspicious car fire at a Denmark Township property, with evidence that Eickholt had been injured. The next morning, Eickholt was found dead in a […]
32 Year Old Black Trans Woman La’Daijah Walters Fatally Shot In Alabama
La’Daijah Walters was shot and killed in Mobile, Alabama The Crime WKRG reports: Mobile police have confirmed a [person] was shot and killed the morning at [of June 22] Plantation Estates apartments. According to an MPD news release, the shooting happened around 6:35 a.m. inside an apartment unit at 5725 Old Pascagoula Road. No information […]
Gertie Goes Viral on WTAE, WPXI, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
We are very pleased to have had media coverage of our pet food pantry (and Gertie!) during a tough time. Please take a look. Local journalism is so important.
Here’s your Occasional Roundup of Interesting LGBTQ News, Blog, and Substack Posts
I’m struggling to blog something other than pet food, personal updates, and memorials. I am glad there are no more memorial to write for now. I hope that continues. But very big things are happening in our world. Iran defeated the United States in a war. The President is just clearly not fit on even […]
After Five Years, Today I Held My Cat Spencer Cassadine for the First Time
Spencer came into my life with great reluctance and a lot of fear in March 2021. I trapped him, his brother, and their mother on the Northside. His mother, Helena Cassadine, was a shy little thing who was gorgeous. Stefano DiMera is a friendly, sweet cat with a ginormous personality that belies his teeny little […]
Being poor is a lot of work. And the pay isn’t that great ….
Yesterday, I gave some thought to legal and living expenses. It seems the reasons I set it up, the intentions behind your gifts, and the expenses I covered should be a source of shame for me. There’s no shame in asking for help. No shame in accepting help. No lack of transparency – I’m an […]
A Black trans woman died in a Birmingham Jail
A 32-year-old Black trans woman died while in police custody in the Birmgingham City Jail. Just two days later, a 35-year-old Black male was found dead in his cell in the same jail. No cause of death is available in either case. The Black trans woman was named Kalena “Peaches” Croskey. The crime According to […]