Social Justice Actions Near Pittsburgh: May 22, 2025 ** New Feature

Opening note – I made a list of groups like Indivisible and Progress. It is at the end of the post. I will update as time goes by. And feel free to make a suggestion pghlesbian @ gmail. Welcome to our latest feature! Note to self – these posts have consistently been in the top […]

Social Justice Actions Near Pittsburgh: May 15, 2025 ** New Feature

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 […]

Social Justice Actions Near Pittsburgh: May 8, 2025 ** New Feature

Welcome to week 2 of our latest feature! 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 froups work regularly to compile and distribute each week as do other organizers. I am not identifying […]

Social Justice Actions Near Pittsburgh: May 1, 2025 <– New Feature

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 froups work regularly to compile and distribute each week as do other organizers. I am not identifying those folx by name to give […]

My First Earth Day was in 1990

It was 1990. I was a college sophomore in Northern Virginia, learning about environmental issues from my friend, George Neighbors. Earth Day was my first activist event. The week before, George took a group of us out with wheat paste to flyer Alexandria also known as Old Towne. It was pretty tame, but it felt […]

There is a lot going on. It IS confusing. Don’t give up.

I know it is a lot. I can’t promise to be comprehensive, but I’m going to do my best to share information. Feel free to send me details via email pghlesbian @ Gmail or social media. Rally for 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 AND 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦 at 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐚 Fish Fry Day to Support Lauren […]

Hands Off! Pittsburgh Joins National Resistance To Trump and Musk on Saturday, April 5, 2023 in Downtown

Pittsburgh is one of hundreds of communities participating in the Hands Off! rallies this Saturday. Read on for more details and visit this site for details on nationwide efforts. My crew will be there handing out Protect Trans Kids stickers – look for our tote bags! Time Saturday, April 5 12:30 – 2pm EDT Location […]

14 Essential Blog Posts on the Transgender Day of Remembrance

Wednesday, November 20, 20224 is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), also known as the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, has been observed annually from its inception on November 20 to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. The day was founded to draw attention to the continued violence directed toward transgender people. Here are the posts […]

Residents of Millvale Learn That They Have an Alleged Nazi For a Neighbor. Now What Will They Do?

Photo of Millvale

Content Note: white supremacy, fascism, Nazism, racism, homelessness, anti-Semitism. Some of the links go to more direct content. Please read and click with caution. If a Nazi lives in your neighborhood, would you want to know? We are loosely defining a Nazi as self-affiliated white supremacist whose actions promote fascism. If that person is actively […]

Tractor Supply plows under LGBTQ Community, prefers customers not vote?

I never heard of Tractor Supply before I became involved in cat rescue work. I had no reason to visit a feed store, until I learned they had good deals on cat food and reasonable delivery policies. So I became a paying customer. And slowly I poked around their website to see other items that […]