PG Shout out to LGBTQ runners

The PG ran a nice little article about local running groups. Among those listed: Pittsburgh Frontrunners is a running club for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. It usually has three weekly runs, with participants meeting at the Columbus statue next to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. It is good to see an article […]

Wingnut Donutter pulls one over on LGBTQ community

I have to give Ron Razete of Peace, Love and Little Donuts credit. His anti-gay bigotry was on display in the Post-Gazette, the Pgh City Paper, national blogs and the Urban Spoon and he didn't miss beat nor repent a single vile word he spewed.  What did he say?  Here are some excerpts from his now […]

University of Pennsylvania to provide insurance coverage of gender confirmation surgery to students

h/t Bilerico Project From the Daily Pennsylvanian … In the next academic year, the Penn Student Insurance Plan will begin offering a new benefit for transgender students — it will cover the cost of the gender confirmation process, also known as gender reassignment or transition. The benefit covers triadic treatment, the term used for the […]

Breaking: Obama on Same Sex Hospital Visitation

h/t Pam's House Blend The President, in an extremely positive development for LGBT families, has directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that hospitals participating in Medicaid or Medicare will allow patients to designate who may visit them as well as name their primary caretaker and decision maker. Countless tragedies have […]

Women's Spa Night at GLCC

Ledcat and I attended this last year and it was very nice. My massage was a little vigorous, but the hand wax was really cool.  I also felt super hip with my henna tattoo.  🙂 Come and let yourself be pampered! FREE mini spa night featuring: chair massages, hot wax treatments, henna art, guided meditation, […]

Health Care Resources for Uninsured and Underinsured in Allegheny County

This is an updated version of a very useful resource.  It is a .pdf file which you can download or you can go to the Allegheny County Health Department website. HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTORY UPDATED FOR UNINSURED & UNDERINSURED Guide to Remain Valuable Tool Until Health Care Reform Fully Goes Into Effect    The Allegheny County […]

ACDC Call to Action on Health Care Reform

I received this via an email list. Call to Action: We Need Your Help With the House of Representatives expected to vote on health insurance reform as early as next week, the Allegheny County Democratic Party and Organizing for America (OFA) are stepping up our efforts as we head into the “Final March for Reform.” […]

The GLCC Newsletter is Out

We received our current issue of the GLCC News this past week after what seems like a long hiatus.  Is it just me or has it been awhile?  Maybe its just me.  I really look forward to this connection with the Community Center.  The professional quality just keeps getting better and I really like that. […]

Today, I had my first mammogam

I am 36 years old and this morning, I had my first mammogram.  I am one and one half years late in doing this.  I needed to get a baseline at age 35 because of the history of cancer in my family.  I procrastinated because it didn't seem urgent to me and because of how […]

The Trib Weighs in on Gay Sheep and Tim Hardaway

Local opinion seems to be that our own con-alternative paper, the Tribune Review, is pretty anti-gay.  The fact, however, is that most of their gay coverage has been consistent with mainstream thought on gays — we aren't so bad after all, its not such a big deal, don't we have better things to worry about […]