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I was reviewing news reports of recent violent crimes targeting the LGBTQ+ community. In a matter of keystrokes, I found 18 incidents around the world – from Arizona to North Carolina to Indonesia. I am positive I missed many, especially outside of the US. I hung my head for a minute trying to process the […]
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.
On September 12, 2001, I was scheduled for an interview with a Post-Gazette reporter about a job fair I was coordinating in October. My boss made me call the journalist to confirm the appointment. As we all surmise, they were covering a far bigger story. I knew that journalist would never talk with me again […]
I’ve been giving serious thought as to what comes next for this blog. This was before the City Paper closed and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced its closure. Both are not good. And makes me thinking more important. Typically this time of year, I’d be gearing up for the Political Q&A series, but last year’s disrespect from […]
Nominees for the 37th GLAAD Media Awards were announced this week. As you may know, this blog is a two time winner in the Outstanding Blog category (2019 and 2021.) I removed myself from consideration in this category because two is good. The category has morphed into Outstanding Independent Journalism, a choice I applaud. Blogs […]
The demise of the Pittsburgh City Paper The first thing I did after learning about this turn of events was to go to the CP archives and download a pdf of every article that referenced me (77) so I wouldn’t lose them. Not a single piece covering the closure of this significant media asset mentioned […]
This week, I was a guest on podcast This News is so Gay with my colleague Mark S. King. We talked about blogging, current events, LGBTQ history, and more.
Good question. Things have been chaotic this past many weeks. Some things just requiring my time and attention, others wrenching my emotional core to zero. I’m sort of stuck when I try to blog. It happens. I read about things that warrant a blog post, but can’t find anything interesting to say. I’m worried that I’ll […]
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I grew up in a union town, of course. My father and other relatives were union men. I understand the importance of a union in the labor and economic ecosystem. While they are as inherently flawed as any other tool of capitalism, unions are necessary to dismantle capitalism in the long run and to protect […]
