Do you have a bonus digital newspaper subscription to share?

This is a quick one. Do you subscribe to the NYT or the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette? If so, do you have an extra “gift” digital subscription? If yes, please consider sharing with me. I subscribe to both, but all things like that are on the chopping block. You can think of it as a way to […]

Is hate on the rise? 18 incidents of anti-LGBTQ violence over the past months

Is hate on the rise? 18 incidents of anti-LGBTQ violence over the past months

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 […]

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.

I wish it need not have happened in my time

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 […]

Where do we go from here?

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 […]

GLAAD Media Award Nominees Reflect Evolution of Independent Journalism

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 alt-weekly paper that explored two (or more) Pittsburghs

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 […]

Guest on This News is so Gay podcast

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.

Where is the LGBTQ+ content?

Where is the LGBTQ+ content?

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 […]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Journalist and Union Member Steve Mellon Reframes the Art of Labor Organizing: a Seven with Sue (+1) Q&A

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