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Moments ago, the State Senate voted for the eighth time to advance a cruel anti-trans student sports ban. SB 1293 passed in a 30-17 vote. Rather than work towards inclusion and equality in sports, our State Senate continues its fixation on attacking trans young people for political theater. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association has already […]
These images may be disturbing. Please take care if you share them. An anonymous call early yesterday morning from a McKeesport resident who would not use their name. They told me there was a noose hanging from the power lines on Meadow Street in McKeesport. Their fear was palpable. I had a trusted source visit […]
For nearly ten years, I’ve been interviewing local folx for political Q&A’s. I eventually focused specifically on candidates for office anywhere in Pennsylvania. I’m sitting this year out. I know it is the mid-terms and we have to win control and all of the things Democrats often say to chastise and shame people into a […]
Last week, 47-year-old Oakmont man living in the United States on a work visa was kidnapped by ICE in front of his wife and eight year old daughter. His name is Jose Flores. He and his wife work for Oakmont Bakery, a business that has repeatedly supported the Trump Administration and the Republican MAGA agenda. […]
It was around this time of that year when the photo below was taken. End of winter term. Terrified about what came next. Certain that working in Congress was not for me. 34 years ago. I had no idea how much my degree in political science and that internship would shape this 20 year labor […]
The firsts include over a dozen bisexual individuals, two pansexual folx, a dozen who identify as nonbinary, nearly a dozen trans folx, and several dozen people of color. When I began blogging in 2005, there were no out elected officials in Pennsylvania (that I knew of.) Now there are so many that keeping track is […]
Please keep sending updates on turnout in Western Pennsylvania. Source, too. I hear there folks were standing someone on Route 8 – where? That counts! I’ll create a clean version of the list tomorrow – Sue I went to the protest on Pittsburgh’s Northside with two friends. We showed up, found some shade, and plopped […]
Two videos. First, my Instagram version where I read off the 21 Western PA No Kings events. The second is the ACLU led training on safety, de-escalation, and knowing your rights. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sue Kerr (@pghlesbian)
**Venue change for Pittsburgh Point Park rally 2-4pm. See below. This weekend, Saturday October 18, Americans return to the streets in a show of grassroots resistance known as No Kings events. The first event was on June 14, 2025, when organizers estimated that more than five million people participated in more than 2,100 cities and […]
Over 100,000 same sex couples in the US agree. Starting in 2014, same sex couples were legally able to marry in Pennsylvania. Lots of people did. Not everyone did. When I share my story (domestic partnerships since 2006, married in 2021) – the first thing people say is “Why didn’t you get married right away?” […]
