Flashback to 2022 ‘Protect Trans Kids’ Vidoe
This video features some of the over 1100 yard signs distributed via the #ProtectTransKids projects. Music used with permission from Social Justice Disco.
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We need help! Update on latest pet food drive, whistle kits, and Protect Trans Kids projects
The past few months have been a whirlwind as we’ve deftly moved from whistle kits to an urgent need to relocate the pantry, then came a rescue by a generous neighbor, and tried very hard to get Gertie running. In the midst of this frantic pace, our supply of pet food ran low while demand […]
We need to reprint Protect Trans Kids stickers, assemble Whistle Kits, and support Animal Caretakers
As you may know, Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities (PLC) has spearheaded multiple community level projects to support all of our neighbors. These include distributing Protect Trans Kids yard signs and stickers, establishing a pet food pantry for low income pet owners and cat colony caretakers, and assembling whistle kits to distribute to the community. The three […]
A Blessed St. Brigid’s Day or Why I Hung a Scarf Outside
Today, February 1 is the Feast of St. Brigid. St. Brigid is the patron saint of babies, blacksmiths, boatmen, cattle farmers, children whose parents are not married, children whose mothers are mistreated by the children’s fathers, Clan Douglas, dairymaids, dairy workers, fugitives, Ireland, Leinster, mariners, midwives, milkmaids, nuns, poets, the poor, poultry farmers, poultry raisers, printing […]
On this Trans Day of Remembrance: Unidentified Trans/Gender Nonconforming Individuals 2025
Some cases came to light during this past year, but took place in the past. Here are six neighbors whose stories became to known to us in 2025. Their identities are unknown. Unidentified white female, estimated between 30-45 years, found April 19, 2001 in Chicago Illinois. The listing describes her as a transsexual male but […]
Happy birthday to me. Next week, I’ll turn 55.
Content Notes: childhood sexual violence, grooming, birthdays, anxiety, cats I have birthday issues. Not a real surprise to long-time readers. Or my friends. Or anyone who knows me. I used to think it was simple anxiety. But through my trauma processing work and therapy in general, I’ve sort of had a breakthrough. Birthdays are about […]
Someone is removing my Protect Trans Kids yard sign
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sue Kerr (@pghlesbian) Someone in my neighborhood is removing my #ProtectTransKids yard sign. Five days in a row, it was removed from its perch on my vehicle, laid on a table. The other sign, #PghCatFolx, is undisturbed. I have moved them around, used different things to […]
Open Letter to UPMC From Staff Calling for Reinstatement of Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Youth and Adults Under 19
I have been asked to publish this letter that I think speaks for itself. I will be publishing Q&A’s with some of the employees leading this effort to protect trans youth. I asked them the same questions. The differences in their answers may offer some insight into the tactics UPMC is using to sacrifice trans […]
Trans Youth 25 and Under Represent nearly 50% of the Reported Violent Deaths of Trans Americans in 2024
On December 1, 2024, the body of Ra’Lasia Wright was discovered in Minneapolis. She was just 24 years old. Nearly a month later, police have not identified suspects or released information about the case. To date, media coverage has been limited mostly to local media outlets. Even the national LGBTQ media has failed to acknowledge […]
Donate Your Nativity Set To Protect Trans Kids
Earlier, I wrote a post about my non-traditional holiday decorations, including my Nativity scene focused on protecting trans kids. I was asked to create a clarion call to share specifics. If you have a new or gently used Nativity scenes, complete or partial, please consider donating it to my ongoing outdoor Nativity. My intent is […]