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I’ve chalked up my recent symptoms to allergies as one does in the spring. I noticed yesterday that I couldn’t taste very well, but also again seemed to be allergies. I was very sick all night and all day, low grade fever, muscle aches, headache, etc. So, I called my PCP who ordered me to […]
For the summer arts and culture season, we’ve revived ‘Seven With Sue’ – a sort of quick Q&A with seven questions (and a plus one!) To kick off this new-ish series, we are talking this week with creators involved with Madame Clicquot opening on Thursday. Pittsburgh CLO is proud to present this exclusive world premiere […]
Shy’Parius Dupree, a Black Trans man, was shot on May 18, 2025, and died in the hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on May 19, 2025. He was 32. The Crime On May 18 Memphis Police Department Officers responded to the shooting at 12:10 a.m. at Range Line Road near James Road in a neighborhood known as […]
Opening note – I made a list of groups like Indivisible and Progress. It is at the end of the post. I will update as time goes by. And feel free to make a suggestion pghlesbian @ gmail. Welcome to our latest feature! Note to self – these posts have consistently been in the top […]
In October 2023, I began writing about two specific trauma experiences arising from my experiences the previous August – police interactions and riding in cars. Since then I’ve been working to process both. This post is about the car trauma. How I realized I had car trauma Back then I wrote “Then we layer in […]
‘No Kings’ Means ‘Yes, Due Process’ Right? Local government in Allegheny County might not agree. I think it is important you know that Allegheny County and UPMC are denying they have certain due process obligations in the involuntary civil commitment process. Allegheny County government is denying that they have certain due process obligations. Scroll to […]
Immediate Need for 120 lbs or 24 five pound bags The Dr. John P. Ruffinng VMD pet food pantry needs some volunteers for specific driving tasks to remain open. The main one is a 20 minute commitment. We distribute to X amount of people each Sunday dividihng our total caretakers into different weeks. The pantry […]
My most recent Instagram discovery is the artist MILCK. I should have known about her, maybe I did. I’ve said before that I dislike the artificiality of calls for unity. Unity is not a tent nor an umbrella, not even a physical place. Unity is a battle cry, a silent affirmation, a demand to know […]
I regularly rely on a food pantry. Of course, I’m researching a blog post to destigmatize food insecurity resources. Because that’s what I do. I talk about it openly with my circle of friends. I felt no shame or guilt about it. I meet the criteria of the pantry. No shame until today. Today, someone […]
CN: anti-trans rhetoric, influencer, suicide, haters I hit a nice, fun milestone last night, reaching 50k followers on Instagram. Being a curious person, I dove deep into the world of followers and influencers and so forth. In return, every social media analytic company under the sun sent me an email. See, fun? But what does […]
