Weekend This and That

Weekend This and That

Keori has a legislative round up over at Pam's House Blend.  Great job wrapping up the national scene in terms of LGBTQ legislation.  No news in terms of Pennsylvania.  And because it is so wonderful, GAINESVILLE VOTED DOWN A REPEAL OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS THIS WEEK!!! WOOOO!!!! I encourage you to check it out.  There's really […]

The Big Queer Endorsement: Shifting Alliances

So, heck yeah, I’m still a little sore.  Thanks for asking. I actually did pretty well until my last trip down the narrow flight of stairs at work.  Thankfully, my wrists and fingers are fine so I can blog away. How about someone saw my Twitter updates about the Steel City Dems endorsement meeting and asked […]

Above the Fold: Prominent Pittsburgh Gay Owned Business Questioned by PG Investigators

Above the Fold: Prominent Pittsburgh Gay Owned Business Questioned by PG Investigators

UPDATE:  I'm deleting comments.  If you have an opinion, fine.  If you can prove wrongdoing, contact the MSM or email me privately.  Otherwise, stick with opinions not unsubstantiated accusations.  If you see something that needs deleted, email or call me — I'm trying to keep up with it. ********************************************************************************************************************* Even though I had a call […]

Pittsburgh’s Mayor Launches LGBT Advisory Council Amidst Unanswered Questions

Pittsburgh’s Mayor Launches LGBT Advisory Council Amidst Unanswered Questions

FURTHER UPDATE:  If you wonder why campaign contributions matter, check out this PG article on the connection between contributions and City contracts.  Transparency, my friends.  Michael Lamb gets transparency. ************************************************************************************ UPDATE:  In response to some community outrage (after 10 minutes), let me be clear that I am not suggesting any specific improprieties on the part […]

Big Gay Meeting: What Happened?

Big Gay Meeting:  What Happened?

The Delta Foundation meeting took place on Tuesday evening.  Reports range from 50-150 people in attendance.  Some of the feedback I've heard:  – The Delta Foundation claimed it was the first town hall meeting for Pittsburgh's GLBT community.  Surely, that just cannot be the case.  I know that Voices for a New Tomorrow held similar […]

Pittsburgh Primarily Votes for First Openly Gay City Councilman

Pittsburgh Primarily Votes for First Openly Gay City Councilman

With Bruce Kraus' victory in the Democratic primary, today is an historic moment for Pittsburgh and all of Western Pennsylvania.  Kraus is the first openly gay person to be headed for the hallowed halls of the City Council of Pittsburgh. In fact, he is the first openly gay elected official in Western Pennsylvania.  Well, he will […]

Pgh Native Comes Home To Chat About Gay Marriage

Pgh Native Comes Home To Chat About Gay Marriage

A not to be missed gay event …read what the PG has to say about it.    The Women’s Law Project and Persad Center present An Evening with Evan Wolfson, author of Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People’s Right to Marry WOMEN’ S RIGHTS SEMINAR SERIES Sponsored by Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:30 […]

Cool lesbo stuff to do

Cool lesbo stuff to do

Not so much fun stuff on tap for this weekend.  Ledcat and I are taking my Dad out to celebrate his 66th birthday.  Then we cap off the weekend with more carpet-ripping-up and, just possibly, feng shuing the cat boxes.  Exciting, no?  Sunday is the Family Diversity Festival at the Center for Creative Play, brought […]

British Cops Most Gay Friendly Employer

British Cops Most Gay Friendly Employer

Here's something interesting from 365gay.com – Britain's most gay-friendly workplace is a POLICE department. (London)  Less than a decade ago Staffordshire police were rated the most homophobic force in the country after going on a clandestine operation to arrest gays suspected of having public sex. Today, the force is being honored as the most gay-friendly force […]