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“Hobo Hunt” App is Major Google/Android #Fail (aka WTF?)

February 25, 2012 by

NEWS: The app has been pulled by the developer. Read their statement http://www.emuparadise.me/the-gamers-voice/breaking-news-hobohunt-pulled-by-creators/   *************************************************************************************************** I learned about this from Twitter. Android (aka Google) has added an app called “Hobo Hunt” to their marketplace. HoboHunt awards players for hunting down poor people and virtually killing them. Players first snap a photo of a homeless person, which […]

Politics

To Protect My Body, I Must Have a Voice – An Open Letter to Western PA Representatives

February 24, 2012 by

Dear Jake Wheatley, Adam Ravenstahl, Harry Readshaw, Dom Costa, Dan Frankel, Joe Preston, Dan Deasy, and Paul Costa. Gentlemen. As you are aware, my House District (22) has no Representative in your august body. Nor is there any realistic hope that we will have a special election in April to ensure we are represented in […]

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Girl Scouts! Get Those Cookies To The GLCC

February 23, 2012 by

We have a plan. Thank the Girl Scouts of America for standing up FOR #LGBT girls and tolerance and diversity. Buy one extra box of Girl Scout cookies. Then donate to the GLCC Youth Programs (www.glccpgh.org) for their support of transyouth right here in Pgh. For more details, reread this post. This is not a […]

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LGBT Volunteerism – Time to Step Forward

February 22, 2012 by

GLENDA is an amazing resource. I’ve participated both as a volunteer and as an organization using their talents. It is a locally grown treasure. I’m sad that they are in dire straights. I wish I had the time to make a commitment. The best I can do is to ask you to consider doing so. […]

Activism

Its Okay Because My Friend is Gay #FAIL

February 22, 2012 by

Reprinted from Bilerico.com This morning a friend contacted me to share her disgust hat a local radio program was doing a sketch bit about “trannies” – it seems that they were guessing the biological gender of a photo array of sex workers. Yep, that’s what passes for morning entertainment in Pittsburgh. Before you ask, yes, I did contact […]

Politics

Rick Santorum. The Big Sigh.

February 22, 2012 by

OMG. I can’t believe Rick Santorum is still relevant … I mean LEADING candidate at this point. What is wrong with America? The man lost his Senate seat by 18 points. I”m not even sure how to say this. He’s nuts. He’s absolutely beyond the normal crazy and I know crazy. His views are based […]

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Lent

February 22, 2012 by
Culture

Trevor Project Unveils PSA During GLEE

February 22, 2012 by

Last night’s GLEE has my in tears for most of the show. The Valentine’s episode made me suspicious that there would be such a situation with Dave Karofsky, but the scene leading up to his attempt was heartwrenching. If you aren’t convinced about the impact of bullying of LGBT kids, I urge you to watch […]

Culture

The Civil Discourse of (Alleged) Religious Persecution

February 21, 2012 by

I had somewhat modest hopes when I read the headline to Ruth Ann Dailey’s most recent column “A civil solution to same-sex marriage angst” Same sex marriage? Wow, that’s a big step forward from “gay marriage” and slightly more accurate if not as preferable as “marriage equality.” Ruth Ann, though, ensnared me in the quite […]

Culture

Sue on Bilerico – Infusing LGBT into BlogLocal

February 20, 2012 by

Pittsburgh is where it all began. I <3 Pittsburgh gave birth to the idea that a compilation of blogs could give someone a feel for the vibe, the pulse of a region. Hence, BlogLocal.  You’ll note that there are a lot of blogs from Pittsburgh, but many still to be entered. Such is the hazard […]