Operation Sappho this Saturday
January 15, 2008 by Sue
Operation Sappho this Saturday
Homophobia Disguised as Religious Bias Claim Tossed Out
Mellon fired an employee, in part due to his disrespectful treatment of his LGBTQ coworkers and in part due to his inappropriate work behavior. The employee, Avraham Schwartzberg of Squirrel Hill, filed a lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against because of his religion; he's an Orthodox Jew. He was a member of the company's group […]
What’s Going On? Bingo. Not Much Otherwise
“That's a good thing, right?” responds Ledcat to my plaintive wail that there is nothing to blog about. “No one is smearing local bar owners or other crap like that, right?” She's got a point. OUTrageous Bingo is debuting at its new Oakland home of Rodef Shalom. 7 PM Saturday. Be there or be (an […]
Former Mellon a good place for gays to work. Plus, other stuff.
From the Post-Gazette we learn: The former Mellon Financial Corp. was recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, as one of the “Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality.” Last year, Mellon merged with the Bank of New York, which did not make the list (http://www.hrc.org/issues/best_places_to_work_2008.asp). […]
Steel City Stonewall Democrats Statement on Hijacked Email
Earlier today, someone apparently hacked into the website of the Steel City Stonewall Democrats and sent a very strange rumor out that a local LGBTQ businessowner is a rightwing Republican along with the thinly veiled suggestion that patronizing those businesses would fill the coffers of George Bush. Something like that. It took me about two minutes […]
GLCC launches new email blast
For those of you who want to stay in the loop of what's happening at Pittsburgh's Gay & Lesbian Community Center, check out the new GLCC email blast. You can subscribe. Another great email resource is the Queer Events List with over 500 subscribers. Join both! Sure, you'll get some duplication, but it is worth […]
Text of Bruce Kraus’ Address Upon His Swearing In
Speech given by Bruce Kraus, Pittsburgh's first openly gay City Councilmember, upon his swearing in on January 7, 2008. “All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don’t. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.” Robert Kennedy These […]
Peace be with you, but not you.
Dolores S. Jarrell of Peters takes umbrage with a PG Op/Ed critiquing Pope Benedict's priorities of peace. Michael Kerlin's “In Search of Peace?” (Dec. 30 Forum) was filled with more than its share of animus. He reported trembling at the “implications” of the pope's peace message, “The Human Family, A Community of Peace”; suggested parallels […]
Cat Specter: Different Picture, Same Beret
My good friend Cat Specter has photoshopped herself from girl-next-door-in-jaunty-beret to come-hither-girl-in-jaunty-beret. It is like watching Betty Crocker's image change in fast-forward. Sigh. Her obsession with the 'go girl attitude' has mellowed a bit, but she still comes across as a woman trying to hard to be relevant, witty and wise without breaking a nail. […]
Lift them and their loved-ones
Here's something. Today, Bruce Kraus was sworn in along with other new City Council members Patrick Dowd and Ricky Burgress. Doug Shields was reelected as City Council President without the vote of Tonya Payne. Maria of 2 Political Junkies called Kraus' speech “very inspirational.” Mr. Kraus, who is openly gay, cited gay rights icon Harvey […]