Back to Basics: Letter to the Editor

Back to Basics: Letter to the Editor

A. Altmyer of McCandless wrote in to the “Letters to the Editor” page to share his or her belief that marriage should be between one man and one woman.  He makes a series of disjointed, but not unfamiliar points. 1. We are founded on Judeo-Christian values. 2. The majority of Americans are Christians who believe […]

Tonight, Ledcat and I stopped by Peduto's campaign event at the Schenley Ice Rink.  My last visit was like 1987.  It seems different.  There was no skating in our party.  We came, we mingled, we munched and we listened.  Here's an old picture.  

No legal charges in Club Pittsburgh death; moral responsibility is up to us.

No legal charges in Club Pittsburgh death; moral responsibility is up to us.

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Allegheny County prosecutors will not press charges against a Strip District club for the death of one of its patrons in January. Cleophus Pettway, 31, of Youngstown, Ohio, was found dead in a private room at Club Pittsburgh, a popular meeting spot for gay men. District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. […]

Update on “Pride Night at PNC Park”

Update on “Pride Night at PNC Park”

I spoke with a representative from the Pirates today who tactfully told me that a breakdown in communication blocked the 2008 event, but plans are well underway to organize an official Pride Night during June of 2009.  He was very candid about wanting to connect with LGBT baseball fans.  Officials from the local Pridefest organizing […]

HB 300 voted out of committtee; PG little newspaper that could (sorta)

HB 300 voted out of committtee; PG little newspaper that could (sorta)

HB 300 is making decent progress. By the slimmest of margins, a House panel has approved Rep. Dan Frankel's bill to ban discrimination in housing and jobs against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The State Government Committee voted today by a margin of 12 to 11 — Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed — […]

PG on HB 300

PG on HB 300

“Simple fairness,” proclaim the editors of the Post-Gazette in their somewhat disappointing endorsement for the statewide bill. I expected to see a bit of a mention that this legislation does not pit gay rights versus religious rights, a very necessary caveat since the Post-Gazette's coverage of similar legislation on the County level did not really […]

Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art 2009

Click on the image for more details.  I'm very pleased to share that Ledcat and I will be liveblogging from this year's auction.  So even if you can't attend, send in your donation to the very worthwhile Persad Center and be part of the action from your very own computer.  It is like our very […]

First Lesbian & Gay Film of 2009

First Lesbian & Gay Film of 2009

JOIN US THURSDAY, APRIL 2nd, 7:30 PM at the SouthSide Works Cinema   Between Love and Goodbye (U.S.A., 2008, 97 minutes)Genre/Subjects: Drama, gay and transgender From Casper Andreas, the director of Slutty Summer and A Four Letter Word comes this modern gay drama about falling in and out of love, and the rocky ride in […]

Pittsburgh Pirates Owner Published Homophobic Cartoon in Hawaii

On February 26, 2009, the Lahaina News – a weekly paper in Hawaii — published the following editorial cartoon. The following week, the editor reportedly published the following statement: “We realize that last week's cartoon offended some community sensibilities.  We apologize for that.”  I cannot verify this as the apology does not appear to be published […]

FYI: Lynn Cullen debutes on WAMO Monday at 5 PM

FYI: Lynn Cullen debutes on WAMO Monday at 5 PM

Just a simple FYI.  Tune into WAMO 860 AM at 5 PM Monday afternoon for the return of the Lynn Cullen show.