“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

The Post-Gazette is reporting that State Representative Dan Frankel has introduced legislation to expand civil protections to include the LGBTQ community across the state.  He's built up a stronger base of support so things look possible this time around.

Netroots Nation is coming to Pittsburgh August 13-16, 2009.  Here's the call for proposals. In the next 12 months, we'll be working together more than ever to push progressive policy into legislation. And there's no better place to discuss our priorities and plan how to make them a reality than at Netroots Nation, the grassroots event […]

Let me just say this.  If HB 300 becomes law and our community gains statewide civil protections in the areas of housing, employment and public accomodation, it will be a good thing.  However, it is shortsighted to celebrate that avoiding a county vote on this issue — especially any public commitment from our Chief Executive — is […]

Lynn Cullen. It is official.  Gay people, rejoice. Interesting women's music show. The SUNSTAR Women in Music Festival (March 5th – 7th, 2009) features a full roster of independent music artists and includes concerts, workshops and special events celebrating emerging & world class music makers. Named in honor of our most precious and energizing resource, […]

I received an email this week inviting me to the March 17 rally in Harrisburg and a telephone call from someone who wanted to discuss my concerns about the current state of affairs in gay politics.  The call was perfectly cordial, but I'm left feeling rather unsatisfied. Especially when they wanted my list of other bloggers. I […]