Reverend Janet Edwards Vote for the ordinance Am a christian. Greives that most of her peers oppose. 1. You're allowed to be angry, but you're not allowed to hurt. And gay people are hurt. They need protection. And anyway, religions are protected. So everyone claiming that it would make religions have to hire gay people […]

Over 80 speakers are lined up.  Adam and I are doing our best.  Well, I have the easy part. Peter Harvey, Fair Housing Partnership Fair housing partnership In favor of fair housing 😉 Talking about race, and how there are still problems. Loads of housing discrimination still. Including gays. Landlord “we don't rent to fags.”. […]

Christopher Hixson from the local blog After 8 Pgh is sending me posts from the Allegheny County hearing.  These are his interpretations and commentary.  Please email me any corrections on names and affiliations.  Great job, Christopher.     Testimony of John Michael Curlovich Says this meeting is déjà vu from city law. Filed first suit […]

The City Paper's Marty Levine does his usual excellent job with in-depth coverage of the recent Big Queer Rally. Levine focuses on how the crowd responded to the participation of so many local politicians that many interpreted as a strong show of support for the LGBT community. But it was the number of elected officials […]

The question popped up at the Big Queer Rally as to how County Chief Executive Dan Onorato would vote on the proposed Human Rights Commission.  No one seems to know.  Now you can ask. Onorato to host cyber town hall meeting Pittsburgh Business Times Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato will host what is being billed […]

Post Big Queer Rally, here's a few tidbits for your perusing pleasure. Tony Norman explains why equality is equality.  I must admit that I wrote to him a few weeks ago and asked him to consider a column. He promptly responded and indicated that at least five other people has also contacted him.  I never […]

If you have photos and/or video from Saturday's rally that you would be willing to share, please forward them to me. I'll post on the blog, but also share with other organizers.  I'm especially interested in any video of the song that Janet Edwards led.  

Yesterday was a complete blur for me.  One moment, I'm sipping coffee with Adam waiting for anyone show up at the rally site and then next I'm sipping tea with Adam waiting for anyone to show up at the post-rally dinner site.  In between, about 125 assorted folks showed up, set up and paid attention […]

Chalk one up for mainstream media as our very own Chris Potter stood in the freezing cold for several hours to film today's “Big Queer Rally” and then raced back to his office to be the first out of the gate in reporting on this event. Me?  I went to Squirrel Hill and ate sushi.  […]