Why Haven’t I Published Memorials for Trans Neighbors This Year?

The year 2026 has been brutal for many neighbors, but especially ferocious for the trans community. Trans is an umbrella term for transgender, transsexual, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, gender creative, and others whose gender identity does not align with societal expectations and/or the gender assigned at birth. That’s a very broad stroke definition. Since 2013, I […]

Someone is removing my Protect Trans Kids yard sign

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sue Kerr (@pghlesbian) Someone in my neighborhood is removing my #ProtectTransKids yard sign. Five days in a row, it was removed from its perch on my vehicle, laid on a table. The other sign, #PghCatFolx, is undisturbed. I have moved them around, used different things to […]

72 Bisexual Folx from Western PA Share Their Stories Through The #AMPLIFY Project

Bisexual Pittsburgh

Today is Bisexual Visibility Day, designated to raise awareness and honor the members of our community who identify as bisexual. Through the #AMPLIFY project, we have been able to publish Q&A’s with 70 individuals who identify as bisexual. Please note that this list may not be comprehensive based on how people respond to questions like […]

WARNING! Pittsburgh Magazine is Dangerous to your Queer Health

Pittsburgh Pridefest

A guest post from longtime LGBTQ activist and former Pride committee member, Billy Hileman, in response to a newly published long form piece in Pittsburgh Magazine about the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh. Note that I was quoted in the magazine article and am cited in Billy’s post. He originally wrote this as a Facebook status […]

Anonymous, 30, Wants More Visibility for the Pansexual Community #AMPLIFY

Name: Anonymous

Age: 30

County of Residence:  Washington, formerly Allegheny

Preferred Pronouns: Her, she, etc.

How Allies Can Erase LGBTQ People When Scheduling LGBTQ Events

Allies Pittsburgh

A recurring theme in the ‪#‎AMPLIFY‬ series is the lack of LGBTQ resources – funding, space, services, leadership opportunities, etc. We have lost a lot over the years, that’s true and we are still battling for the most basic rights., including visibility and dignity. Progress is rarely a linear progression, right? So it is especially frustrating to […]

Post-Gazette Erases Trans Community & Worse in Article About Homeless Youth

GLAAD media guide

Score another one for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s inaccurate and unfair coverage of the LGBTQ community. This time, reporter Mary Neiderberger is at bat. She recently wrote a piece about homeless youth in Allegheny County using somewhat accurate and fair language about the impact of sexual orientation and gender identity on the number of youth on […]

Giveaway: 2 CD Box Set of The Violet Flame from Erasure

  Enter to win a Deluxe 2CD edition of The Violet Flame from Erasure! THE VIOLET FLAME the brand new album from the iconic ERASURE Produced by Richard X and featuring the new single “Elevation.” Available NOW! In addition to the standard CD, The Violet Flame will be available on Deluxe 2CD edition, with a […]