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Over 100,000 same sex couples in the US agree. Starting in 2014, same sex couples were legally able to marry in Pennsylvania. Lots of people did. Not everyone did. When I share my story (domestic partnerships since 2006, married in 2021) – the first thing people say is “Why didn’t you get married right away?” […]
I need $750 to pay for historic house appraisal. I need your help to raise it. Today, our lawyers met with the divorce hearing master to review facts. One thing to note is that we filed a tort for damages last month in Civil Court and it has been moved to Family Court and combined […]
Update on the Closure of the Pittsburgh Pet Food Pantry Pittsburgh has been responsive – 27 people have ordered items from our wishlists. It is a little hard to know the quantity until they arrive. But 27 is lovely and will help us be prepared for October. I’ll admit I was hoping for an autumn […]
Little Pridefests Everywhere and the waves of Pride organizing in Pittsburgh and Beyond. This is a draft of an essay I submmitted to multiple sites about the nature of a Pride festival. It was not accepted for publication because they publish Pride pieces in June. I think they missed my point. ~ Sue Once upon […]
I created a list of about 60 76 Pridefest events across Pennsylvania and in the tri-state area. Sadly, Google trashed my formatting so I’m going to have to go back and do that by hand. But you can use what I’ve shared to search Google or even FB/Instagram for details. It is very important that […]
Opening note – I made a list of groups like Indivisible and Progress. It is at the end of the post. I will update as time goes by. And feel free to make a suggestion pghlesbian @ gmail. Welcome to our latest feature! Note to self – these posts have consistently been in the top […]
Immediate Need for 120 lbs or 24 five pound bags The Dr. John P. Ruffinng VMD pet food pantry needs some volunteers for specific driving tasks to remain open. The main one is a 20 minute commitment. We distribute to X amount of people each Sunday dividihng our total caretakers into different weeks. The pantry […]
Welcome to week 2 of our latest feature! There’s so much going on that sometimes it feels overwhelming to find the details, sift through the logistics, roll up your sleeves and get involved. Volunteers with local Indivisible chapters and other froups work regularly to compile and distribute each week as do other organizers. I am not identifying […]
On April 24, 2025, a 25 year old Black trans woman named Kelsey Elem was brutally murdered in St. Louis, Missouri. Local media reported on her death, as they do. I wrote a memorial post. And … Where is the LGBTQ media? Young Black trans woman brutally murdered. 20 minutes away from the location where […]
There’s so much going on that sometimes it feels overwhelming to find the details, sift through the logistics, roll up your sleeves and get involved. Volunteers with local Indivisible chapters and other froups work regularly to compile and distribute each week as do other organizers. I am not identifying those folx by name to give […]
