Month: September 2017

Giveaways

Enter to win Dua Lipa’s self-titled debut album! #Giveaway

September 17, 2017 by

  Enter to win Dua Lipa’s self-titled debut album! Dua Lipa the self-titled debut album from from the UK Superstar featuring the hit single “New Rules!” “If You’re Under Him, You Ain’t Gettin’ Over Him!” Dua Lipa is available now: https://wbr.ec/dualipa-album https://wbr.ec/website_dualipa https://wbr.ec/facebook_dualipa https://wbr.ec/twitter_dualipa https://wbr.ec/instagram_dualipa #NewRules   Giveaway Rulez The Prize – 4 CDs for the full […]

Faith and ReligionTrans

TransPride Pgh Changes Annual Conference Schedule to Respect Yom Kippur

September 17, 2017 by
Transgender Pittsburgh

This is a simple story, but one that illustrates cultural competency and respect by a LGBTQ organization. Earlier this year, TransPride Pittsburgh announced plans for their annual TransPride Pride Week and weekend conference, set for the end of September. The weekend conference was scheduled to have a professional day on Friday September 29, a community […]

Giveaways

Enter to win “Complicated” from Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike with David Guetta and Kiiara!

September 15, 2017 by

  Enter to win “Complicated” from Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike with David Guetta and Kiiara! “Complicated” the new party anthem from Superstar DJs Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike with David Guetta and Kiiara Out Now: https://dvlm.lnk.to/Complicated dimitrivegasandlikemike.com http://facebook.com/dimitrivegasandlikemike http://twitter.com/dimitrivegas http://twitter.com/likemike http://instagram.com/dimitrivegasandlikemike http://soundcloud.com/dimitrivegasandlikemike   Giveaway Rulez The Prize – 4 digital cards for the new album, […]

AMPLIFYTrans

Jez, 50, Came Out As Trans in 1985 in Rural Washington County #AMPLIFY

September 14, 2017 by
Transgender Washington County

  Name: Jez Age:  50 County of Residence:  Washington Pronouns: she/her How do you describe your identity?  Transgender Please describe your coming out experience. Where did you find support? What challenges did you face?  Came out when the AIDS epidemic was rampant 1985 How would you describe yourself NOW in terms of “being out”? Struggling everyday to stay […]

ActivismIn MemoriamTrans

Derricka Banner, 26, is the 20th Trans Person Murdered in 2017

September 14, 2017 by

She was 26 years old, a black trans woman living in Lenoir, North Carolina. Originally from New York City, she had studied at Caldwell Community College. She previously worked for Wal-Mart and was working most recently with Tyson Foods. She was known to some friends as Ms Bow Wow and sometimes Derricka Lashae. According to […]

Giveaways

Enter to win a digital download of Future Friends from Superfruit! #Giveaway

September 14, 2017 by
Superfruit album giveaway

Future Friends – the debut album from pop duo SUPERFRUIT! Featuring “Imaginary Parties,” “Worth It (Perfect)” and more! Future Friends is Available September 15: http://smarturl.it/ FutureFriends Future Friends Track List: 1. Imaginary Parties 2. Bad 4 Us 3. Worth It (Perfect) 4. Vacation 5. Sexy Ladies 6. Heartthrob 7. Future Friends 8. How You Feeling? 9. Hurry Up! 10. Deny U […]

ActivismAdvocacyPoliticsTrans

Transgender Bigotry in Sharon, Butler Reinforce Need for NonDiscrimination Protections

September 12, 2017 by
Pittsburgh Transgender

Content Note: misgendering, deadnaming, lies, transphobia. On Sunday, the Sharon Herald printed a newspaper article updating the community on the status of a civil lawsuit against the Sharon Police Department involving the shooting death of 23 year-old Sean Hake. Sean was a transgender man. The Sharon Herald first reported that he was a trans woman, […]

AMPLIFY

Update Your #AMPLIFY Contribution if You Like

September 12, 2017 by
AMPLIFY LGBTQ

**THIS IS FOR UPDATES ONLY. This is NOT for first time contributors. ** Click here for the update form. First time contributors should go to this form.  #AMPLIFY has been up and running since January 2015 and collected more than 225 contributions. We know that for some folks, life has changed so we are offering an […]

ActivismPolitics

Two Questions for the Pgh Mayor’s LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee

September 11, 2017 by
Pittsburgh Mayor's LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council

I have a few questions about local governing and LGBTQ issues. I will be sharing these directly with the members of the Council whom I personally know. I’ve asked if I could attend a meeting to discuss my concerns, but was informed that the Department of Personnel would not permit me to do so.  Earlier […]

ActivismEnvironment

Scrap the Trap Rescued an Orphaned Racoon in Our Pgh Neighborhood

September 11, 2017 by

I stepped outside on the stoop and a woman sitting in her car told me a raccoon was ‘on the loose’ and might bite me. So I stepped back into the house and decided to call my neighbor with ‘Scrap the Trap – Pittsburgh.’ A few minutes later, I was tracking an obviously terrified young […]