A little over a year ago, I received the coveted title of "Unofficial Lesbian Correspondent" for a local liberal talk radio program.  While it mostly entailed double entendres and Santorum bashing, it did give me a heady sense of unearned power and unabashed self-promotion.  And I parlayed it into a one-time gig judging a costume contest for a local AIDS fundraiser. 

So it wasn't a huge leap to starting a blog. 

So here we are .... two lesbians, high speed internet connections and puh-lenty of opinions on just about every conceivable topic. 

But we are sooo much more than smart mouthed lesbian correspondents.  We've got a full array of supporting cast members (including the requisite homophobes), an overwhelming amount of magazine subscriptions and a shared compulsion to read the local paper cover to cover on a daily basis. 

This is an interesting time to be a Pittsburgh queer.  The most important election of our lives is right around the corner (Santorum v Casey), our city is on the brink of financial collapse and we have yet to have a prominent community member identify themselves as openly gay. 

But the birth of our first niece is imminent and we've got our own blog.  2006 may turn out to be a pretty good year for grrrls. 

Bring it on ...