Support the GLCC on Twitter

Support the GLCC on Twitter

Here’s a quick Friday request … show some Pittsburgh LGBTQ love to our very own Gay & Lesbian Community Center. They just joined Twitter @GLCCpgh  As of right now, they have 129 followers. Let’s get that up to 150 today! We can do it. The GLCC is the heart and soul of Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ community. […]

Happy Birthday To My Ledcat!

Friday May 18 is the 49th birthday of my dear Ledcat. Birthday revelry so far includes a blueberry muffin for breakfast and a Kong. (I donated a Kong to Animal Friends instead of buying her a birthday card. She loved it.)  The other end of the day might include Mexican food. In between work for […]

Why IDAHO Matters …

Today, May 17, is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). A number of politicians, media personalities and high-profile figures have also joined the chorus of supporters acknowledging the significance of the day, which aims to “celebrate human diversity and rededicate ourselves to a basic but essential truth—that human rights are universal and must […]

RIP Donna Summer

RIP Donna Summer

As soon as I hear her name or the first chords of the song “She Works Hard For The Money,” I am transported to a dinky sub basement room in the West Mifflin Area High School gym where the “girls” learned coordinated quasi-aerobic routines while the boys did something completely different. I was in 10th […]

Bob Evans Responds

Bob Evans Responds

Remember that time I went to Bob Evans and discovered that they categorized this blog as pornography? Well, at least they got back to me in a timely manner. I wonder if company even cares that there prepacked software filters may not be fine tuned enough to actually support their corporate mission and values? Or […]

Pittsburgh Lesbian Blog, Blogger Honored for Contributions to the Community

PITTSBURGH– Local blogger Sue Kerr, editor and founder of Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, the longest running LGBT blog in Southwestern Pennsylvania is honored to be named the 2012 recipient of the “Stacey Walker Memorial Award” by Keystone Alliance Gaylife Newsletter.   The award was established to honor the spirit of columnist and Greensburgbased drag king performer […]

This Post Is a SpaceHolder …

This Post Is a SpaceHolder …

So, I’m having some blog quirks since I posted about Bob Evans – my right hand column disappeared. Do you think Bob Evans is that powerful. So I have to post something else to see if I can fix the problem. Random thoughts Why has so much of Pittsburgh’s media coverage on President Obama’s statement […]

Why is Bob Evans Homophobic?

I know you are probably wondering why I am eating at Bob Evans? Especially when there’s a great Indian place across the street and a Mexican place down the block. Well, Bob Evans is comfort food. It is somewhere my family went all of the time and somewhere I could feel … safe? I knew […]

Friends Don’t Describe Friends as Homosexuals

Friends Don’t Describe Friends as Homosexuals

This week has brought out an array of interesting allies to the LGBTQ community. I’ve watched all sorts of folks respond to the vote for bigotry in NC and the President’s statement (and the Vice President’s statement earlier in the week) with a mixture of delight and surprise. Most of the people I know seem […]

Pgh LGBTQA Youth Post Response Video to ‘It Gets Better’ Video

Pgh LGBTQA Youth Post Response Video to ‘It Gets Better’ Video

Found a link to this in my box today … I think its great! http://youtu.be/C_FFopKJoLI   Interesting points that I took away from Han’s comments Is the concept that ‘It Gets Better’ too big of a promise? How can we as adults support young people seeking to ‘get better’ in the context Han suggests? How […]