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Pittsburgh Public Market presents “GAYla Weekend” Fri March 30th through Sun April 1st. Friday 10 – 4, Saturday 9 – 5, and Sunday 10 – 4 Strip District on Smallman Street, between 16th & 17th. The goal of GAYla Weekend is simply to bring awareness to the LGBTQ community in Pittsburgh, and to make sure that […]
You may have heard by now that Lt. Dan Choi was honorably discharged from the United States Army under the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Lt. Choi, fluent in Arabic, was serving as a linguist. Dan has also been an advocate for the LGBT community. He was in Pittsburgh courtesy of the Delta Foundation in […]
This was one of my favorite LGBTQ events of all time. It was joyful, fierce, unified and humbling to wind our way through Bloomfield yesterday afternoon. The event kicked off with a call to action from Dykes on Bikes founder, Miranda Vey. She uses the term “queer patriot” to describe the power within dykes and other […]
Keeping up with “breaking” news on an significant legislative issue is tough, but we don't have the luxury of overlooking the big picture, especially when there is an intersection with federal and state/local issues. There are two pressing federal issues -the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) and the passage of the Employment Nondiscriminaton […]
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 5, 2010 which will be the date of Pittsburgh's 5th Annual Dyke March. The location will still be in Oakland and organizers have fabulous plans for the ultimate grassroots picnic (get it?) and post-march party. What's is a dyke march? Dyke March is a mostly lesbian-led and inclusive gathering […]
This past weekend, GLSEN hosted a conference for LGBTQ youth. They received nice coverage from the City Paper The intriguing part of the article is the resiliancy and determination of the children to improve the quality of life for their fellow LGBTQ classmates. Chess, a Hickory High School senior from Mercer County's Hermitage School District, […]
UPDATE: New information has been coming in from various sources. Allegedly, Drozd and Macy are not going to vote for this. Finnerty is a maybe (412) 350-6540 mfinnerty@alleghenycounty.us. He represents District 4 (Crafton, Robinson, Bridgeville, McKees Rocks). Also, another member of County Council may be threatening not to show up which could derail a majority. […]
Another fine event from the Dyke March organizers. The crowd gathered on the CMU Lawn for some socializing and networking. The luminescent La'Tasha Mayes from New Voices Pittsburgh spoke very artfully and got the march rolling. I posted tons of photos and tweets at Facebook. The mood was festive, the marchers were cheerful and the […]
PrideFest is almost here. There are a few specific events which I would like to highlight. Here's the full schedule of partner events. Your Rights, Our Rights, Human Rights: An ACLU ForumIssues and Answers on Law, Marriage, Money and Family Matters Presented in Partnership with Allies at CMU, Delta Foundation and Pittsburgh Pride 2009 Monday, […]
If you are on Facebook, please become a fan of The Lambda Foundation page. Lambda has been at the heart of many, many LGBT projects, programs and services throughout the past 25 years.
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