It certainly has been a long time since we've had a letter to publish.  Bruce Wilder of Oakland writes to deplore the tactics of the Manhattan Principles. It is a lovely letter and a nice way to start Monday. If such a group wants to challenge our laws with civil disobedience, so be it. I […]

The Post-Gazette has published a lovely tribute to Pegasus, the landmark gay bar which closes this week. Besides its illustrious entertainment history, employees at Pegasus also served as an informal support group to young gays, offering them a place to stay temporarily if they had nowhere else to go, Mr. DeCecchis said. Such kindness was […]

Wow, first weekend in December and we've wrapped up most of our shopping.  I did about 30% online and the rest in local stores.  Of that, its a 50/50 split between small business shopping and chain store shopping.  I don't know what came over us.  We actually picked something up for the niece and nephew […]

At the Bill Peduto fundraiser, we ran into Kevin Acklin who told us how much fun it was to watch the “Do They Know Its Christmas” video — what a blast from the past.  What's happening in the blogosphere this weekend? Pam's House Blend weighs in on Tiger Woods (love the “zipper down brigade” comment), […]

Laura and I have decided to part ways with SisterShout.  It has been a positive learning experience to partner with OUT and Gay Life TV on this lesbian videocast project. Their commitment to reach out to the lesbian community and invest their resources in a show like SisterShout is commendable. Participating in the launch of […]

Well, just found a little interesting nugget in the Trib site.  It seems a state prison guard in Fayette County is pursuing a federal discimination case based on gender stereotyping.  Yanik's attorney, Herbert A. Terrell of McMurray, on Monday said Yanik is alleging his coworkers sexually harassed him based on their perception of his sexual […]

Welcome to the newest lesbian blog in town.  It isn't new, new but it is new to me … I'm always happy to see more LGBT folks jumping into the Burghosphere.  Woo hoo! Linz the Lez Check it out. Linz is also the new lesbian columnist for Cue Pittsburgh where she is joined by Jason […]

The Post-Gazette offers up what I find a disappointing (but better than most) piece on Archbishop Donald Wuerl's handling of the D.C. move to legalize marriage equality. A glaring omission is the lack of voice of a single gay person from Pittsburgh.  Quoting Casey and Doyle was interesting from a national perspective, but what about […]

Ah, another small step toward Pittsburgh's consolidation with the County. Virginia is a very hostile place to be gay. Still, they appear to be on the verge of offering domestic partner benefits to state employees.  Meanwhile back in Allegheny County, Chief Executive Dan Onorato … isn't the least bit concerned about it. I guess he's […]

I just haven't had a blogging frame of mind this week.  Things have been happening, though.  NY government voted “no” on marriage equality.  The Catholic Church says gays and transvestites will never enter the Kingdom of God. (h/t Pam's House Blend) In North Versailles, some jerk punched a Wal-Mart greeter in what is termed a […]