We are going to try and break some new ground in the coming weeks.  The fascinating world of celebrity reproduction: Comedian Ellen DeGeneres and partner Portia de Rossi will undergo fertility treatment to start their own family, according to tabloid reports. The TV personality wed actress de Rossi last year, and the couple is allegedly […]

Breaking news from the PG about one of the opponents of the HRC ordinance.  Allegheny County Councilman Charles McCullough has been arrested and he is awaiting arraignment today on nearly two dozen counts following an investigation last year of his handling of an elderly widow's trust funds. A county grand jury today handed up a […]

Today, I had the pleasure of addressing a class of MSW students at the University of Pittsburgh.  The class focuses on policy and I used my work in the LGBTQ community to illustrate how advocacy can drive real social change.  It was an interesting experience.  Another speaker works for local government and a third is […]

The topic is LGBT equality. The date is March 17, 2009.  Buses will depart Pittsburgh around 7:30 AM and return by 8:00 PM.  Stay tuned for more details, but so far you've got a mini-advocacy training, free lunch, rally and a chance to meet with your state elected officials.  Take a day off, bring the […]

Maybe it is a stretch, but when we exchanged valentine's gifts we discovered that our mutual fondness for K.S. Kennedy Floral had led to an awesome moment …. Ledcat bought me flowers and I bought her fancy vase filled with candy.  She didn't cut off her hair and I didn't sell my watch or die […]

Last night, Ledcat and I popped over to Club Cafe to catch the comedy stylings of Jennie McNulty, an openly lesbian comedian. Her promoter contacted me a few weeks ago asking me to list the show which is the first time I heard about her.  (No cable = no Logo = poor lesbian pop culture […]