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I promised myself that I would not be blogging politically for the foreseeable future b/c my frustration with the state of LGBT advocacy in Western Pennsylvania is just off the scale. I have little objectivity b/c it is my actual life and livelihood and living conditions that have been cast aside in favor of bigger […]
Final nail in the coffin. For this round. Courtesy of Equality Advocates: The Pennsylvania legislature adjourned for its summer recess in the first week of July without any further action on the proposed Constitutional amendment, SB 1250. The legislation attempted to prohibit legal recognition of non-marital relationships in Pennsylvania including marriages of same-sex couples and […]
So I asked Vice-Chair, Kat Carrick, how the everyday Pittsburgh queer can help with the relocation of the GLCC. Rest assured the organization has been working for many months on this very issue — we all know they've planned to move even if we weren't aware of the impendingness of the whole situation. There's something […]
Today, my brother's wife asked me to change my profile picture on Facebook. You can't see my profile unless you are my friend so there's no sense my posting a link (you can search for me if you want to be my friend). However, the image is the logo at the top of the blog. […]
Rumors circulated last week that the building housing Pittsburgh's Gay & Lesbian Community Center would be razed as part of a planned new development on the prime intersection of 5 roads in Squirrel Hill. They were right. According to Saturday's Post-Gazette, a $50 million residential/retail development mix is slated for the corner of Murray and […]
Friday marks five years for us. Celebrate with us! Anniversaries can be tricky when you are in a relationship that has no legal status. There's the day we met, our first date, our first kiss, the day we became exclusive, the day we moved in together, or even the day we had our domestic partnership […]
Giant Eagle entrepreneur Bill Bricker is quite the guy. He is closing the Giant Eagle in Lawrenceville because it isn't profitable and has purchased our corporate owned store on the North Side. Huh? The North Side store had to cost a pretty penny b/c corporate has invested a ton of money to make it well, […]
Tonight, Ledcat and I moseyed up to Riverview Park for the first lesson in our outdoor dog training class. The goal is to help dogs learn to deal with distractions in public places. Since Xander and Deus are big scary dogs that bark at sources of fear, it seemed like a good idea. The class […]
Itinerary Thursday – Meet & Greet Friday – Aggressive-One & Ms. Fem Show After Party Prom – DJ Nick Nice Saturday – Basketball Game Old Skool vs New Skool Downtown YMCA White Party Sunday A Day at The Park church service Closing Party @ Pegasus (818 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA) Check out the Black Pride website here.
This comes from 365gay.com (New York City) A priest who attempted to protect a 21 year old transwoman from four teens who were hitting and verbally harassing her was beaten in front of a shelter for gay and trans young people. The teens were pelting Alessandra-Michelle Carver with garbage and yelling transphobic insults outside the […]
