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Pittsburgh’s Mayor Launches LGBT Advisory Council Amidst Unanswered Questions

December 12, 2008 by

FURTHER UPDATE:  If you wonder why campaign contributions matter, check out this PG article on the connection between contributions and City contracts.  Transparency, my friends.  Michael Lamb gets transparency. ************************************************************************************ UPDATE:  In response to some community outrage (after 10 minutes), let me be clear that I am not suggesting any specific improprieties on the part […]

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Milk opens in Pittsburgh

December 11, 2008 by

I stole this picture from the City Paper website where Harry Kloman reviews Milk. The movie opens this weekend in Pittsburgh.  Debate raged hotly at the recent LGBT Blogging Summit about the effectiveness of boycotting Cinemark theaters. Some cities are staging protests and candlelight vigils.  Others are working with the Sundance Film Festival to address […]

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Holiday Shopping Advice from the Correspondents

December 11, 2008 by

Just a little hint.  If you are contemplating holiday purchases, two excellent local businesses that are owned by members of our community (and employ others) are worth your consideration.   A Pleasant Present is a great little gift store in Squirrel Hill. They sell a wide array of rainbow/pride merchandise and tons of other stuff.  […]

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The Mayor’s GLBT Advisory Council

December 11, 2008 by

I left tonight's meeting with some unanswered questions that I have submitted to his staff, so I'm going to give you a brief overview of the proceedings and save my analysis for a later date. There 25 people in attendance, plus two folks from the media (City Paper and Rustbelt Radio).  They are accepting nominations through […]

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Post Summit Summit

December 8, 2008 by

Well, I couldn't resist as we had to crawl back through the mountains to Pennsylvania in the dark.  Brrrrr.  However, we are safely home and have rounded up all the critters from their various “band camps” much to their delight.  The boys are studiously not talking to us and Ana is sleeping off her weekend.  The […]

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PG: Opinions You Should Read

December 7, 2008 by

The Post-Gazette editorial board comes out in favor of a Florida ruling that the state law banning LGBT adoption is unconstitutional.  Let us take a moment to be grateful here in Pennsylvania that we are not fighting back a similar ban or another round of marriage amending garbage (not yet).  Pennsylvania has 20,000+ children in […]

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LGBT Blogger and Citizens Journalist Initiative – Day One

December 7, 2008 by

It has been a busy day in the big city for us.  The Initiative is just … really cool sums it up best.  The majority of yesterday's inconveniences were forgotten in the many small nifty things that we experienced today.  I met Pam Spaulding and Autumn Sandeen from Pam's House Blend.  Jake Kaskey from Equality […]