New Lutheran Bishop won’t rock the boat on gay issues

New Lutheran Bishop won’t rock the boat on gay issues

I have to admit I'm not at my best so this will be very short (I have bronchitis).  There's a new Lutheran Bishop in town..  And he is neither friend nor foe to the homosexual community, so he says. Bishop-elect Kurt Kusserow of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America plans […]

92.9 Lite FM – Not Cool on Gay Bash

92.9 Lite FM – Not Cool on Gay Bash

Why I was listening to Gary & Beth on 92.9 Lite FM this morning, I can't tell you.  But Mona was in the backseat so I was just too occupied to change the station.  They were taking calls about “must have” back to school crap.  I heard all about shoes, backpacks, binders, etc.  Then this […]

Thursday Flashback – Just Because

Thursday Flashback – Just Because

  When I was in high school and college, I loved this show.  When I grew up and learned that Patty Duke was playing two roles while living with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, I loved the show even more.  I think I had a secret desire to go back to the “good old days” and actually […]

Tomorrow at the Warhol – A Chat About Transphobia and Homophobia

Tomorrow at the Warhol – A Chat About Transphobia and Homophobia

UPDATE:  Dr. Emilia Lombardi is NOT participating in this event.    Carryin’ On Conversation – Homophobia & Transphobia: Being Black and Gay in Pittsburgh   Date:  Aug. 17, 2007 Cost: Free Time:  7:00 pm – 10:00 pm 7 p.m. – Conversation moderated by Derek Tines with special guests, Chastity Cheetam, Emilio Lombardi and others. 8 […]

Pittsburgh Organizing Group Fasts Against War and Military Recruitment

Pittsburgh Organizing Group Fasts Against War and Military Recruitment

The Pittsburgh Organizing Group (POG) recently announced plans to launch a month-long fast in September at the front door of the Oakland military recruiting station. The goal of this fast and camp-out is simple: To contribute to the movement working for the immediate withdrawal of all US troops from Iraq, and an end to military […]

Pgh Lesbian Variety Show Issues Statement Regarding Trans-Discrimination

Pgh Lesbian Variety Show Issues Statement Regarding Trans-Discrimination

I should preface by saying the CTN has repeatedly ignored my requests for comment.  I received this through a local queer events email list. As we reported two weeks ago, a local woman, Jessi Seams, alleges that Celebrate the Night, a lesbian variety show in honor of National Coming Out Day, discriminated against her by […]

A Lesbian Weekend

A Lesbian Weekend

I have been stricken with that most awful of beasts .. the summer cold.  I've literally been in bed for most of the past 48 hours with a giant pack of tissues, a brown paper sack (thanks Office Max newspaper insert) and an unending supply of Gatorade.  Today, I decided to pull myself up the […]

Storms, Films, Saphhic Delinquency and A Shout Out to Erie!

Storms, Films, Saphhic Delinquency and A Shout Out to Erie!

Well, we didn't make it to the sex toy party.  And what's up with the comments about marriage in relation to that?  Who needs marriage to enjoy a good dildo?  Hmmm … We ate Chinese food and grabbed some ice cream at Klavons in the Strip.  I was still a little rattled by my experience […]

The Groundbreaking LGBTQ Presidential Forum on LOGO

The Groundbreaking LGBTQ Presidential Forum on LOGO

I didn't see it.  We don't have cable here at Lesbian Central, so we miss out on all sorts of things like The L Word, Queer as Folk and, well, the entire lineupon LOGO.  I've never seen The Sopranos or pretty much any of its peers.  (Don't cry for us — we trade a cable […]

City Council Meeting on Police Domestic Violence

City Council Meeting on Police Domestic Violence

The City Council Post Agenda mtg. on Police officers/domestic violence will be on: Monday, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. It will be televised. In 2003 a Police Chief in Tacoma, WA, who'd been abusing his wife for years, murdered her & killed himself. This caused the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to run an excellent series of articles […]