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The Pittsburgh Equality Center has launched five Little Queer Libraries across the region, placing LGBTQ+ books and resources in community spaces.
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Pittsburgh Equality Center Launches Little Queer Libraries at Five Community Locations
The Pittsburgh Equality Center has launched a new Little Queer Libraries initiative, placing LGBTQ+ books and resources at five locations throughout the region. Modeled after the Little Free Library concept, the project offers free access to books, zines, and educational materials focused on LGBTQ+ experiences. Organizers say the goal is to increase access to queer literature at a time when LGBTQ+ books continue to face challenges and removal efforts in schools and libraries across the country.
https://qburgh.com/pittsburgh-equality-center-little-queer-libraries/
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Books to Pack for Pride Month
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Books to Pack for Pride Month
Youâre all geared up. Youâve got your best parade-walking shoes, your coolest tee, your most-comfortable shorts, and a rainbow flag to carry. Youâre set for Pride, but before you go, try one of theâŠ
https://qburgh.com/books-to-pack-for-pride-month/
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Ready to roll? We've compiled the complete guide to Pittsburgh Pride 2026: event schedules, stage lineups, vendor directory, festival maps, and everything you need to plan your weekend.
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Ready to Roll? Your Pittsburgh Pride 2026 Weekend Schedule
Pittsburgh Pride Weekend returns to Allegheny Commons Park this weekend, Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, 2026, bringing together thousands of LGBTQ+ people, allies, families, artists, performers, organizations, and businesses for a weekend of celebration, community, and visibility. Whether you're planning your Pride weekend in advance or looking for a quick guide while you're at the festival, we've got you covered.
https://qburgh.com/pittsburgh-pride-2026-schedule/
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Red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo, violet⊠chartreuse? Pride season means colorful flags everywhere. We break down the history and meaning behind the many flags of the LGBTQ+ community.
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What Do All the Pride Flags Mean?
Red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo, violet... chartreuse? With Pride month comes many celebrations and marches in support of the LGBTQ Community and the many symbols and flags that have come to represent the varying communities that make up the greater LGBTQ rainbow. You will see a plethora of different and colorful flags but what do they all stand for?
https://qburgh.com/what-do-all-the-pride-flags-mean-5/
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For more than two decades, Dreams of Hope has empowered LGBTQ+ youth in Pittsburgh through storytelling, performance, and collective care.
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Art as Liberation: How Dreams of Hope Nurtures Queer Futures
Dreams of Hope is a queer arts organization centering queer youth and empowering them through various art forms. Through the power of the arts, Dreams of Hope provides the regionâs lesbian, gay, biâŠ
https://qburgh.com/dreams-of-hope/
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After everything, Melissa Etheridge is still rising. On her first album in seven years, the lesbian rock legend finds clarity after loss and has a powerful message for her community.
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After everything, Melissa Etheridge is still rising
It doesnât take long for Melissa Etheridge to feel like an old friend. Seconds into our latest conversation, sheâs already asking what I think of her new album â âRise,â her first in seâŠ
https://qburgh.com/melissa-etheridge-still-rising/
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For more than 30 years, Cathy Renna has helped shape how LGBTQ+ stories are told, from Matthew Shepard to todayâs attacks on trans rights. A conversation about media, activism, visibility, and why our stories still matter.
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Cathy Renna has been shaping LGBTQ+ media narratives for decades
Scan the news stories of the most consequential LGBTQ+ moments of the past three decades and the name Cathy Renna, a publicist who's been on the frontlines since the late 1990s, repeatedly comes up. A publicity guru whoâs worked with towering queer nonprofits including GLAAD and the National LGBTQ Task Force, Renna has been a force in ensuring LGBTQ+ stories make mainstream headlines and are told fairly and accurately.
https://qburgh.com/cathy-renna-lgbtq-media-narratives/
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The roar of motorcycles. A shower of Skittles. The Pride parade is coming! A tradition nearly as old as Pittsburgh Pride itself.
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Pittsburghâs Biker Chicks Keep the Vanguard Rolling
The Pittsburgh Pride Parade is about to kick off and a pack of motorcyclists rev up the crowd with a roar. Anyone in Pittsburgh's LGBTQ+ community who wants to ride in the vanguard are welcome, a tradition almost as old as the parade itself, and a pack of bikers have answered the call. Rainbows are everywhere here in the Strip District, with Liberty Avenue stretching like a runway. The bikes don't like idling in the heat, all that stop-and-go's not good for them, so the riders want to get going. When they finally do, it sounds like thunder.
https://qburgh.com/pittsburghs-biker-chicks/
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Oh hey, rosé! All June long, City Winery Pittsburgh will be donating $1 from every rosé-inspired cocktail sold and every bottle of Cheers to Love Rosé purchased to QBurgh! Raise a glass and support local LGBTQ journalism!
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Pittsburgh has lost a quiet giant. Kathi Boyle helped build a more inclusive response to HIV/AIDS, advocating for women, Black communities, LGBTQ people, and everyone who deserved care, dignity, and support.
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Kathi Boyle, Former Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force Leader Who Expanded HIV Services Across Communities, has Passed Away
Kathi Boyle, a longtime human services leader whose work helped expand HIV/AIDS services in Western Pennsylvania beyond the populations initially served during the epidemic's earliest years, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2026. Boyle is perhaps best remembered for her leadership at the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force (PATF), now known as Allies for Health + Wellbeing, where she helped guide the organization through a period of growth and transformation. Founded in 1985 during the height of the AIDS crisis, PATF emerged to provide support, housing assistance, prevention services, and advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS at a time when stigma, discrimination, and inadequate government responses left many community members without support.
https://qburgh.com/kathi-boyle-has-passed-away/
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Get tested. Get treated. Get cured. Central Outreach is making Hep C care accessible with rapid testing, treatment support, and judgment-free care through Hep C My Way.
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National Hepatitis Awareness Month: Get Tested. Get Treated. Get Cured.
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and every year on May 19th, National Hepatitis Testing Day serves as an important reminder that millions of people are living with viral hepatitis and may not evenâŠ
https://qburgh.com/national-hepatitis-awareness-month/
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Pride season is officially underway! Garfield Pride and Ross Pride brought community, joy, and plenty of Pride spirit to the region this weekend. Check out our latest Faces & Places gallery and see who we spotted celebrating!
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Faces & Places: Garfield Pride and Ross Pride
Pride season 2026 officially kicked off this past weekend with Garfield Pride on Saturday, May 30, and Ross Pride on Sunday, May 31! Check out all the photos! Photos by Jeff Freedman. Tap to view full photo. Garfield Pride Ross Pride
https://qburgh.com/faces-places-garfield-ross-pride/
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This weekâs Slay Weekly celebrates the people building our community, newly crowned drag royalty, and the joy of first Pride experiences. See you in the park this weekend!
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Slay Weekly June 1, 2026
advertisement Listen on Spotify Well. We made it. The Big Queer Week is finally here. The outfits are being assembled. The group chats are malfunctioning. The weather apps are getting refreshed eveâŠ
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CALLING ALL LGBTQ MOTORCYCLE RIDERS: Come ride at the front of the Pittsburgh Pride Parade! Help lead the way!âȘïžSunday, June 7. Line-up starts at 10 am. Motorcycles can arrive directly at 11th and Liberty Ave (Greyhound Station) via Penn Ave. The parade steps off at noon sharp. No need to register.
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Kesha has always been for the outsiders. In our candid conversation, she opened up about queerness, chosen family, sexual liberation, and creating safe spaces in unsafe times.
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Kesha Has Always Been for the Outsiders. Now Sheâs Freer Than Ever.
Kesha has always made music for the ones who don't quite fit â the glitter-covered misfits, the too-loud, the still-figuring-it-out. You know, the animals, as she calls them. In this conversation â one of her most candid â Kesha talks about what it actually means to be queer, and how long it took to figure that out. She reflects on growing up in Nashville, dragging her mom from church to church looking for a community that didn't come with conditions and eventually finding her people at a punk rock drag bar in California.
https://qburgh.com/kesha-freer-than-ever/
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Your PRIDE Era starts now! We've rounded up dozens of Pride events across Pittsburgh and Western PA, from parades and parties to picnics and punk shows.
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Entering Your PRIDEÂ Era
From May to September, celebrate your true colors with Pride events of every size. Get your events listed here!
https://qburgh.com/entering-your-pride-era/
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Itâs funny to joke about because there are people who actually believe this. Right-wing extremists have been claiming that colleges and universities are too liberal, putting funny ideas in the heads of young people about equality and social justice.
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Conservatives Interfering with the College Mission to Make Everyone Gay
My teenage son has been watching the show âTedâ lately. A couple of years ago, I watched the first âTedâ movie with him at his request. It was, um, not to my taste. Iâm not a huge fan of blue humorâŠ
https://qburgh.com/conservatives-interfering-with-college-mission-make-everyone-gay/
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From classroom chaos to new dad life, Joe Dombrowski levels up
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From classroom chaos to new dad life, Joe Dombrowski levels up
During a recent interview with comedian Joe Dombrowski about his upcoming special âDad on Arrival,â he was, fittingly, in the middle of it all â juggling new fatherhood in real time. AtâŠ
https://qburgh.com/joe-dombrowski/
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For trans Pittsburgh trainer Donny Donovan, fitness is about more than strength; it's about autonomy, affirmation, and liberation. He's building wellness spaces where queer and trans people can reconnect with their bodies and thrive.
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Building Trans Liberation Through Fitness: Donny Donovanâs Vision for Inclusive Wellness
For Donny Donovan (he/they), owner and founder of Free Will Health and Wellness, fitness goes beyond the physical realm. Donny was born and raised in Pittsburgh and is a member of the LGBTQIA+ trans community. Growing up, he was very athletic, playing soccer, lacrosse, and running track. He received a Bachelorâs Degree in Exercise Science from Mercyhurst University and a Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Pittsburgh. He is currently in a program at Yale University for a Masterâs of Public Health, which he says will allow him to pivot into a systematic role within public health.
https://qburgh.com/donny-donovan/
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From drag queens and Rupert Everett to a swoony sports-romance quote from Heated Rivalry, this week's puzzle serves gossip, camp, and queer literary flair.
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 âŠof All the Guys YouâreâŠ
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Kaydence McQueen is your new Miss Glitzburgh Pride 2026. After a night of glamour, rhinestones, and unforgettable performances at 5801, the hyper-fem trans goddess claimed the crown.
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The Crown Fits: Kaydence McQueen crowned Miss Glitzburgh Pride 2026
A princess has claimed her crown. On Thursday night at 5801 Video Lounge & Cafe, Pittsburgh drag entertainer Kaydence McQueen was crowned Miss Glitzburgh Pride 2026, succeeding inaugural titleholder Calipso after an evening of glamour, performances, and enough rhinestones to make the East End visible from space. For McQueen, the win was more than another title. It was a full-circle moment. "I feel so incredibly honored to be the second ever winner of Glitzburgh Pride," McQueen told QBurgh. "5801 was one of the first queer spaces I ever experienced so it's truly a full circle moment for me."
https://qburgh.com/the-crown-fits-kaydence-mcqueen-glitzburgh-pride/
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CANâT CANCEL PRIDE: Your Guide to Every Pittsburgh Pride 2026 Event
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CANâT CANCEL PRIDE: Your Guide to Every Pittsburgh Pride 2026 Event
Pittsburgh Pride weekend is absolutely happening, and if this lineup proves anything, itâs that queer joy, resistance, celebration, and community are alive and thriving across the city. From picnicâŠ
https://qburgh.com/guide-to-pittsburgh-pride-2026-events/
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Allegheny County Council unanimously passed a local PREA ordinance protecting transgender and intersex people in the Allegheny County Jail, even as the federal government moves to weaken those protections.
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Allegheny County Council Unanimously Passes PREA Ordinance Protecting Trans and Intersex Incarcerated People
Allegheny County Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to codify federal Prison Rape Elimination Act protections into county law, creating local safeguards for incarcerated people, particularly transgender women and intersex people, even as the Trump administration moves to weaken those standards at the federal level. Ordinance 13180-26, referred to throughout public comment simply as âPREA,â passed during the May 26, 2026 County Council meeting with support from every councilmember present. Sponsored by Councilmembers Bethany Hallam, Alex Rose, Kathleen Madonna-Emmerling, and Patrick Catena, the ordinance amends Allegheny County code to formally incorporate provisions of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act into local law governing the Allegheny County Jail.
https://qburgh.com/allegheny-county-council-passes-prea/
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HIV treatment has changed everything. U=U means Undetectable = Untransmittable, people with an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV. Modern HIV care supports long, healthy lives and fights stigma with science.
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HIV Treatment Explained: U=U and Long-Term Care
Key Takeaways Modern HIV treatment helps people live long, healthy lives. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) helps control HIV, protect the immune system, and improve long-term health outcomes. U=U means Undetectable = Untransmittable. Individuals living with HIV who maintain an undetectable viral load through consistent treatment cannot sexually transmit HIV to partners. Early diagnosis and treatment are important. Starting HIV treatment early may help reduce complications, support immune function, and improve long-term wellness. HIV care is closely connected to preventative healthcare. Patients may also benefit from HIV prevention services(opens in a new tab)
https://qburgh.com/hiv-treatment-explained-uu/
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Mighty Real and The Secret Language of Queer Music
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Mighty Real and The Secret Language of Queer Music
Step, step, tap, back step. Shimmy in a circle, left hand waving over your head, shake your tail feathers, repeat to the beat. Once there was a time when you could do any dance in your sleep, but iâŠ
https://qburgh.com/mighty-real/
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T4T Magazine is creating space for trans artists to publish work for each other, not for approval, but for community.
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Mercer Countyâs only LGBTQ+ organization is shutting down but the queer community it built says itâs not disappearing.
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Regional LGBTQ+ organization marks its end with final Pride picnic
SHARON, Pa. â After years of serving the local LGBTQ+ community, Mercer Countyâs only LGBTQ+ organization is closing following ongoing financial challenges. Even so, supporters gathered this weekend not only to say goodbye, but also to celebrate a new state-recognized holiday honoring the groupâs impact. The Shenango Valley Pride Alliance hosted a farewell picnic Saturday at its Sharon headquarters, bringing together community members, families, and longtime supporters. Guests shared food and reflected on the memories created in a space that became a source of acceptance and support for many LGBTQ+ residents and allies.
https://qburgh.com/regional-org-marks-end-with-final-pride/
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Trans people could soon be banned from homeless shelters
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Trans people could soon be banned from homeless shelters
This story was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th. The Trump administrationâs push to exclude transgender Americans is moving to the nationâs homeless shelters. On April 28, the DepartmeâŠ
https://qburgh.com/trans-people-could-soon-be-banned-from-homeless-shelters/
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Toxic masculinity is running the country and everyone is paying the price.
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Toxic Masculinity: Itâs Whatâs For Dinner. Choke On It.
Fuck Ron DeSantis. I mean, not literally. But yeah, fuck that guy. While signing anti-DEI legislation that would let âindividuals sue local governments that implement DEI programs,â Florida GâŠ
https://qburgh.com/toxic-masculinity-its-whats-for-dinner-choke-on-it/
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Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis has been elected the first woman president of Allegheny County Council, replacing Pat Catena after weeks of backlash over his anti-trans campaign mailers and resignation from council leadership.
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After Catena Controversy, Allegheny County Council Chooses Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis as President
Allegheny County Councilwoman Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis was elected president of Allegheny County Council on Tuesday, formally replacing Pat Catena after weeks of escalating political fallout surrounding anti-trans campaign rhetoric that triggered widespread public backlash and ultimately forced Catena from council leadership. Naccarati-Chapkis also becomes the first woman to serve as president of Allegheny County Council. Naccarati-Chapkisâ election marks the conclusion of a turbulent chapter in Allegheny County politics that began earlier this month when Catena distributed campaign mailers in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House District 45 attacking opponent Brittany Bloam using rhetoric referencing âtransgender athletes,â âextreme left groups,â and âsocialism.â
https://qburgh.com/michelle-naccarati-chapkis-council-president/
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From lesbian bar history to queer empathy and LGBTQ icons, these reads belong in your Pride Month bag.
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Books to Pack for Pride Month
Youâre all geared up. Youâve got your best parade-walking shoes, your coolest tee, your most-comfortable shorts, and a rainbow flag to carry. Youâre set for Pride, but before you go, try one of these great new books about LGBTQ life and history⊠After the parade, where will you end up? A place to talk your experience over, to re-hash things for the next parade? Then you may need âThe Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of Americaâs Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spacesâ by Rachel Karp (Beacon Press, $29.95).
https://qburgh.com/books-to-pack-for-pride-month/
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The LGBTQ Authors You Need to See at Carnegie Libraryâs Book Fest
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The LGBTQ Authors You Need to See at Carnegie Libraryâs Book Fest
Book Fest is back. The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh celebrates the cityâs rich literary community and love of reading in an annual event at the main branch. Poets, authors, book enthusiasts, and âŠ
https://qburgh.com/carnegie-library-pgh-book-fest/
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âThe Worst Drag Queen in Pittsburghâ just became Mx P Town Pride 2026. Kara Sellsâ victory marks yet another crown for the House of Medical Malpractice, Pittsburghâs increasingly unstoppable drag dynasty.
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The âWorst Drag Queen in Pittsburghâ Just Won Mx P Town Pride
The self-proclaimed âWorst Drag Queen in Pittsburghâ is officially royalty. Last night at P Town Bar, Kara Sells captured the title of Mx P Town Pride 2026 after an evening of drag, glamour, and queer chaos. Wearing a glittering silver-and-black gown complete with a star-shaped bodice, sparkling opera gloves, and constellation-like lights twinkling beneath layers of black tulle, Kara accepted the crown with the exact mix of camp and sincerity that has made her a beloved figure in Pittsburgh drag. Somehow, the âworstâ drag queen in the city just became one of its reigning monarchs.
https://qburgh.com/worst-drag-queen-in-pittsburgh-kara-sells/
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This weekâs Slay Weekly celebrates queer youth arts, community mentorship, drag royalty, and the spaces helping Pittsburgh step into summer together.
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Slay Weekly May 25, 2026
advertisement Listen on Spotify Pride Season Has Officially Arrived Okay. We can stop pretending Pride season is âcoming soonâ because itâs here. You can feel it everywhere now. The group chats areâŠ
https://qburgh.com/slay-weekly-may-25-2026/
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Join us at PNC Park for Pride Night on June 11! Plus, be sure to stay after the game for a Zambelli Fireworks Show! Learn more at
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Comedian Jessica Kirsonâs long road to the spotlight finally pays off
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Comedian Jessica Kirsonâs long road to the spotlight finally pays off
For nearly three decades, Jessica Kirson has built a stand-up career the long way: performing night after night, city after city, trusting that if she stayed honest, vulnerable â maybe even just a âŠ
https://qburgh.com/comedian-jessica-kirson/
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For 23 years, Dreams of Hope has been building queer futures in Pittsburgh through art, storytelling, and collective care. Theyâre creating spaces where LGBTQIA+ youth can thrive, lead, and imagine liberation together.
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Art as Liberation: How Dreams of Hope Nurtures Queer Futures
Dreams of Hope is a queer arts organization centering queer youth and empowering them through various art forms. Through the power of the arts, Dreams of Hope provides the regionâs lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and allied (LGBTQIA+) youth a welcoming environment to grow in confidence, express themselves, and develop as leaders. In 2003, Susan Haugh, now an emeritus board member, founded the organization after recognizing the need for creative outlets and positive queer role models for the youth of Pittsburgh. She invited youth to choose a name and for 23 years, Dreams of Hope has been providing a welcoming, creative environment for queer and Trans young people.
https://qburgh.com/dreams-of-hope/
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âHow come they donât have Straight Pride Night?â Because every night has already been Straight Pride Night, babe.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools Approves Religious Opt-Out Policy Despite Warnings About LGBTQ âChilling Effectâ
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Pittsburgh Public Schools Approves Religious Opt-Out Policy Despite Warnings About LGBTQ âChilling Effectâ
The Pittsburgh Public School board voted Wednesday to approve a policy requiring educators to notify parents in advance when classroom instruction could conflict with âsincerely held religious and/âŠ
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âYouâre going to fall to the earth sometimes. But our natural state is rising.â On her first album in 7 years, Melissa Etheridge opens up about grief, survival, queer joy, wildfires, MAGA, and why happiness is still a radical act.
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After everything, Melissa Etheridge is still rising
It doesn't take long for Melissa Etheridge to feel like an old friend. Seconds into our latest conversation, she's already asking what I think of her new album â âRise,â her first in seven years â and within moments we're deep into the kind of conversation that makes you forget you're supposed to be conducting an interview. That's always been our history. Seven years is a long time. Long enough to grieve, to rebuild, to sit with loss until it becomes something you can sing about. For Etheridge, âRiseâ is that album â the one that had to wait until she had the words.
https://qburgh.com/melissa-etheridge-still-rising/
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3 queer updates you probably missed this week: âȘïž Anti-trans campaigning faces backlash in local elections. âȘïž Inclusive healthcare expands in Pittsburgh. âȘïž Pride season officially kicks off with the new QBurgh Pride Guide.
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Donât forget: Bigger Gayer Picnic on Sunday, May 24, 1â7 PM
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Todayâs queer-coded crossword includes clues about queer icons, trans history, camp cinema, and coded language hidden in plain sight.
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Somebody Up There Likes Us
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How did "twink" become shorthand for mockery, contempt, and socially acceptable homophobia? Michelangelo unpacks âdemon twink,â âtwink death,â internet culture, and why queer archetypes deserve more nuance than a punchline.
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The Weaponization of âTwinkâ
A few weeks ago, an anonymous Instagram troll called me a âdemon twink.â âMichelangelo is a demon twink who thinks heâs hot shit, but he ainât,â the comment read. In the grand scheme of things, on the scale of homophobia, this barely registers. What interested me though, in the âcase of the twink,â as Iâm calling it, is that the word has been taken over by straight culture, repurposed into a cruel joke, with gay men as the punch line. At its core, âtwinkâ is a colloquial term used in queer spaces to describe a slim, young gay man.
https://qburgh.com/the-weaponization-of-twink/
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Pennsylvania House narrowly passed the Fairness Act, reviving statewide LGBTQ nondiscrimination fight
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Pennsylvania House narrowly passes Fairness Act, reviving statewide LGBTQ nondiscrimination fight
The Pennsylvania House voted Tuesday to advance legislation that would finally place explicit LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections into state law, marking another major chapter in a fight that queerâŠ
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Pat Catena will step down as Allegheny County Council president rather than face a likely removal vote following weeks of backlash over his anti-trans campaign mailers. Catena will remain on County Council but leave council leadership.
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Pat Catena to Step Down as Allegheny County Council President Ahead of Removal Vote
Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena will step down from his leadership position rather than face a likely removal vote at next weekâs council meeting, bringing a dramatic political downfall to weeks of escalating backlash over anti-trans campaign rhetoric. The news was first publicly announced Friday morning by Allegheny County Councilman Dan Grzybek, who stated that Catena would relinquish the council presidency ahead of the anticipated May 26 vote on a motion expressing âno confidenceâ in his leadership. Catena will remain a member of Allegheny County Council but will no longer serve as council president.
https://qburgh.com/pat-catena-steps-down-council-president/
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Get tested. Get treated. Get cured. This National Hepatitis Awareness Month, Central Outreach is making Hep C care accessible with rapid testing, treatment support, and judgment-free care through Hep C My Way.
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National Hepatitis Awareness Month: Get Tested. Get Treated. Get Cured.
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and every year on May 19th, National Hepatitis Testing Day serves as an important reminder that millions of people are living with viral hepatitis and may not even know it. During Hepatitis Awareness Month, we take time to educate our communities, encourage testing, and connect people to life-saving treatment and care. Hepatitis C is a virus that affects the liver and often has little to no symptoms for years. Many people with Hepatitis C have no symptoms for years, which is why testing is so important.
https://qburgh.com/national-hepatitis-awareness-month/
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Pittsburgh Lesbian Community Celebrates Past, Present, and Future at the Soft Spot Sapphic Café
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Pittsburgh Lesbian Community Celebrates Past, Present, and Future at the Soft Spot Sapphic Café
On Sunday, April 26, multiple generations of Pittsburghâs lesbian community gathered at the Soft Spot, the newly opened sapphic cafĂ©, to celebrate Lesbian Day of Visibility. Throughout the daâŠ
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At Magic Hour Creative, teens are learning filmmaking, media production, and storytelling while also finding a safe and affirming creative community. What started as a film academy became a space where queer and trans young people could thrive and be fully themselves.
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Rian-Louis is amplifying Black queer voices across Pittsburgh and beyond through RIANOUTLOUD! From live shows to 100+ podcast episodes, heâs building community, joy, and visibility on his own terms.
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RIANOUTLOUD! Ryan-Louis McNeil Is Amplifying Black Queer Pittsburgh
Ryan-Louis McNeil (Rian-Louis on the pod and after hours) is a Pittsburgh-based cultural curator, creative, and community advocate. He is the creator and host of âRIANOUTLOUD!â McNeil amplifies Black LGBTQ+ voices through podcasting and live events. McNeil was born in Washington, D.C., but moved to Monessen, PA, at an early age. He is an Outreach Specialist at Amachi Pittsburgh, where he supports youth and families of incarcerated individuals and has contributed to initiatives. One of them is HERE4U, a bus that delivers Amachi Pittsburghâs social services directly to impacted neighborhoods. McNeil was named an…
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Brookline plans first Pride celebration for September 2026
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Brookline plans first Pride celebration for September 2026
Across the country, Pride celebrations have increasingly expanded beyond major cities into suburbs, neighborhoods, and small towns. In the Pittsburgh region, suburbs including Dormont, Mt. Lebanon,âŠ
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