During our conversation, Laura Jane Grace spoke about life as a transgender punk anarchist, the relationship between addiction and dysphoria, and what advice WWE superstar wrestler CM Punk offered up when she was rebuilding her life.
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Asta Kill, founder of Lebo Pride, is the recipient of the 2025 Mt. Lebanon Community Service Award, presented annually to a resident who embodies the spirit of giving and has made a significant contribution to the township.
Pittsburgh's North Hills LGBTQ+ community came together for Fox Chapel's Pride in the Park, a youth-centered and family-focused celebration.
The Trans Youth Healing & Health Fund is a blueprint for what it means to truly show up. It’s not charity. It’s solidarity. Let’s stand with trans youth. Let’s be the infrastructure of care. Let’s fight like hell for our future.
https://qburgh.com/transyouniting-launches-trans-youth-healing-and-health-fund/
Pittsburgh Pride Group hosted the lively Uptown Pride block party on Saturday in partnership with Trace Brewing, transforming Van Braam Street into a festive hub of community celebration.
The ruling sets a dangerous precedent, education advocates say.
https://qburgh.com/supreme-court-lgbtq-books-religious-parents/
Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation hosted its annual Chosen Family Pride Picnic, bringing together Pittsburgh's LGBTQ+ community and their loved ones for a celebration of chosen families.
Ten years later, Jim Obergefell celebrates the win and the many ways it rewrote his life. And in a time when LGBTQ+ rights are again under assault, he is looking to the future of the queer rights movement and also his own.
https://qburgh.com/10-years-after-jim-obergefell-aims-higher/
On Sunday, Forest Hills celebrated its second annual Pride festival at the Forest Hills Westinghouse Lodge featuring local vendors, community organizations, kids' activities, and a performance by Chi Chi De Vivre.
June might be over but Pride lives in us every day. Our final Pride video is a time capsule of queer love, growth, and joy. Past, future, always. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
#PittsburghPride #PrideNeverEnds #LGBTQVoices
5801 Video Lounge turned up the heat for a special brunch with the one and only Nicole Paige Brooks fresh off her run on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10. They also welcomed high-voltage performances by Tashae Sherrington.
A New Name, a Proud Legacy. As of today, Renaissance City Choir will move forward with a name that makes its purpose unmistakably clear. Pittsburgh Pride Choir is both a nod to the choir’s legacy and a proclamation of its present-day values.
The decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth dealt a painful blow to families of trans kids but LGBTQ+ rights attorneys say that there are still openings left by the court ruling itself to fight anti-trans laws.
AIDS Free Pittsburgh has an ambitious goal. The ten-year-old initiative, a collaborative comprising government agencies, healthcare institutions, and community organizations, aims to end the HIV epidemic in Allegheny County by 2030.
The final weekend of Pride 2025 is here, and Pittsburgh is bursting with queer joy and community power. There's something for everyone to end this month on the most joyful, unapologetic note. Close out Pride season with glitter, guts, and a whole lotta love.
With ‘Hotel Rock Bottom,’ out today, Frankie Grande channels sobriety, sex and sister Ariana’s support into bold queer anthems and a powerful message of visibility. Check out the full interview and listen to the full album.
As we mark a decade since that monumental ruling, let’s celebrate with pride, love, and clarity. The arc of justice doesn’t bend on its own; we bend it. We’ve done it before. We’ll do it again because queerness is powerful. And love still is revolutionary.
https://qburgh.com/ten-years-since-obergefell-a-celebration-and-a-call-to-action/
Governor Shapiro's annual Pride Reception, at the Pennsylvania State Library in Harrisburg, drew many from the Pittsburgh community, including State Representatives La'Tasha Mayes and Jessica Benham.
“When you come to Pride, you know you belong.” This is why Pittsburgh Pride matters.
#pittsburghpride #QueerJoy #Pride2025 #LGBTQVoices #ChosenFamily
Pittsburgh City Councilmember Barb Warwick introduced a powerful trio of bills designed to safeguard queer and marginalized Pittsburghers, especially trans folks, from discrimination and criminalization.
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