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Pittsburgh Pride Events Are Back, And There’s No Shortage Of Ways To Celebrate

Pittsburgh Pride Events Are Back, And There’s No Shortage Of Ways To Celebrate | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

From drag shows to Pride marches, there are events taking place throughout southwestern Pennsylvania during June.

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LGBTQ woman with autism makes history in Pennsylvania election

LGBTQ woman with autism makes history in Pennsylvania election | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Jessica Benham, the first bisexual woman with autism elected to the Pennsylvania House, shares her experiences as a health care advocate.

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Pittsburgh pride celebrations moved to fall

Pittsburgh pride celebrations moved to fall | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations usually take place in June. But this year, multiple major Pride celebrations in Pittsburgh have been pushed back to the fall in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a May 8 press release from the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh, the organization that’s hosted Pittsburg

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Being Black…and LGBTQ—Pittsburgh’s African Americans voice their opinions

Being Black…and LGBTQ—Pittsburgh’s African Americans voice their opinions | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Most people who’ve had at least one decent history class can easily recognize the name Martin Luther King Jr., but you’d be hard pressed to find similar recognition for Bayard Rustin. Rustin was a …

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“Absolutely and unabashedly welcoming”: How some Pittsburgh faith communities embrace LGBT worshippers

“Absolutely and unabashedly welcoming”: How some Pittsburgh faith communities embrace LGBT worshippers | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In an effort to understand the LGBT community’s place in the Pittsburgh area’s religious landscape, PublicSource is exploring a variety of faiths, denominations and places of worship. This article features churches and synagogues with LGBT-inclusive theologies and policies. Future installments in this series will chronicle a variety of religious views and trace several Pittsburghers’ personal religious journeys.

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City Theatre Extends Run of The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey

City Theatre Extends Run of The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Due to audience demand, City Theatre is announcing a one-week extension of the uplifting one-man drama,The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by Academy Award-Winner James Lecesne.
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How Visit Pittsburgh Transforms Old Perceptions of the City with User-Generated Content

How Visit Pittsburgh Transforms Old Perceptions of the City with User-Generated Content | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

When people’s perceptions of a place don’t match its reality, it helps to do more showing than telling. That’s the strategy of Visit Pittsburgh, the destination marketing organization tasked with replacing the old Steel Town image with the reality of...

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PghLesbian Correspondents Voted ‘Best LGBT Media Publication,’ ‘Lesbian of the Year’

PghLesbian Correspondents Voted ‘Best LGBT Media Publication,’ ‘Lesbian of the Year’ | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
We split the vote! I am honored to be voted Lesbian of the Year and for the blog to be voted Best LGBT Media Publication by readers of the Keystone
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Punching In: Pittsburgh Author's Debut Memoir Tackles Racism, Homophobia, And Toxic Masculinity

Punching In: Pittsburgh Author's Debut Memoir Tackles Racism, Homophobia, And Toxic Masculinity | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Far from a simple chronological telling of his life, “Punch Me Up” is a complex tapestry woven together around lines from Gwendolyn Brooks’ classic poem “We Real Cool” and a long bus ride Broome took one night, which he largely spent watching a young Black father interacting with his toddler son.

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Erie Gay News reaches milestone issue in effort to serve LGBTQ community

Erie Gay News reaches milestone issue in effort to serve LGBTQ community | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Michael Mahler has been working with volunteers to put out the newsletter since December 1992. The 300th issue will come out this week.

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Pittsburgh Photography Exhibits Say 'We Are All Related'

Pittsburgh Photography Exhibits Say 'We Are All Related' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Andrea London has been a portrait photographer for 30 years. She works from her studio in the heart of Shadyside , where she shoots everyone – individuals

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2 Erie residents named to state LGBTQ commission

Michael Mahler, Tyler Titus to advise Wolf, who created 40-member panel to address discrimination.

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City holding LGBT Pride March and Rally Saturday

City holding LGBT Pride March and Rally Saturday | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Just a few months before the presidential election in November 2016, recently married couple Jenny Coleman and her wife Quinn Jaquins were waiting in line at a drive-thru on Federal Street.While there, someone in the car behind the

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More pro sports are showing support for the LGBTQ community

More pro sports are showing support for the LGBTQ community | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
For some, the machismo-drenched world of pro sports can feel unwelcoming.
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Members of Pittsburgh LGBT community criticize EQT sponsorship of Pride Parade

Members of Pittsburgh LGBT community criticize EQT sponsorship of Pride Parade | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Pittsburgh LGBT groups are calling out the Delta Foundation for selling the naming rights for this year’s Pride Parade to EQT Corporation.
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Penguins To Host First Local Sports LGBT Night

Penguins To Host First Local Sports LGBT Night | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The Pittsburgh Penguins and NHL will team up with the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh for the first ever “You Can Play” night at PPG Paints Arena, when the Pens take on the Calgary Flames.
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