Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

• World AIDS Day

  Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. 
  
  Much is going on here in Pittsburgh.  Highmark has gone red.
  
  
  ( Pittsburgh ) red Activities:
  show your support by wearing red December 1!
  
  7 am - 7 pm
  Free HIV testing
  Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force
  5913 Penn Avenue
  East Liberty
  
  10 am
  Mayor’s press
  conference
  City-County Building
  414 Grant Street
  Downtown Pittsburgh
  
  10 am - 5 pm
  Allegheny [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:27pm EST
  by Sue

• Why The Manhattan Declaration rankles me

  The PG offers up a front page explanation why I dislike this project.
  
  This is the headline: Christian leaders vow to resist gay marriage, abortion
  This is the line that gets me.  The lines, rather.
  The marriage section decries heterosexual promiscuity and infidelity. It says that churches often failed to provide good models and [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:48am EST
  by Sue

• The Sakia Gunn Film Project and Pittsburgh

  Last night, Ledcat and I attended the "People in Color" film series at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty.  We caught my first performance by Dreams of Hope which was simply mindblowing. 
  
  
  
  
  
  They really are a bright spot in the local LGBTQ community.  We bought their educational DVD which [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:33am EST
  by Sue

• Turkey Week Musings

  The Ravenstahls are divorcing (there's no legal status of separation in Pennsylvania).  That's unfortunate.  What's even more unfortunate from my point of view is that the Mayor wants privacy around his marriage, but doesn't extend the same standard to other people's marriage. I wish them privacy and that this' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:16am EST
  by Sue

• Wrap Up: Bash and Grand Opening

  Thursday, I went down to 210 Grant Street for the official Grand Opening of the Gay & Lesbian Community Center's new digs.  The space is fabulous and the event was packed (hundreds and hundreds of people).  I ran into all sorts of folks from the hills and hollers of [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:04am EST
  by Sue

• The Week

  Good news.

  Legislation that would expand hate crimes protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity has passed out of the PA House Judiciary Committee.  That's pretty cool.  I'm waiting for a press release from the advocacy groups, but this legislation has bipartisan support.  Did you know that current hate crimes laws' [...]

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:18pm EST
  by Sue

• Sunday Random Stuff

  It has been a quiet week on the blog.  Aside from the small step toward City-County consolidation that leaves the LGBTQ community behind, not much has been happening.  Here's a few snippets ...
  
  Another fine example of Pennsylvania pride, the "whites only" Valley Club is filing for bankruptcy in lieu [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 2:55pm EST
  by Sue

• Mike Lamb & John Weinstein dismissing LGBT employees needs

  This really angers me.  I have personally spoken with City Controller Michael Lamb, City Councilperson Bill Peduto and City Council President Doug Shields among others, ALL of whom have promised me that City County merger would not mean that City employees (or potential employees) lost benefits.

  The problem?  Well, the City [...]

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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 4:51pm EST
  by Sue

• Gay Bloggers close the gAyTM - should we follow suit here in Allegheny County?

  Just caught "Don't Ask, Don't Give" on Pam's House Blend.
  
  The gays are getting pretty pissed off so they've "paused" donations to the party.  Direct donations to the campaign only.  Period. 
  
  More here at Ameriblog.
  
  Can you give examples of how the President and Democrats have not been fierce advocates for' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:08pm EST
  by Sue

• Affordable Health Care for (Some) Americans Act passes

  Last night was a tough one.  We came home intending to watch a movie and I screwed it up by getting sucked into the debate on healthcare ... we hit the front door about 20 minutes before the vote on the Stupak (Women are Stupid) Amendment that made abortion unfundable [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:32am EST
  by Sue

• Doing It Right Via New Social Media -- P.F. Changs

  PF Changs is on Twitter.
  
  I followed them among a few other companies as an experiment to see if I would be overwhelmed with spammy tweets.  Instead, I got free appetizers and a great dining experience.
  
  After a few tweets sunk into my subconscious, I decided to take Ledcat out to [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:15am EST
  by Sue

• What's Going On ...

  Very sad news from Ft. Hood.  The backlash against mental health professionals makes me sad.  When people say things like "I deeply send condolences" while being interviewed on the set of Today, I don't believe them.  I think they deeply want the attention of the moment and care more about' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:36am EST
  by Sue

• The Good, The Bad and The Thing That Really Hurts

  It is not a good post-election day to be a progressive queer person.  A few bright spots, but being at my laptop at 4:15 in the AM is not a good sign for my overall state of mind. 
  
  Tom Michalow was not successful in his bid for County Council.  [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:46am EST
  by Sue