Big Freedia’s voice has always been a force — loud, joyful, defiant — but on her new album, “Pressing Onward,” it becomes something even more powerful: a vessel for healing. The Queen of Bounce ret…

Originally published by our partners at The19th on October 6, 2025. Five years ago, the United Nations concluded that conversion therapy could amount to torture and recommended it be banned. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a case that could greenlight it for LGBTQ+ youth across the nation. It is the first of three blockbuster LGBTQ+ cases on its docket this term, as the court’s October-to-October annual cycle is known.

Welcome to The Quickie, Central Outreach Wellness Center’s monthly rundown of blogs, events, and health tips, served with sass and zero shame. It’s short, sexy, and gets right to the…

Five years ago, we weren’t just facing a global pandemic, we were reckoning with isolation, fear, and a silencing of queer voices. We still are. That’s why QBurgh was born. Out of necessity, out of love, and out of a radical belief that our community deserves to see itself, celebrate itself, and stay informed on our own terms.

In June of 1985, gay men inspired by a San Francisco gay choir wanted to bring the same idea to Pittsburgh. Later that winter, the group became known as Renaissance City Choir and performed their first holiday concert. 40 years later, the group formerly known as Renaissance City Choir is celebrating their 40 year anniversary with a name change that conveys the changing times.

“People think of big cities when they think about the LGBTQ community because it's just more visible there,” said Barry Loveland, co-founder of the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project, explaining that it’s often easier to find and document the stories of queer urban pasts. “The more rural areas, like Central PA — when I started this project 13 years ago, nobody was telling those stories.”

The party doesn’t have to stop when the last Pride float rolls away in late summer. From Florida’s winter paradise to New York’s frozen lakes, queer communities are claiming new t…

As fans sit down with the seventh series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, it is worth asking what the competition format really offers drag. Since first airing in the US in 2009, Drag Race has grown into a global brand. RuPaul has achieved global drag domination with 20 localised versions, bringing the total number of contestants worldwide to over 600.

Maria Pulzetti said many folks will tell her that their first exposure to LGBTQ+ activism was in middle school or high school, through the national youth movement known as Day of Silence. However, these same folks do not realize a key detail about the annual event until Pulzetti informs them. “They're always very surprised that it's connected to me,” she said.

Fresh off his most recent visit, Pittsburgh Pride 2025 headliner David Archuleta is returning to the Steel City on October 14 at the Thunderbird Café and Music Hall in Lawrenceville during a multi-…

Welcome to the most haunted (and heartburn-inducing) queer event of the season, the QBurgh & 5801 Halloween Special! Hosted by the legendary Dixie Sherwood, this Halloween spook-tacular brings you sizzling headlines, haunted dating profiles, a cursed chili recipe, and the most iconic charity chili cook-off this side of the Monongahela. Join Joey Young and Nebby Nick as they brave the battlefield of beans and beef at 5801 Video Lounge, tasting chili from some of Pittsburgh’s fiercest LGBTQ+ organizations.

In the book Danse Macabre, the bestselling horror author of all time, Stephen King said, “I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find I cannot horrify, I will go for the gross-out.” Horror drag can likewise be divided into these categories: terrifying, horrifying, or grossed-out.

There are a few, select names that as soon as you hear them, it screams horror; whether it’s Michael, Freddy, Chucky, you are bound for a delightful fright. But for fans of cult horror, the name Romero is a family business steeped in horror tales. For the next iteration in the family business of horror, Tina Romero, daughter of the late “Godfather of the Dead”, George A.

For over 15 years, Steel City Fetish Con and Pittsburgh Leather Pride have served as a fierce celebration of fetish, identity, and community. This year’s convention, held this past weekend at Spiri…

In this episode of Pride Matters, Jeff welcomes TJ Murphy, Executive Director of Reel Q to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Pittsburgh’s iconic LGBTQ+ film festival, Reel Q. Explore how ReelQ has …

President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically reshaped health and medical research by rolling back federal funding from institutions that have diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives…

Whether she’s slithering around in a shiny red latex body suit in her sexy single, “Scorpio,” or tossing love letters into a bonfire in “Love Letter,” or crying behind her keyboard at the Hard Rock Café in “Breakthrough,” or singing with the Pittsburgh Pride Choir, Joey Young is putting herself out there, and the exposure is paying off. This year, Joey Young is wearing two crowns; in January, the dynamic diva was crowned Miss Blue Moon 2025 at the Blue Moon Bar in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville, and in April, she garnered a second bejeweled crown when she became Miss Continental Newcomer 2025 at the second annual Mr.

Two of Western Pennsylvania's most trusted HIV/AIDS service organizations, Allies for Health + Wellbeing and Shepherd Wellness Community, are grappling with abrupt and deeply damaging funding cuts from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. These cuts include a 25% reduction to Ryan White Part B contracts and a sudden tightening of income eligibility that will disqualify many low- and middle-income Pennsylvanians from lifesaving care.

In this episode of Pride Matters, Jeff welcomes TJ Murphy, Executive Director of Reel Q to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Pittsburgh’s iconic LGBTQ+ film festival, Reel Q. Explore how ReelQ has evolved into the 6th oldest queer film festival in the world, bringing together stories from Pittsburgh to Palestine, from VHS to digital, and from activism to outer space (yes, we're talking “