PITTSBURGH & WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S LGBTQ NEWS SOURCE. IF IT'S QUEER, IT'S HERE. QBurgh.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mx2qzldrw62dThis fall, Quantum Theatre presents radio island, a haunting thriller written by Liza Birkenmeier and directed by Quantum’s incoming Artistic Director, Katie Brook. With elements of humor and suspense, it is an unsettling journey that leaves you doubting your reality. quantumtheatre.com/radio-island04 Oct 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2qzldrw62dhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mx2jpegaxp2zHep C care, HIV/STI testing, PrEP, naloxone + recovery support, all in one place. Central Outreach has opened its new HepCMyWay Center of Excellence on Pittsburgh’s North Side.04 Oct 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2jpegaxp2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mx2hmmlr3a2eFive chefs. Five courses. Fashion. Drag. And everything in black. O’Noir: The Experience returns Nov. 6, bringing Pittsburgh’s culinary and queer creative worlds together to benefit Proud Haven. https://qburgh.com/onoir-returns-with-mission/04 Oct 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2hmmlr3a2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mx2gtxcqji2aThe Democratic Response.04 Oct 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2gtxcqji2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwypb5p3wa2mAnna Nicole Smith. Pride. Questionable doctors. And Kal Penn refusing to march unless he looks hot. The “Harold & Kumar” star talks queer visibility, his not-quite-coming-out story and playing Anna Nicole’s doctor in “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor.”03 Oct 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwypb5p3wa2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwyp6zciq522UPDATE: The man shot outside Lucky’s early Saturday is now in stable condition. No bias motive has been established, and police say the investigation remains active.03 Oct 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyp6zciq522https://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwy2hvuwyq2pYour BI Weekly Queer News Update is here! Catch up on the queer news you might’ve missed at QBurgh.com.03 Oct 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwy2hvuwyq2phttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwxvgrqjjx2hA man is in critical condition after a shooting near Lucky’s in Pittsburgh’s Strip District early Saturday. Police are investigating. Lucky’s says the shooting did not occur inside the bar and its patrons were not involved. https://qburgh.com/man-critically-injured-in-strip-shooting/03 Oct 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxvgrqjjx2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwvvltsg3j2aSex. Slashers. Queer desire. 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' takes a bloody, sexy swing at queer horror history and gleefully turns some of the genre’s oldest tropes inside out. https://qburgh.com/camp-miasma-horror-films-queer-past/02 Oct 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvvltsg3j2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwvto64dkx2xTrans kids are already navigating dysphoria, discrimination, anti-trans politics, and relentless social media pressures. All of it can make eating disorders more likely. Penny Gautreaux knows firsthand and wants trans youth to know that recovery is possible.02 Oct 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvto64dkx2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwvfcfxhhm22Pennsylvania lawmakers are calling for State Rep. Aaron Bernstine to resign after PennLive reported he directed racist and homophobic slurs at gay Black Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and falsely claimed he had AIDS. https://qburgh.com/demand-aaron-bernstine-resign/02 Oct 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvfcfxhhm22https://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwti4mghcq2a🎬 Pittsburgh, get ready for nine days of queer cinema. REEL Q returns October 2–10 for the 41st Annual LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, bringing queer stories to the big screen. 🎟️ Explore the festival 👇️01 Oct 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwti4mghcq2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwtbxfdinq2cPittsburgh’s Human Relations Commission is condemning UPMC’s deal with the DOJ ending gender-affirming care for young people for 10 years. https://qburgh.com/pittsburgh-human-relations-commission-condemns-upmc-deal/01 Oct 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtbxfdinq2chttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwtau5k2eu2yIn November’s closest races, LGBTQ+ turnout could play an important role in determining who controls Congress.01 Oct 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtau5k2eu2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwrfj7ara72mSpooky season just got queerer. Cassandra Peterson (Elvira!) gets witchy in “Pumpkinhead 2,” plus Gregg Araki’s mysterious next movie, queer animated awards contender “Tangles” & more. https://qburgh.com/elvira-meets-pumpkinhead/30 Sep 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrfj7ara72mhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwqtw6u5vs2nOUTfest is back! Join the City of Pittsburgh & LGBTQIA+ Commission for a FREE, family-friendly day of drag, DJs, live music, yoga, Zumba, a 2-mile run, arts & more! October 11, 11 AM–4 PM at Schenley Plaza.30 Sep 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqtw6u5vs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwqszmm3od2tAfter a blackface performance at Blue Moon’s Open Stage, Black performers are asking Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ community to do more than be outraged. Our latest looks at accountability, venue protocols, harm, and what must change next. https://qburgh.com/after-blackface-more-than-outraged/30 Sep 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqszmm3od2thttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwqsqe6p5k2yTrans people shouldn’t be treated as politically expendable and then blamed when they object. Shame on Democrats who campaign on anti-trans rhetoric while still expecting trans people’s votes. https://qburgh.com/democrat-rep-marcy-kaptur-anti-trans/30 Sep 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqsqe6p5k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwoys27p2u2tPittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ film festival spreads across the city Oct. 2–10 with international cinema, queer history, horror, romance, shorts, and a 30th-anniversary screening of “The Watermelon Woman.” https://qburgh.com/reel-q-41st-season/29 Sep 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoys27p2u2thttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwofcl4k6u2tA forged Brontë manuscript. A sinister manor. A dangerously charming ladies’ maid. Come for the Gothic mystery, stay for the sapphic romance in Catherine Friend’s “The Lost Brontë.” https://qburgh.com/come-for-the-gothic-mystery-stay-for-the-sapphic-romance/29 Sep 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwofcl4k6u2thttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwnyc2g4rx2yLauren Boebert says the latest allegations against her are a “politically motivated stunt” designed to generate clickbait. Which is quite a complaint coming from Lauren Boebert. https://qburgh.com/creep-boebert/29 Sep 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnyc2g4rx2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwlrskfc5y2r17 Years After ‘American Idol,’ Adam Lambert is still reinventing himself qburgh.com/adam-lambert/ https://qburgh.com/adam-lambert/28 Sep 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlrskfc5y2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwljzhtx3m2tNew on Pittsburgh’s North Side, Central Outreach has opened a hepatitis C center combining testing and treatment with HIV/STI testing, PrEP, harm reduction, and recovery support all under one roof. https://qburgh.com/central-outreach-new-hepatitis-c-center/28 Sep 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwljzhtx3m2thttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwl6q6lqj22mYou belong here. All of you. This week’s Slay Weekly celebrates Disability Pride Pittsburgh, one reader finding home in the Strip District, and 41 seasons of Reel Q bringing queer stories to Pittsburgh screens. https://qburgh.com/slay-weekly-september-28-2026/28 Sep 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwl6q6lqj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwiwgv4t3b2eLGBTQ+ adults more likely to miss or forgo healthcare, survey finds https://qburgh.com/lgbtq-adults-more-likely-to-miss-or-forgo-healthcare-survey-finds/27 Sep 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwiwgv4t3b2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwitg2a2mv24“I have never paid for a drink at a lesbian bar.” Kal Penn talks Anna Nicole Smith, Pride, why he never really “came out,” queer stoners, and returning to Kumar. Check out our interview with the actor about his new film, “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor.” https://qburgh.com/kal-penn-beyond-kumar/27 Sep 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwitg2a2mv24https://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwiscrdixt2nThe Truth Will Out27 Sep 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwiscrdixt2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwh3yl72kn27Kalliyan visits the Rainbow Alliance at Pitt to talk about belonging, exploring identity, and finding a place to just be yourself. https://qburgh.com/pitt-rainbow-alliance/26 Sep 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwh3yl72kn27https://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwgblfdqda2tTrans youth are especially vulnerable to eating disorders and anti-trans policies, dysphoria, and social media can intensify that risk. Therapist Penny Gautreaux has lived it herself. Now she’s helping others find a path toward recovery. https://qburgh.com/trans-kids-vulnerable-eating-disorders/26 Sep 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgblfdqda2thttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mwgabxmn5n2jDON’T THREATEN ME WITH LOVE, BABY. Today’s queer-coded crossword has dangerous pussycats, fairy godmothers, cross-dressers, things that can’t get it up & a mystery quote begging to be finished. https://qburgh.com/dont-threaten-me-with-love-baby/26 Sep 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgabxmn5n2j