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/3mu3ajwjc472iInspired by the beloved Beehive, Nightshade Lounge in Dormont offers queer Pittsburghers an alcohol-free late-night space. https://qburgh.com/nightshade-lounge/27 Aug 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3ajwjc472ihttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mu2vns5stn2sIt’s not just a political disagreement we’re talking about. For too long, we’ve been expecting LGBTQ+ people to appease those who do not recognize, respect or accept our full humanity. https://qburgh.com/when-family-ties-choke/27 Aug 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2vns5stn2shttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtzbobcher2wSee you in the middle of nowhere. Don’t miss Kacey Musgraves live at PPG Paints Arena on Sept 8th. Get tickets at kaceymusgraves.com #kaceymusgraves #ppgpaintsarena #aegpresents26 Aug 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzbobcher2whttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtyw3m2jv525Lesbian necromancers in space. Sapphics crushing empires. Cozy witches solving murders. Rebels falling for princesses. Your TBR is about to get a LOT queerer. 10 sapphic fantasy books you need to know about. https://qburgh.com/10-fantasy-books-with-sapphic-characters-to-add-to-your-tbr/26 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyw3m2jv525https://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtysg4k42d2sTori Amos Is Still Fighting for Love. The singer-songwriter on documenting a traumatizing era, Provincetown bears and microdosing https://qburgh.com/tori-amos-still-fighting-for-love/26 Aug 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtysg4k42d2shttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtwyht4xpo2i‘Bromantasy’ Is a Funny, Queer Fantasy Adventure With Heart qburgh.com/bromantasy/ https://qburgh.com/bromantasy/25 Aug 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwyht4xpo2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtvyjhego32wPride. HIV outreach. An AIDS memorial garden. For generations, Pittsburgh’s “Fruit Loop” has been a queer gathering place. Now the City has different plans for Prospect Drive in Schenley Park. https://qburgh.com/city-has-different-plans-for-fruit-loop/25 Aug 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvyjhego32whttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mttricj7do2cOne year later, 988 still doesn’t have a hotline for LGBTQ+ youth https://qburgh.com/one-year-later-988/24 Aug 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttricj7do2chttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mttp6t5lk72pHelping Hands is building community, friendship, and peer support for people living with HIV in Pittsburgh, while finding ways to extend that care to others. https://qburgh.com/helping-hands/24 Aug 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttp6t5lk72phttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtqwg6zsd22nTrans students thrive when teachers show up for them. New research finds that affirming students’ names and pronouns, LGBTQ+ representation, and inclusive school policies are linked to greater belonging, classroom engagement, and higher grades. https://qburgh.com/trans-students-thrive-teachers-support-them/23 Aug 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqwg6zsd22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtoe4wv4nk2r200 LGBTQ & allies hit the Yough. Trump’s DOJ backed down from its fight for UPMC trans youth medical records. Steel City Softball wrapped its 45th season. Here are 3 Pittsburgh queer news stories you might’ve missed this week. ⬇️22 Aug 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoe4wv4nk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtoavs743p2rA Democrat just flipped the state House seat once held for decades by Daryl Metcalfe, one of PA’s most outspoken opponents of LGBTQ rights. What Brandon Dukes’ upset win could tell us about a changing Butler County and the queer history behind this district. https://qburgh.com/democratic-upset-butler-county/22 Aug 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoavs743p2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtlt7zphi52iAllegheny County just recorded the fewest new HIV diagnoses in its history. 53 people were diagnosed in 2025, down 32% from 2024 and 54% since 2016. It’s a milestone decades of HIV activism, prevention, treatment & community care helped make possible. https://qburgh.com/allegheny-county-lowest-new-hiv-diagnoses/21 Aug 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlt7zphi52ihttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtjijbzdm52bYour fall calendar is filling up. Your DMs might be, too. Before you get down this fall, let’s talk mpox. Pittsburgh has already seen more cases in 2026 than last year. Know the symptoms. Know where to get tested. Know your vaccine options. https://qburgh.com/before-you-get-down-talk-mpox/20 Aug 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjijbzdm52bhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mthjwdzc462wYour ex hard-launched his new boyfriend. Cool. Good for him. But his life moving forward doesn’t mean yours is standing still. At 22, being single isn’t a waiting room. Maybe your twenties aren’t about finding “the one.” Maybe they’re about finding you. https://qburgh.com/22-single-not-waiting-for-life/19 Aug 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthjwdzc462whttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mthjmyetn52zAIDS Free Pittsburgh is your resource for finding HIV testing, HIV care and related services. Just enter your zip code, select a service area and find providers near you. https://www.aidsfreepittsburgh.org/resource-finder19 Aug 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthjmyetn52zhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtefe2e4v52dRosie O’Donnell is back in America, Trump is still obsessed with her, and we’re about to witness a historic case of O’Donnell Derangement Syndrome. https://qburgh.com/trump-odonnell-derangement-syndrome/18 Aug 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtefe2e4v52dhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mtc5heswjp2sFrom “Heartstopper” to the X-Men. Kit Connor is putting on the Cyclops visor, “Heated Rivalry” is adding new teammates, “Clueless” is coming back, and Inde Navarrette is taking horror to terrifying new heights. https://qburgh.com/kit-connor-puts-on-cyclops-visor/17 Aug 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc5heswjp2shttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mt77cuykml25Hey queer college students: welcome to Pittsburgh! New city. New school. New people. Maybe even a whole new you. We put together a guide to queer Pittsburgh to help you find community, events, nightlife, sober spaces, healthcare & more. https://qburgh.com/welcome-back-students-2026/16 Aug 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt77cuykml25https://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mt4nh4fkp42sHow do you grieve a future that never arrived? In “Spawning Season,” Joseph Osmundson turns to salmon, science and queer family-making to give shape to the loss of a child who never was and the life he once imagined. https://qburgh.com/joseph-osmundsons-spawning-season/15 Aug 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4nh4fkp42shttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mt4ltymqr32rToday’s queer-coded crossword is “The Chore of Choreography” and somebody’s been spending a lot of time on Broadway. Grab your coffee, stretch those jazz hands, and see if you can stick the landing. https://qburgh.com/the-chore-of-choreography/15 Aug 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4ltymqr32rhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mt26g4yrbp2d“If it is up for pride month, it will be gone by next council meeting and they will have prevailed.” Councilman Bill Krut wanted Monroeville Library’s Pride display removed before June ended. Records reveal the pressure behind what happened next. https://qburgh.com/shelves-cleared-monroeville/14 Aug 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt26g4yrbp2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3msxsjqzaie2nFor 30 years, Linda Perry wrote everyone else’s truth. Now she’s telling her own. The queer rockstar opens up about hiding behind the hits, finding her voice again, Pink, “Beautiful,” the Indigo Girls & finally turning the lens on herself. https://qburgh.com/linda-perry-telling-her-own-story/13 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxsjqzaie2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3msxshilgku2nHouse hunting, but make it a love story. This one-of-a-kind 1880 Deutschtown beauty has history, character, a dreamy art studio and plenty of soul. Could 420 Pressley Street be your perfect match? #sponsored https://qburgh.com/unique-house-looking-for-soulmate/13 Aug 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxshilgku2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3msvomxbuev2lSelf-care is staying in the know without doomscrolling. Let Slay Weekly do the work. Talk soon. Subscribe 👉 qburgh.com/slay12 Aug 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvomxbuev2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3msvhxjbhol2qA win for trans youth and their families in Pittsburgh. The Trump DOJ is abandoning its appeal seeking private medical records tied to young patients who received gender-affirming care at UPMC. https://qburgh.com/doj-backs-down-trans-youth-records/12 Aug 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvhxjbhol2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3msv6obyzkq26They say they want to “save girls’ sports.” So why does their plan involve policing girls’ bodies? https://qburgh.com/the-ghouls-saving-girls-sports/12 Aug 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv6obyzkq26https://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3mst4vq6iox2uAbout 200 LGBTQ+ people and allies took over the Yough Sunday for the 4th Annual Big Gay River Float! With a new shuttle, support for solo floaters, and plenty of queer joy, the summertime tradition keeps growing. https://qburgh.com/4th-annual-big-gay-river-float/11 Aug 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst4vq6iox2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3msqxkrnc332u45 seasons and still swinging! Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ Steel City Softball League has wrapped another summer on the diamond, crowning its 2026 regular-season and playoff champs. Congrats to all the players! https://qburgh.com/steel-city-softball-wraps-45/10 Aug 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqxkrnc332uhttps://bsky.app/profile/qburgh.com/post/3msntjrqbye2kFrom foster care to media mogul to Stockton’s first openly gay vice mayor. Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee turned adversity into advocacy and built a life around owning his story, uplifting young people, and using his voice. https://qburgh.com/jason-lee/09 Aug 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:kfq7f4xddp2tbme6yimyuuan/app.bsky.feed.post/3msntjrqbye2k