As queer families across the U.S. continue to grow and diversify, one often-overlooked role is finally getting the support it deserves: queer stepparents or “bonus adults.” A new Pittsburgh-based ...

I am one of the few people who has never seen “The Princess Bride.” I’ve seen parts of it. I remember André the Giant being in it. The movie came out when I was 9 years old, a time when I was very ...

As winter settles in and the year winds down, there’s no better time to curl up with a book that speaks to the complexity and beauty of queer life. This season’s reading list spans ...

For Antoni Porowski, conversations about self-care aren’t complete without talking about sex. The “Queer Eye” food-and-wellness expert — who’s helped audiences around the world nourish their ...

Pittsburgh’s favorite bathhouse and sex-positive queer hub, Club Pittsburgh, just stepped boldly into the digital age with the launch of its brand-new app, CLUBPITT. The app officially dropped on ...

In this episode of Pride Matters, we sit down with Pittsburgh drag royalty, Leia Way LeStat, whose journey from seminary to crowned queen is as fabulous as it is inspiring. From her early days in the ...

In response to what it calls a “dangerous escalation” in nationwide anti-transgender efforts, the Democratic National Committee’s LGBTQ Caucus has formally condemned a growing wave of legislation ...

In a small but vibrant tattoo studio tucked into Pittsburgh’s creative core, Jess Scutella (they/them) is reimagining what it means to wear your identity on your skin. A tattoo artist, ...

Sexually transmitted infections have been around for thousands of years – the National Institutes of Health notes that there is evidence of gonorrhea from 3,500 years ago – and can cause ...

One of 2025’s saddest celebrity passings has been that of the beloved actress Diane Keaton, who starred in Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 Christmas classic, “The Family Stone.” The gay director (of “Big Eden” ...

A long, long time ago, in a distant era, I used to teach writing at the University of Michigan. I was a lecturer, which is much different than a professor. I taught kids who are probably all now ...