John Waters doesn’t just embrace contradiction — he lives in it. A filmmaker, writer, visual artist and cultural icon, Waters has spent over half a century gleefully blurring the lines between art ...

Decades before COVID-19 lockdowns inspired churches to move online, members of Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco delivered cassette recordings of Sunday services to homebound ...

On October 7, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Chiles v. Salazar, the case filed by Kaley Chiles. Chiles argues that Colorado’s ban on conversion therapies by licensed ...

This November, Pennsylvanians find themselves in yet another historic, unprecedented election. Pennsylvania is just one of seven states to elect every single one of its judges from the magisterial ...

Pittsburgh hosted its inaugural OUTfest on October 11, 2025, National Coming Out Day, at Hazelwood Green. Spearheaded by the Mayor’s Office, the celebration was to spotlight queer joy, resilience, … ...

No one is hornier for fascism than JD Vance. Kink shaming is wrong, but the vast majority of the people Vance is subjecting to his kink have absolutely not consented. So I can shame him all I ...

On Thursday, October 9, the evening lit up with laughter, love, and legacy as the Shepherd Wellness Community hosted its annual Red Ribbon Benefit, a vibrant evening dedicated to supporting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...