The Holiday Pride:
A Pittsburgh LGBT+ Community Museum

By Al Preston Sometimes when I’m driving around the city, I like finding new routes and don’t mind it too much if I make a wrong turn. Pittsburgh’s roads are convoluted and twisting but they are also pretty forgiving when someone makes a mistake. I do love finding new weird roads and paths when I drive. Shortly after we moved to the city, I was driving my wife to work, and I realized that one of the houses we were stopped next to had a massive concrete

Many times, meeting one person can lead to meeting many others. We were able to speak to Clare Joyce, thanks to a previously made connection. We manage to talk about a lot of issues younger queer folk are facing.

The Gay Book of Lists is exactly as is written. A book of lists that involve gayness in many ways!

Bathhouses have been just as fundimental to the queer community just as much as bars. They're locations where people could be social, learn about their community, and organize activism.

Sassy Planet is a global guide to queerness in big cities. hidden gems and unexpected locations. They cover 40 cities across the world, including Pittsburgh!

Forging Queer Leaders is a book about the theories around leadership and what makes a good leader. Specifically, what makes LGBT+ people good leaders.

Talking about how Tom Wilson came to be interviewed by Al. His Oral History began to shape the Quiet Pittsburgh Oral History project.

Queer Religiosities is an introductory text that introduces the idea that queerness and religion have much more in common than they don't.

A look into the events that led us to interviewing Tim Ziaukas, a professor at the Univerity of Pittsburgh and founder of Pittsburgh's Thursday Night Live.

Real Queer America by Samantha Allen is a look at the most conservative states in the United States and showcasing their queer oasises. Places where queerness has fought and won a right to exist.

The Mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shilts is about Harvy Milk, the first elected openly gay offical in California. Shilts describes Milk's inspiring life and tragic death.

Our new Youtube Series, Artistic Activism, is relatively easy to make, and it's goal is to uplift more positive stories.

The future may look a little bleak, but there can be a lot of hope.