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Black trans activists call for abolishment of Delta Foundation
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A group of Black trans rights activists led a protest march in the South Side today, calling for the abolishment of the Delta Foundation. The local LGBTQ advocacy nonprofit, which for years has organized the city’s largest annual Pride parade, has been accused of a number of abuses, including discriminating against Black trans community…
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Delta Foundation interim president apologizes for LGBTQ organization’s past failures as protesters demand change
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In a tweet thread released today, Delta Foundation interim president Jim Sheppard announced that four board positions would be opening up at the foundation, which is Pittsburgh’s largest LGBTQ group. Sheppard wrote the foundation is specifically seeking candidates who are from the trans, non-binary, lesbian, and QTPOC communities (queer and trans people of color).…
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President of Delta Foundation Gary Van Horn resigns
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The Delta Foundation, one of the city’s most prominent LGBTQ organizations, released a statement on Monday announcing the changes and naming board member Jim Sheppard as interim board president and Marty Healey as chair of Pittsburgh Pride 2020.
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Voters get to choose a new member of Pittsburgh City Council
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Jim Sheppard, 30, of Brookline, an analyst for Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner, who previously served as special assistant to former Mayor Luke Ravenstahl.
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End of an Era: Pete Wagner replaced as 19th ward chair
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Pete Wagner, the longtime chair of the 19th Ward Democratic committee, can say this much: He was never defeated by his longtime political nemesis, Anthony Coghill. Instead, Wagner withdrew rather than face a vote by commiteemembers in a reorganization meeting last night.
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Trayvon Martin demonstration hits close to (mayor’s) home
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A sit-down protest ensued, after the group rejected overtures to deliver their demands to mayoral aide Jim Sheppard and Public Safety Director Michael Huss. “We’re not going to give [the demands] to anyone else but him,” Bekezela Mguni, one of the central organizers of Pittsburgh for Trayvon told the crowd. “We’re committed to staying…
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After the Win: DOMA’s demise is a huge victory for the LGBT community, but what does it all mean?
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As one man put it as he sprang around Liberty Avenue sprinkling glitter, June 26 was “a great day to be gay.” Indeed, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered two major victories for LGBT rights. In a 5-4 ruling, it dismissed a case concerning the constitutionality of California’s anti-same-sex-marriage referendum, Proposition 8.…