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50 years of queer media in Pennsylvania to be celebrated at Point Park event
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To commemorate 50 years of queer media in Pennsylvania, the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University will host an event on Mon., Oct. 11, which coincides with National Coming Out Day.
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QBurgh receives extension to challenge Delta’s proposal to trademark “Pittsburgh Pride”
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Pittsburgh Pride, an annual celebration meant to uplift the local LGBTQ community, has seen more than its fair share of tumult related to its former organizer, the Delta Foundation. Between the outcry over lack of representation in its ranks, the controversial choice of musical acts, and the resignation of its former leader, as well as vendors calling for refunds after the 2020…
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The Delta Foundation, one of Pittsburgh’s most prominent LGBTQ nonprofits, dissolves
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It marked the end of an era last weekend when one of Pittsburgh’s most prominent LGBTQ nonprofits, the Delta Foundation, announced it would dissolve.
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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.
