I’m tired of wasting energy on anti-maskers. I want to help people who need and want masks.
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Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ organizations have seen a surge in need since the COVID-19 shutdown. Many say cash is thin.
Alistair McQueen’s 84-year-old alter drag ego – Mildred the Lunch Lady – has a soft spot for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning [LGBTQ] “kids,” as she calls them.
June 17, 2020 | https://www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-lgbtq-organizations-have-seen-a-surge-in-need-since-the-covid-19-shutdown-many-say-cash-is-thin/Is my life worth $1,000 a month? The reality of feeling undervalued by federal disability payments.
My personal income puts me at the federal poverty level, even though I have a graduate degree and more than 30 years of both paid and unpaid work experience. Because I am disabled and no longer able to do most paid work, I receive about $1,000 through Social Security Disability Insurance [SSDI].
February 10, 2020 | https://www.publicsource.org/is-my-life-worth-1000-a-month-the-reality-of-feeling-undervalued-by-federal-disability-payments/Pittsburghers weigh in as Social Security mulls using social media to help vet disability claims
The Social Security Administration can currently review a person’s social media presence as part of fraud investigations that include information from social media to corroborate findings. But under the Trump administration, the agency has studied whether to expand its use of social media as part of the disability claims process.
May 20, 2019 | https://www.publicsource.org/social-security-social-media-disability-claims-pittsburgh/Pittsburgh has a rich LGBTQ history. If we don’t preserve our stories, they could disappear.
Collecting the first-person history of community elders in particular has highlighted the disconnect among generations and opened my eyes to experiences from Pittsburgh's queer past I had never considered before the project, experiences that I now realize must be preserved.
May 8, 2019 | https://www.publicsource.org/lgbtq-elders-preserving-history/Allegheny County DA candidate Turahn Jenkins says he would have handled the Rosfeld trial differently
Allegheny County District Attorney candidate Turahn Jenkins said on Monday that he would have handled the trial of Michael Rosfeld differently.
March 26, 2019 | https://www.publicsource.org/allegheny-county-da-candidate-turahn-jenkins-says-he-would-have-handled-the-rosfeld-trial-differently/How PERSAD Center is dealing with sudden leadership changes and concerns about a no-show policy for its LGBTQ patients
Under the nonprofit’s “no-show” attendance policy, clients get discharged from services if they miss three appointments in six months. This policy is not new, but PERSAD only began reviewing the policy with patients and asking them to sign it in the fall. And concern over this policy is not the only upheaval occurring at PERSAD.
January 17, 2019 | https://www.publicsource.org/persad-center-is-dealing-with-sudden-leadership-changes-and-concerns-about-a-no-show-policy-for-its-lgbtq-patients/Getting a hysterectomy in a world-class healthcare city like Pittsburgh should be easy. Trust me, it’s not.
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Violence against the trans community: Where is the outrage?
The disrespect and harm fuel the larger problem of violence against trans people, especially black trans women in our society. Refusing to follow best practices is both unprofessional and presents a threat to the survivors who must add correcting these errors to their grieving process.
October 26, 2017 | https://www.publicsource.org/violence-against-the-trans-community-where-is-the-outrage/