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Category: GENDER & IDENTITY

Posted inInvestigations

Her ex left her bruised and in shock. Her attempts at justice illuminate the struggle to prosecute partner rape allegations.

Alexandra Ross by Alexandra Ross September 15, 2023September 18, 2023

By reporting the attack to law enforcement, she triggered a process that often ends in disappointment for survivors in Allegheny County and elsewhere — but also took a step toward holding the system accountable to survivors assaulted by former intimate partners. 

Richard Garland, center, seated, executive director of Reimagine Reentry, laughs with his team on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in their Hill District offices. Garland and his team work to identify trends in community violence and to prevent violence through victim relocation, connecting to services and supports and creating community relationships. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY

Anti-violence teams surge as $50 million in Allegheny County funding flows

Avatar photo by Venuri Siriwardane September 12, 2023September 18, 2023
Pink background, Italian Barbie in the background, 1990s Barbie logo in blue on top.
Posted inFIRST PERSON

How 14 Italian Barbies expressed, in plastic, what my immigrant grandmother could never put into words

by First-person essay by Melanie Linn Gutowski August 25, 2023August 25, 2023
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING

Holocaust educator works to strengthen community resilience and tolerance amid rising antisemitism

portrait of meg in a green vest and green shirt, brown hair, in front of a tree and brick wall by Meg St-Esprit August 22, 2023August 22, 2023
Posted inGENDER & IDENTITY

Stagnation and communication woes: Pittsburgh’s LGBTQIA+ Commission struggles to deliver on promised action

by Punya Bhasin August 21, 2023August 18, 2023
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING

Uncovering Pittsburgh’s long-hidden Asian American history made me feel at home — and I learned I wasn’t alone

by First-person essay by Lena Chen July 28, 2023July 30, 2023
Eli Kurs-Lasky, wearing noise-canceling headphones. (Photo by Benjamin Brady/PublicSource)
Posted inFIRST PERSON

From loving ‘pandemonium’ to enduring the pandemic, ‘disability pride’ has proved elusive

Eli Kurs-Lasky talks about the pandemic-era struggles he’s faced as an autistic person, and his efforts to reconcile society's attitude toward accommodations with calls for Disability Pride. (Photo by Benjamin Brady/PublicSource) by First-person essay by Eli Kurs-Lasky July 21, 2023July 23, 2023
Amber Edmunds at her desk at the MAYA Organization offices in Swissvale on July 12, 2023. As the executive director of MAYA Organization, Edmunds works to challenge the lack of support that society provides to Black mothers. (Photo by Alexis Wary/PublicSource)
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING

I’ve seen Black mothers talk about ‘loss like it’s grocery shopping,’ and I’m dedicating myself to uplifting them

by First-person essay by Amber Edmunds July 14, 2023July 12, 2023
A woman with red hair in a blue T-shirt looks at her son as she holds him in her backyard.
Posted inFIRST PERSON

All I want for next Mother’s Day is a childcare revolution

by First-person essay by Isabelle Cajka July 3, 2023July 6, 2023
Posted inBREAKING NEWS

Supreme Court strikes down race-conscious admissions practices, impacting Pitt, CMU, Duquesne

by Emma Folts June 29, 2023July 2, 2023

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