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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 1h

‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown bit.ly/3W0Ua3S

‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 4h

Thousands of Pa. college students wait for key financial aid due to state budget impasse bit.ly/3VWUxwt

Financial aid for PA students delayed due to budget impasse

Thousands of Pennsylvania college students are stuck waiting for state grant funds as the budget impasse drags into a third month.

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 7h

Meet a Berks County man who wants to be a positive force and build a mutual aid network bit.ly/4nMdj5K

Meet a Berks County volunteer building a mutual aid network

Stuart Wells helped create Mission Trip Birdsboro and Beyond. He’s now helping to develop Birdsboro Shares in Berks County, PA.

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 9h

I am taking an online class : 10 Keys to Understanding Africa's Cultures and Economies with Dr. Tchetchet Digbohou through Pitt's Older Adult Studies Programs. Right now we are taking a test to see what we actually know.

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 10h

Flashback to 2015: She Is a Cisgender Lesbi-Not So-Flexible Black Biological Womyn #AMPLIFY bit.ly/4nC0ZoA

She Is a Cisgender Lesbi-Not So-Flexible Black Biological Womyn #AMPLIFY

Name: Saintly Sinner Age: 34 County of Residence: Westmoreland Preferred Pronouns: She. Her. How do you describe your identity? I am a cisgender lesbi-not so-flexible Black biological womyn. I l…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 10h

Is America Contagious? bit.ly/47qORQL

Is America contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 11h

Women Dressed as Handmaids Silently Follow GOP Congressman www.pghlesbian.com/2025/08/wome...

Women Dressed as Handmaids Silently Follow GOP Congressman

I have watched this a million times. It is a brilliant action – legal but creepy, the perfect song, highly recognizable costumes, and easily replicated with any GOP elected. The action is the…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 11h

It is Hard to Get The Feeling and Sounds of Being Handcuffed Out of My Mind www.pghlesbian.com/2023/10/it-i...

It is Hard to Get The Feeling and Sounds of Being Handcuffed Out of My Mind

35 days ago, I was handcuffed into a police cruiser under an invalid civil commitment warrant. I was only detained for four hours, but does that matter? Denying me my civil liberties – my act…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 12h

“Feeling overwhelmed is the point. When you recognize this, you regain some power.” Sociologist Jennifer Walter’s Advice, resistance bit.ly/46S3IVg

“Feeling overwhelmed is the point. When you recognize this, you regain some power.” Sociologist Jennifer Walter’s Advice, resistance

This quote has been moving around social media tonight, guidance from sociologist Jennifer Walter. It took me awhile to track down the source. This part really resonates with me: 3/ Remember: Feeli…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 14h

This Day in History - October 14, 1964: Billy Mills Wins 10,000 Meters at the Tokyo Olympics bit.ly/4hapoPC

This Day in History - October 14, 1964: Billy Mills Wins 10,000 Meters at the Tokyo Olympics

This Day in History: On October 14, 1964, history was made on the track in Tokyo, Japan, as Billy Mills, a relatively unknown American runner, stunned the world by winning the gold medal in the…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 14h

Trans Cherokee woman Aubrey Dameron, 25, was missing for six years. Her remains were found, but there are few answers. bit.ly/4686N1L

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 14h

What Happened to Poe Black, a 21-year-old Trans Man Killed in Slab City, California? bit.ly/4o6lIla

What Happened to Poe Black, a 21-year-old Trans Man Killed in Slab City, California?

Poe Black circa 2020 via Facebook The body of 21-year-old Poe Black was discovered in the Sonoran Desert on May 11, 2021 near Slab City in Niland, California. Also known as Oliver Jackson, Poe was …

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 15h

This post did not go over well in the WM alumni Facebook groups. I broke the code. Repeatedly

How I Remember My West Mifflin School Teachers (1974-1988) bit.ly/4qbpj2e

How I Remember My West Mifflin School Teachers (1974-1988)

Some blog posts are more for me, than for you. This is one such post. I’ve decided to make a list of all of my teachers and what impression they made on me. I include my age when I began tha…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 15h

Remembering the Gen X Shopping Cart aka Buggy bit.ly/4582jrk

Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 15h

“This is What Happens When You Piss Off an Old Lesbian” bit.ly/3W5YPSi

“This is What Happens When You Piss Off an Old Lesbian”

My friend Joyce is a good person – great sense of humor, compassion that extends into forever, good storyteller, and a no bullshit kind of woman. She’s a lesbian, mother of one adult ch…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 15h

Here’s the truth about housing after a divorce bit.ly/45iAtdk

Here’s the truth about housing after a divorce

As you know I’m in the middle of a divorce. Contentious, one might say. It has been very rough. So many legal questions. We have been together since 2003, lived together since 2005, and domes…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 15h

Here are the Questions the Media Should Be Asking About the Death of Elisa Rae Shupe bit.ly/4habpJP

Here are the Questions the Media Should Be Asking About the Death of Elisa Rae Shupe

Elisa Rae Shupe/Internet Journalists have been reaching out to me in every possible way to figure out how to confirm that the person who jumped off the VA Hospital in Syracuse on January 27, 2025 w…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 16h

Via @The19th - Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78 bit.ly/4no4Y7D

Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights. (Miss Major Griffin-Gracy) This story was originally …

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 17h

The problem, Kerr said, is that “We are not and never have been a priority for the state legislature, especially the Senate.” She points to a longstanding effort to pass statewide nondiscrimination protections as “the clearest example” of how LGBTQ Pennsylvanians are overlooked in Harrisburg.

Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 17h

Pa. LGBTQ advocates urge state to head off future threat to same-sex marriage rights www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...

Pa. LGBTQ advocates urge state to head off future threat to same-sex marriage rights

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 18h

Pa. LGBTQ advocates urge state to head off future threat to same-sex marriage rights bit.ly/4n3jWiS

Pa. LGBTQ advocates urge state to head off future threat to same-sex marriage rights

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 18h

Virginia Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears Says Firing Someone for Being Gay Is Not Discrimination bit.ly/48qLHOY

Virginia Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears Says Firing Someone for Being Gay Is Not Discrimination

In a gubernatorial debate, the candidate also continued to push her anti-trans talking points.

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 18h

Celebration of life, second autopsy planned for Trans Intersex US citizen Ezra Hulett who died in a Dominican Republic immigration detention center bit.ly/470eV4M

Celebration of life, second autopsy planned for Trans Intersex US citizen Ezra Hulett who died in a Dominican Republic immigration detention center

Via Facebook. In July, I blogged about the horrific death of 24-year-old Ezra Hulett, a transgender intersex man from Upstate New York. Ezra died in an immigration detention center in the Dominican…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 18h

‘Tis The Season: Seneca Educator Lenora Dingus on New Challenges of Indigenous People’s Day www.pghlesbian.com/2025/10/tis-...

‘Tis The Season: Seneca Educator Lenora Dingus on New Challenges of Indigenous People’s Day

Lenora’Lee’ Dingus at the long house on the Allegheny Reservation. Photo courtesy of Lee Dingus. “it also seems that this is the only time of year Indigenous people and cultures a…

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Sue Kerr @pghlesbian.bsky.social · 20h

Scientists Suspect Fracking Contaminated This Pennsylvania Town’s Wells bit.ly/4mTbQcB

Scientists suspect fracking contaminated this Pennsylvania town’s wells

New Freeport's water looked and smelled strange—even pets wouldn't touch it.

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