05/06/2026
Happy Pride Pittsburgh! 🌈💗
We’re celebrating pride this year by sharing the Pittsburgh Q***r History Project (PQHP). This initiative founded by Dr. Harrison Apple documents Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ+ history and development mainly through the lens of the after-hours night clubs of yesteryear.
The Harriet Stein Collection contains personal ephemera from Harriet’s life in the punk, le***an, and radical political scene in Pittsburgh — which includes a vast selection of punk posters that she pulled from telephone phone poles, some of which I am sharing here!
The Pittsburgh Q***r History Project presently offers a variety of programs for community engagement with the archives, artist collaboration, and skill sharing.
Follow the link in our bio to learn more about PQHP, explore the archives and get involved!
Poster for The Vendettas, Carsickness, and The Cardboards performing at Charlie’s 10 Cent Saloon in Braddock
(now the Frick Park Tavern!)
Poster for Blue Collar, Dress Up As Natives, and Gates of Wrath at the Etna Ballroom in Etna, PA
Poster for the Cynics Performing at the Decade in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Poster for the Cardboards and Billy X and the Offenders performing at the Electric Banana
Poster for Squeeze and Cardboards performing at Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA
Poster for The Wake at 2001 club in Pittsburgh
Poster for The Cuts, The Reallys, and No Shelter at Phase III
Poster for 96 Tears performing at Sanctuary in the South Oakland Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Poster for The Swarm and The Modern Guys performing at The Electric Banana in the North Oakland Neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA
Poster for the Cardboards and Carsickness performing at the Electric Banana in Pittsburgh