From Newsroom to Nightlife with DJ ROJO

Slay Weekly June 1, 2026

The countdown is over. Pride Week has arrived in Pittsburgh. This week’s Slay Weekly celebrates the people and communities that make Pride possible, from Donny Donovan’s work building affirming wellness spaces for trans and queer people to newly crowned drag royalty Kara Sells and Kaydence McQueen. We also share joy from readers preparing for their first Pride experiences and look ahead to the biggest queer weekend of the year. As Pittsburgh gets ready to march, dance, celebrate, and reconnect, this episode is a reminder that Pride is more than a festival or parade; it’s the community that builds it together.

Slay Weekly May 25, 2026

Pride season has officially arrived in Pittsburgh, and queer community spaces across the city are buzzing with creativity, mentorship, leadership, and anticipation for the weeks ahead. This week’s Slay Weekly celebrates Dreams of Hope’s decades-long commitment to empowering queer youth through art, spotlights Magic Hour Creative as a refuge for young queer filmmakers, and shares reader joy from the Pittsburgh Pride Choir community. With Pride events accelerating, drag royalty being crowned, and the countdown officially on for the Pittsburgh Pride Festival and Parade, this issue is all about the people building the future of queer Pittsburgh together.

Slay Weekly May 18, 2026

Pride season is heating up, literally and emotionally. This week’s Slay Weekly celebrates Allies for Health + Wellbeing’s new East Liberty home, spotlights the 45th season kickoff of the Steel City Softball League, and dives into the coded, emotional history of queer music with Mighty Real. From healthcare and athletics to dance floors, playlists, and packed community calendars, this ep is all about the people doing the work to build queer joy, connection, and survival in Pittsburgh before the full Pride chaos officially begins.

Slay Weekly May 11, 2026

Queer Pittsburgh’s calendars are officially getting out of control, and we honestly love to see it. This week’s Slay Weekly celebrates the newly announced 2026 Pittsburgh Pride Grand Marshals, spotlights the joyful rise of queer line dancing with 412Step, and looks ahead to a Pride weekend already packed with hyperpop, rebellion, and free concerts. From neighborhood organizing and community healing to dance floors, fundraisers, and wildly overcommitted group chats, this issue is all about a queer community expanding in every direction at once.

From Newsroom to Nightlife with DJ ROJO

In this episode of the QBurgh Podcast, host Jeff Freedman sits down with Royce Jones, journalist, creative, and nightlife personality better known throughout Pittsburgh as DJ ROJO. Royce opens up about his journey from working in news media to becoming a fixture in Pittsburgh’s queer nightlife scene, sharing stories about music, identity, community, reinvention, and what it means to create spaces where LGBTQ+ people can truly feel free. *** TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY BRIANNA'S MOBILE WORKSHOP, Pittsburgh's premier queer contractors. https://dot.cards/briannasmobileworkshop *** From the evolution of queer nightlife in Pittsburgh to the power of self-expression through music, this conversation is funny, heartfelt, and deeply local in all the best ways.