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Identify, Report, Segregate: The Straight Agenda

Identify, Report, Segregate: The Straight Agenda

Last September, Annie Massey, then an administrator of the far-right sex-focused anti-LGBT Alaska Parents' Rights in Education (APRE) Facebook group, uploaded a list of books she said contained sexual content, including illustrations of sexual positions, masturbation guides, and pedophilic grooming. Parents' Rights in Education believes that LGBTQ+ advocates

Community Conversations: COVID-19 End of Life Care in the BIPOC Community

This Sunday from 7pm to 8pm, join the Alaska Black Caucus for a conversation focused on COVID-19 end of life care in the BIPOC Community.

Assembly Overrides Mayor’s Veto of Ordinance on Assembly Meeting Procedures

Assembly Overrides Mayor’s Veto of Ordinance on Assembly Meeting Procedures

At a Special Meeting to address the Mayor’s veto of Anchorage Ordinance 2021-117, an omnibus ordinance to update the code provisions that govern Assembly meetings and procedures, the Anchorage Assembly voted 9-2 to overturn the veto and uphold the ordinance.

Event: How to Escape the Destructive Cycle in Vaccine Conversations

Event: How to Escape the Destructive Cycle in Vaccine Conversations

The Alaska Humanities Forum is offering a free workshop on Thursday, February 3rd on how to have better conversations about vaccines.

Opinion: Bronson's far-right assault on LGBT books is to be expected.

Opinion: Bronson's far-right assault on LGBT books is to be expected.

Throughout last year's mayoral campaign, I repeatedly warned that if elected, David Bronson would wage war on the LGBTQ community. That day has arrived in the form of a far-right attack on the Anchorage Public Library (APL), whose patrons trust and rely on their services. Last March, in

Gretchen Wehmhoff Enters Assembly Race

Gretchen Wehmhoff Enters Assembly Race

In a press release, longtime Chugiak resident Gretchen Wehmhoff announced today she intends to run for the Chugiak-Eagle River seat of the Anchorage Assembly.

Hostile & Unwelcoming: Youth Advisory Commission Member Resigns over LGBT Censorship Project

Hostile & Unwelcoming: Youth Advisory Commission Member Resigns over LGBT Censorship Project

The Anchorage Youth Advisory Commission (YAC) has worked over the years to promote the voices of youth in municipal government through collaboration, camaraderie, and honesty — but according to one now former member of YAC, the commission, under the oppressive far-right hand of the Bronson Administration, is conducting a behind the