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Executive Director Exits Identity Inc. Board Issues Community Letter

Executive Director Exits Identity Inc. Board Issues Community Letter

In a letter addressed to “Our Community,” the Identity Board of Directors wished Laura Carpenter well in their future endeavors and thanked them for their efforts during a “challenging year.” You can read the Board of Directors Community Letter which was emailed and posted to the organization's Facebook

Jamie Allard - Keep Homeless Running & Transgender People Need Mental Health

Jamie Allard - Keep Homeless Running & Transgender People Need Mental Health

One of the difficult things about writing on local politics is having to endure listening to hours of right-wing propaganda others don't. We do this to convey elected officials' political perspectives on varied important issues—things they wouldn't dare say to the Anchorage Daily News

Lit Public Testimony For Pride Month

Lit Public Testimony For Pride Month

Mercedes Curran sent me the testimony she gave in front of the Anchorage Assembly this evening. It's good enough to share.

Identity Not Hosting Official Anchorage Pride Events

Identity Not Hosting Official Anchorage Pride Events

In a post on its Facebook page, Identity Inc. writes that it is not hosting any official Anchorage Pride events this year, citing various evaluations to address systemic racism within the organization. "We are in the process of evaluating our events, processes, and structures to address systemic racism in

9 Years Ago Today, Anti-Gay Discrimination Proposition Defeated

9 Years Ago Today, Anti-Gay Discrimination Proposition Defeated

Nearly a decade ago, on April 3, 2012, a ballot proposition that would have extended citywide anti-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and transgender identity was soundly defeated by voters. Group One Anchorage organized the proposition, which had bipartisan support including former Sen. Begich, former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles and

The radical anti-LGBTQ views of mayoral candidate Dave Bronson

The radical anti-LGBTQ views of mayoral candidate Dave Bronson

David Bronson launched his bid to become Anchorage's next mayor last August on the back of the Save Anchorage Facebook group. It's a group that often makes local news when its members engage in unbecoming behavior. Bronson's current campaign is just one in a

Suggestive Comments Consume The Watchman in Rivera Article

Suggestive Comments Consume The Watchman in Rivera Article

If you can stomach it, there's a vile display of homophobia, suggestive threats, and dog-whistling happening over on the Facebook page of the Alaska Watchman. Facebook comments related to an "article" written by Alaska Watchman about Anchorage Assembly Chair Felix Rivera and his "leftist agenda&