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Anchorage, Alaska mayor: Austin Quinn-Davidson to make local history

Anchorage, Alaska mayor: Austin Quinn-Davidson to make local history | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Austin Quinn-Davidson is set to make local history in Anchorage, Alaska as the city's new acting mayor, starting next week.

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Pride in the Military: Saying Goodbye in an Airport Parking Lot

Pride in the Military: Saying Goodbye in an Airport Parking Lot | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Veteran Tirzah Parrish LeFeber served in the US Air Force for eight years, moving anywhere from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas to Balad, Iraq. While serving one’s country can create

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Alaska discrimination against same-sex couples shows how marriage equality remains precarious after Obergefell v. Hodges.

Alaska discrimination against same-sex couples shows how marriage equality remains precarious after Obergefell v. Hodges. | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A disturbing reminder that states can still try to chip away at same-sex couples’ right to wed.

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How LGBT Advocates Scored A Surprising Victory In Alaska

How LGBT Advocates Scored A Surprising Victory In Alaska | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Anchorage voters defeated a bill that would have banned transgender people from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity. In just six years, Anchorage voters flipped on LGBT issues.
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Ketchikan Borough Assembly asks state for LGBTQ protections after overriding mayor's veto

Ketchikan Borough Assembly asks state for LGBTQ protections after overriding mayor's veto | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

“When I vetoed this resolution I hoped you would come back with a different document, respecting the rights of all citizens, a joint statement we could all get behind -- that all rights matter,” Mayor Rodney Dial said.

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Judge sides with transgender Alaska librarian in health case

Judge sides with transgender Alaska librarian in health case | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

An Alaska health care plan that has excluded coverage of gender-confirming surgery for transgender employees is discriminatory, a federal judge ruled Friday. 

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Identity's Phyllis Rhodes: The Grande Dame of the Anchorage gay community 

Identity's Phyllis Rhodes: The Grande Dame of the Anchorage gay community  | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

I’m having a beer with my friend Phyllis Rhodes. Scratch that. I am fan-girling on Phyllis Rhodes because she let me buy her a beer. A gay icon in this city. I don’t just say that to blow smoke up her skirt: I’ve always recognized Phyllis as a mentor. The Grande Dame of the Anchorage gay community. A very passionate leader and an activist. Is activist the right word? Stay tuned.


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