The Alaskans Together Foundation is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of the Anchorage Pride Parade, held at 11:30 am on Saturday, June 24, 2023. As the Foundation hosts this event for the first time, it brings together the vibrant LGBTQ+ community and their allies in a spectacular celebration of love, acceptance, and equality.

Welcome.

On Saturday, June 24, 2023, join us in downtown Anchorage for the year’s most glamorous and fabulous spectacle highlighting the city’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community – the Anchorage Pride Parade!

After three years, the community is excited to come together again to celebrate our accomplishments. The event also serves to call to action to remain vigilant against efforts to roll back the hard-won gains made towards equality, while also celebrating the resilience and diversity of our community.

The parade promises to be a sight to behold, with a lineup of colorful floats, lively music, and a jubilant crowd. Attendees are encouraged to dust off their rainbow flags, put on their brightest and boldest outfits, and join the community in the heart of downtown Anchorage for an unforgettable day of love, acceptance, and celebration.

PROSPECTIVE PARADE PARTICIPANT ORGANIZATIONS AND SPONSORS - READ BELOW

Alaskans Together Foundation is proud to host this year’s Anchorage pride parade and is now accepting applications for participants and sponsors. Interested businesses, organizations, and LGBTQ+ supporting groups can contact:

JJ Harrier

Parade Project Manager

[email protected]

DOCUMENTS

Pride Parade Application (Download)

Parade Guidelines & Conditions document (Download)

Parade Route (Download)

Application Deadline: June 16, 2023

Alaskans Together Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and your contribution is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Our federal identification number is 26-2863522. Founded in 2007, our mission is to advance civil equality for all Alaskans through education. 

LAST UPDATED: 5/23/23

Alaskans Together for Equality Calls On Legislature To Reject Gov. Dunleavy’s Anti-LGBTQ Proposal.

Alaskans Together for Equality today denounced Gov. Dunleavy's HB 105, which targets and discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth, and urged the Alaska Legislature to reject the bill. Advocates and experts say the bill is an attack on Alaska’s LGBTQ youth and their right to safely be who they are at school. The bill is one of more than 150 bills across the country that target LGBTQ youth in education.

Anchorage, Alaska - Yesterday, Christopher Constant (District 1) and Felix Rivera (District 4) became the first openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals to be elected to office in Alaska. The men will serve 3-year terms on the Anchorage Assembly. Former Senator Johnny Ellis served in the Alaska State Legislature for 29 years but did not reveal he was gay until he retired in November 2016. 

What: Senate Bill 72 - State Senate Health And Social Services Committee Hearing
Where:  BUTROVICH 205 @State Capitol
When: Monday, April 10 at 1:30 pm
How To Participate: Email, In-Person in Juneau, In-Person at your local LIO, by phone(907) 586-9085 or (844) 586-9085 
Watch: http://akleg.gov/index.php#tab3-15

Juneau became the second Alaskan city to pass an inclusive non‐discrimination ordinance that extends protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or national origin, race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.

It’s been a chilly January, and it looks like we will be busy fighting for LGBTQ equality in the coming weeks and months ahead. We encourage you to stay focused and engaged, and to speak up when you see something is not right – write letters to the editor, submit opinion editorials, rally, march, and most importantly contact your elected officials. The LGBTQ community along with our allies can be a powerful force locally, at the state level, and at the federal level to create change and protect fundamental human rights in our communities.