Alaskans Together Foundation Revives Anchorage Pride Parade: A Spectacular Celebration of Unity and Equality
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.
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Alaska Must Ensure the Safety of LGBTQ Kids at School
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.
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Alaskans Together For Equality Statement on Dobbs v Jackson: ‘Reproductive Rights Are LGBTQ+ Rights'
As the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson today, striking down Roe v. Wade, Alaskans Together For Equality Board President Elias Rojas issued the following statement:
“It’s hard to find the words to describe just how devastating today’s news is, not just for people who may become pregnant, but for all of us. Abortion is not just a women’s issue, nor is it a matter that only affects heterosexual people. The Supreme Court just ruled that no American has a right to make their own private medical decisions — a dire statement that we should all find alarming.
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As HB 17 Advances, LGBTQ+ Alaskans Wonder: Will 2022 Be the Year We Finally Win Equality?
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska House Judiciary Committee this week passed HB 17, a measure that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s existing anti-discrimination laws.
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Alaskans Together for Equality Statement on the Supreme Court’s Title VII Ruling
Board President Elias Rojas released the following statement today on behalf of Alaskans Together for Equality (ATE):
“This week, the United States Supreme Court issued an historic ruling affirming what we already knew to be true: Americans everywhere are entitled to fairness in the workplace, regardless of who we love or how we live.
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Alaskans Together For Equality Statement on the House Passage of the Equality Act
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaskans Together for Equality (Alaskans Together), Alaska’s largest member-based statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization issued the following statement today from board president Elias Rojas in response to the passage of H.R. 5, the Equality Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives:
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In Advancing HB 82, Alaska Lawmakers Cast A Vote For Equality
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Equal protection under the law came one step closer to reality for LGBT Alaskans on Tuesday when House Bill 82, legislation that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s existing anti-discrimination law, passed its first committee.
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Alaskans Together For Equality Statement on the Federal Equality Act
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaskans Together for Equality (Alaskans Together), Alaska’s largest member-based statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization issued the following statement today from board president Elias Rojas in response to the introduction of HR5, the Equality Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives:
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Historic Vote Makes Fairbanks the Latest Alaska City to Reject Discrimination
UPDATED (3/1/19 11:00 a.m.): "We are very disappointed in Mayor Matherly's decision to veto of Ordinance 6093. A clear majority of the City Council supported it. More than 80 percent of the public who expressed their opinion on Ordinance 6093 were in favor of it. We hope Mayor Matherly reconsiders this decision."
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Alaskans Together For Equality Statement on Transgender Military Ban: ‘It’s A Disgrace’
ANCHORAGE – January 22, 2019 – Alaskans Together for Equality (Alaskans Together), Alaska’s largest member-based statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization issued the following statement from board president Elias Rojas in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to lift injunctions blocking a Trump Administration policy restricting transgender Americans from serving in the military:
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