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. Continue reading

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: Continue reading

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." Continue reading

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: Continue reading

  The citizens of Anchorage have spoken -- and they’ve said loud and clear “NO” to Proposition 1. Continue reading

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alaska took another step toward equality Tuesday when the House State Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill (HB) 184, which will add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s anti-discrimination law. Continue reading