Category Archives: Pride Outside

Marriage Victory in New York!

The New York Senate passed a marriage equality bill 33-29 on Friday night and Gov. Cuomo signed it, making New York the 6th state in the U.S. to legalize same sex marriage. A similar bill passed the Assembly last week, … Continue reading

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Bent News, 6/2/11: a new White House LGBT site as we learn of a new DADT discharge

KTVA talks with ICOAA, Anchorage’s “rural” Pride events, a White House website on LGBT issues, a DADT discharge, antigay pastor Lou Engle visits Wasilla, and more in this edition of Bent News. Continue reading

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Bent News, 5/26/11: Roger Ailes finds us skeeeeeery!

A Gallup poll update on American attitudes about gays and lesbians, how to help Joplin LGBT tornado victms, Moscow Pride, Fox News president Roger Ailes is skeeeeered, and more from the past couple of days in today’s Bent News. Continue reading

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Stand Up! against anti-gay bullying (video)

This anti-bullying message is from BeLonG To Youth Services for their annual Stand Up! LGBT Awareness Week in Ireland. The campaign promotes friendship among young people as a way to combat homophobic bullying. Watch the video: More about Stand Up! LGBT … Continue reading

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Gay Alaskan joins AmeriCorps, makes it better for himself and other youth

Kevin Viado was raised in Kodiak, had never been to a gay event, and described himself as “really shy” before joining AmeriCorps. After several months of helping other people, with a team of mostly straight young adults who like and accept him as he is, he is now confident enough to make his own It Gets Better video and help other LGBT youth. Continue reading

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29 Years Together: Anchorage gay couple interviewed for Vancouver Pride

“When Fred Traber and Larry Snider began dating in 1981, the social and cultural landscape in their small hometown of Anchorage, Alaska, did not allow them to be open with their relationship.” So begins an interview of a gay Anchorage … Continue reading

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Team Alaska wins 13 medals at Gay Games

The results are in from the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, Germany, and Team Alaska kicked butt! Five gay and lesbian athletes and four supporters traveled from Alaska to Germany as Team Alaska, competing in squash, martial arts, road racing … Continue reading

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Gay Games 2010 begins July 31

The Gay Games VIII will take place in Cologne, Germany from July 31 to August 7. Around 12,000 participants from more than 70 countries are expected to attend the Gay Games and celebrate the principles of participation, inclusion and personal … Continue reading

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2 Alaskans win Pride college scholarships

Two LGBT college students from Alaska received Pride Foundation scholarships for the 2010/11 school year: Tonei Glavinic and Kady Titus. Tonei Glavinic is a Queer 20 year old from Anchorage, AK. Tonei is a student at American University in Washington, … Continue reading

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Gay Games director still comes home to Alaska

Although Darl Schaaff is forming Team Alaska for the 2010 Gay Games, Cleveland.com said that Schaaff — a martial arts competitor, Alaska Statehood event planner, and Federation of Gay Games board member — is moving to the midwest next year. … Continue reading

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