Tag Archives: suicide and suicide prevention

Under :30 opens tonight at Out North — shows through Feb. 4

Posted on Friday, 27 January 2012 by Bent Alaska

Out North Contemporary Art House presents The 18th Annual Under :30 Show, featuring work by Eric Giliam, Leslie Kimiko Ward, and Stephanie Ajax Brown. Four shows on Fridays and Saturdays. Jan. 27 –28 & Feb. 3–4 at 8:00 PM. Continue reading →

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Trans-suicide: I nearly became a statistic myself

Posted on Thursday, 19 January 2012 by Annie Muse

The National Transgender Discrimination Survey in 2011 found that 41% of its respondents had attempted suicide at some point in their lives . Annie Muse suggests that keeping oneself safe from self-harm is not so much about “coming out” to others as it is about “coming in” to oneself. Continue reading →

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Alaska Pride Conference 2011: A photo essay

Posted on Sunday, 16 October 2011 by Mel Green

Mel Green spent most of yesterday at Alaska Pride Conference 2011, held on the Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. The Alaska Pride Conference is an annual day-long event held in Anchorage filled with workshops, speakers, vendors, and great food. Continue reading →

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Gay/lesbian youth are doing better than you think, says Ritch Savin-Williams

Posted on Thursday, 19 May 2011 by Mel Green

LGBT youth are a lot stronger and more resilient than we usually give them credit for. That’s what Dr. Ritch C. Savin-Williams of Cornell University said this past Monday as a guest on Line One: Your Health Connection on KSKA, Anchorage’s public radio station. The program can now be downloaded or listened to online. Continue reading →

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Harm at the center

Posted on Wednesday, 9 March 2011 by Mel Green

Self-hatred — including, for many of us, internalized homophobia and transphobia — is the harm at the very center of us. Love others as you love yourself, but first: love yourself. Let no one convince you to do otherwise. Continue reading →

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For our sisters: Suicide is more than a gay men’s issue

Posted on Tuesday, 8 March 2011 by Bent Alaska

by Rev. Johnathan Jones The soldiers arrived at 6:30 am. Seeing two soldiers at your door when you have a family member on active duty typically means one thing. So as we sat there and were informed of her “self … Continue reading →

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Obama: It Gets Better. Dan Savage: Thanks, now Make It Better

Posted on Saturday, 23 October 2010 by E. Ross

Over 10 million people viewed the It Gets Better project started by columnist Dan Savage, millions participated in Spirit Day events wearing purple to raise awareness of anti-gay bullying, and thousands attended vigils for the gay teens who killed themselves … Continue reading →

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Dan Savage: "It Gets Better"

Posted on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 by E. Ross

Savage Love columnist Dan Savage, who spoke to sold out crowds at UAA two years in a row, has a new video project to give hope to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer youth who are harassed for being different … Continue reading →

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