Where to Find GLBT Alaska - Organizations, Groups & Publications

UPDATE: Check out the updated list of LGBTA Businesses in Alaska!
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Visitors, new residents and even long-time Alaskans want to know where they can find GLBT Alaska. Previously, I posted our Annual Events and Recurring Events. Here is the resource list for Alaska's GLBT organizations, groups and publications with their current web links or email contacts.

Organizations (in alphabetical order):
  • 4 A's - Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association provides supportive services to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families, and works to eliminate the transmission of HIV infection and its stigma. Includes Power-On Alaska, Get It On, a quarterly newsletter and the Adam & Steve young men's group.
  • Alaskans Together - formed in 2007 to fight the anti-gay advisory vote, Alaskans Together is now a permanent statewide organization that advocates for LGBT equality in Alaska.
  • Equality Works - a coalition working to protect Anchorage residents from discrimination and harassment.
  • GLSEN & GSA - the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network has an Anchorage chapter, and the Gay Straight Alliance has student clubs in Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks.
  • IAA - Interior AIDS Association is a nonprofit organization in Fairbanks that provides HIV-related prevention, case management, and other support services.
  • ICOAA - The Imperial Court of All Alaska raises money for scholarships and community non-profits through participation in fundraising events, benefits, titleholder balls and other functions.
  • Identity - Identity's programs include a statewide Helpline, the NorthVIEW quarterly newsletter, Anchorage PrideFest, the Pride Conference, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Anchorage (GLCCA), the Identity Advocacy Program, and support for local youth programs.
  • Mat-Su LGBT Community Center - A new Center opened in Palmer, with social groups, a blog and a library.
  • MCC - Metropolitan Community Church of Anchorage, an Inclusive Church: Proud, Courageous and Loving.
  • PFLAG - Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays has chapters in Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, and Homer.
  • RAW - Radical Arts for Women presents Celebration of Change, a short story contest and scholarships for women in the arts.
  • SEAGLA - The Southeast Alaska Gay and Lesbian Alliance provides a supportive social network for GLBT people in Southeast Alaska.
  • TLFMC - a non-profit social club that provides bears, leathermen, cowboys, their respective admirers, and other masculine Alaskan gay and bisexual men with the opportunity to meet socially.
Groups:
Publications:
  • Alaska GLBT News - statewide email newsletter with news, announcements and upcoming events.
  • Bent Alaska - blog for GLBT News and Events with a Local Alaskan Bent.
  • Grrlzlist - Anchorage women's email newsletter with news, announcements, ads and upcoming events.
  • Naked Ptarmigan - creative writing journal.
  • NEWS - Sara's emails of current local, national and international LGBT news briefs.
  • Quarterly newsletters - 4 A's and Identity (linked above) print quarterly newsletters.
  • Yahoo! Groups - AnchoragePride, fairbankspride and matsulgbtcc, and some organizations have members-only groups.
  • Facebook - several of the organizations have Facebook pages.
Have I missed something?

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I believe you missed a very useful website.

Unknown said...

For churches, you could add St. Mary's Episcopal, Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Emmanuel Presbyterian, all in Anchorage, and the Church of the Covenant in Palmer.

E. Ross said...

Good timing, stef! The new resource list of LGBT-friendly churches & religious groups was posted today. I think I got all of your suggestions, plus the reform synagogue and several churches in Fairbanks and Juneau. Thanks!

The church list is here:
http://www.bentalaska.com/2009/05/where-to-find-glbt-alaska-churches.html

Gayellow Pages said...

Is there a contact phone for Homer PFLAG?

We've tried the e-mail on the main PFLAG site but so far no response.

Thanks for any help!

Gayellow Pages

E. Ross said...

You're probably blocked as spam. I'll ask if they have a direct email address and add it to the list of PFLAG chapter/contacts above. Thanks!

Gayellow Pages said...

Thanks -- the one you link is what we've been trying (sigh)

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