Q. Which of Alaska's daily newspapers will print same-sex wedding announcements?
A. All of them - technically.
Alaska is one of only 9 states where all of the daily newspapers will print same-sex wedding announcements, according to a report this week from GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
The Juneau Empire posted a same-sex wedding announcement in May, and the Anchorage Daily News has printed several. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner agrees to print them (but hasn't yet) only if the wedding is legally recognized where it was performed. Alaska's other daily newspapers (see chart) will print our wedding, union and commitment ceremony announcements - but none have been submitted.
The Announcing Equality project asks us to send our announcements to local newspapers to increase LGBT visibility.
In cities and small towns all over the country, communities are seeing the lives of their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) family members, friends and neighbors reflected in their media outlets. These stories will spur the kinds of everyday conversations that will change hearts and minds.GLAAD first launched the Announcing Equality campaign in 2002, after working with The New York Times to open its weddings/celebrations pages to lesbian and gay couples. Six years later, the number of inclusive newspapers has jumped from 70 to 1049, and nearly 72 percent of all daily newspapers in the United States now accept wedding and/or commitment ceremony announcements for same-sex couples.Unfortunately, most of these papers haven't had a chance to run an announcement. That's where you come in!We're urging you to recognize the celebrations and milestones in your life by sharing the story with the newspaper, and to share your story in other forms of media, from office newsletters and union periodicals to church bulletins, public radio, Facebook and YouTube.
And be sure to send the link to Bent Alaska!
ALASKA | ||||
Media Outlet | City | URL | Will Publication Print an Announcement? | Has Publication Printed an Announcement in the Past? |
Anchorage Daily News | Anchorage | Y | Y | |
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | Fairbanks | L | N | |
Juneau Empire | Juneau | Y | Y | |
Peninsula Clarion | Kenai | Y | N | |
Ketchikan Daily News | Ketchikan | Y | N | |
Kodiak Daily Mirror | Kodiak | Y | N | |
Daily Sitka Sentinel | Sitka | Y | N | |
L = Newspaper will print announcements only if the union is legally recognized.
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