Voices of Identity

Alaska Providers Stand with Families August 22, 2025 / Read online This morning, the Alaska State Medical Board voted to move forward with drafting new regulations targeting gender-affirming care for trans youth. In just 72 hours, more than 700 licensed medical providers across Alaska signed an open letter in response — a powerful show of solidarity for families, patients, and evidence-based medicine. Below, we share the full text of the response letter, written by Chandra Poe, Identity’s...

Empowering and advancing the LGBTQIA2S+ community through quality, inclusive healthcare and meaningful connections. Stand With Providers. Protect Trans Youth, Protect Care. August 20, 2025 / Read online The Alaska State Medical Board meets Friday, August 22 to vote on a resolution that would classify gender-affirming care for trans youth as “unprofessional conduct.” This is not medicine—it’s politics weaponized against kids, families, and providers. Add Your Name Alaska providers are coming...

Identity Alaska advances Alaska’s LGBTQIA2S+ community through advocacy, education, health care and connectivity. Now Open: Grant Opportunity for LGBTQIA2S+ Organizers in Valdez May 22nd, 2025 / Read online Supporting Pride, Visibility, and Community in Valdez Identity is now accepting applications for a one-time grant created to support LGBTQIA2S+ organizing in the Valdez area. This opportunity was developed to ensure that funds raised through a past fiscal sponsorship are used ethically,...

Empowering and advancing the LGBTQIA2S+ community through quality, inclusive healthcare and meaningful connections. Defending Healthcare, Defending Families: Our Response to the Medical Board March 28, 2025 / Read online ANCHORAGE, AK — Identity, Inc., Alaska’s LGBTQIA2S+ health provider, is raising alarm about a recent letter from the Alaska State Medical Board that urges legislators to restrict medical care for transgender adolescents. The letter, issued without clinical consultation or...

Voices of Identity Special Issue Be the Change: Support Affirming Care Dear Reader, The recent federal executive orders create new challenges for LGBTQ+ individuals seeking safe and affirming healthcare. Here’s a breakdown of the key changes and their implications: Loss of Transgender Protections: The federal government now reduces identity to a rigid male-female binary, erasing transgender and nonbinary individuals. This policy threatens access to life-saving care by opening the door for...

Voices of Identity December 2024 Your Support Today Fuels Hope and Action Dear Reader— With attacks on LGBTQIA2S+ rights escalating, Identity Alaska is stepping forward to meet the challenge—and we need your support. Alaskan's marching for LQBTQIA2s+ rights in 2010 The stakes have never been higher. With LGBTQIA2S+ rights under attack, we’re launching a pivotal campaign to raise $3,000 by December 31, 2024. This essential funding will enable Identity to triple our clinic capacity, expand...

Friends, At Identity, we are both deeply saddened and angered by the recent attack on Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic. When a place dedicated to health, support, and education becomes the target of violence, it threatens not only that space but the entire fabric of our community. This was not just an attack on a building—it was an attack on the right to compassionate, inclusive care, and on those who courageously deliver that care. To deny healthcare services through intimidation is to...

Dear friends, For years, we’ve fought for our rights, our dignity, and our freedom to live openly and authentically. Today, those hard-won gains are under renewed attack as policies threaten to unravel our progress. These aren’t abstract debates—they affect our safety, our health, and our fundamental ability to be seen and heard. Yet our history as a community is rooted in resilience and unity. Our queer ancestors showed us how to thrive even when faced with attempts to erase and harm us....

Voices of Identity October 2024 Who Will Win? Help Us Decide the Gay-la Awardees!🌈 Hello Reader— The countdown is on! Our annual Gay-la is just around the corner, and we need your voice to help us recognize the community champions who make a difference. 🏳️🌈 Submit Your Nomination Here! 🏆 Award Nominations Close Soon! Nominations are rolling in, but there’s still time! Nominations close on October 26th, Let’s make sure we celebrate these amazing people! The deadline to submit is fast...