Voices of Identity

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/17/2024 Identity Health Clinic Temporarily Closes Following Critical Incident Outside Facility Anchorage, Alaska - On October 17, a critically injured individual was discovered by a staff member in the parking lot outside Identity Health Clinic. Staff members administered life-saving measures and immediately secured the safety of those in the clinic until emergency personnel arrived and took over the scene. Local authorities are actively investigating the incident and...

Voices That Inspire, Change That Matters What the Watchman Got Right We’re Alaskans, We’re Queer, and We’re Here to Stay! September 30, 2024 / Read on Identityinc.org Hello Reader— In a turn of events we didn’t see coming, the Alaska Watchman has gifted us with quite the headline recently. Sure, there’s some buzz about our upcoming Rainbow Harvest Festival, but they got one thing spot on—our community is here, and we’re not going anywhere. In fact, we’re celebrating our pride loud and clear...