Articles by Melissa S. Green
Melissa S. (Mel) Green is the editor (as of October 2011) & contributor to Bent Alaska. She also has her own blog at Henkimaa.com.
Mel Green going to Netroots Nation
Mel the reluctant political blogger is going to Netroots Nation after all — on full scholarship through the LGBT Netroots Connect initiative. Wanna know what she said on her scholarship application? Then read this post.
WikiLeaks suspect Pfc Bradley Manning: Gay soldier frustrated with DADT & Prop 8
In advance of its broadcast tonight of the documentary WikiSecrets about the leak last spring of over a half-million classified documents on WikiLeaks, Frontline has an exhaustive archive of the Facebook postings of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the gay soldier allegedly behind the leaks.
Prepare for Takei Pride Month!
Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill would prohibit teachers from discussing homosexuality in classrooms below the 9th grade level. But never mind: just say “Takei” instead!
This weekend in LGBTQ Alaska (5/20/11), as we await the End Times
Another packed weekend in LGBTQ Alaska, as with bated breath we await the Rapture.
Gay/lesbian youth are doing better than you think, says Ritch Savin-Williams
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.
Alaska Presbyterians react to LGBT ordination vote
Last week the Presbyterian Church (USA) ratified a historic change permitting the ordination of gay and lesbian clergy. How have Alaska Presbyterians reacted?
Wasilla High School & LGBT youth: A more complex picture
Last week we wrote about the “Bohemian Rhapsody” controversy at Wasilla High School and the wider picture for LGBT youth in Mat-Su schools. Since then, we’ve learned that things might be better for LGBT students at Wasilla High School than our story portrayed.
Bohemian Rhapsody “too gay” for Wasilla? — Beyond the snark, bad situation for gay kids in Mat-Su schools
Beyond the headline-catching absurdity of the short-lived Wasilla High School ban on “Bohemian Rhapsody,” there’s a more serious reality for LGBT students in the Mat-Su — one which hasn’t gained so much media attention.
This weekend in LGBT Alaska (5/13/11): Tommy, The Glass Menagerie, & roller derby
Events this weekend in LGBT Alaska include Mad Myrna’s production of “Tommy,” Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” and two films at Out North, three regular Anchorage drag shows, a dehibernation “bear bust” & BBQ, and roller derby. And don’t miss the submission deadline for the summer issue of Alaska Women Speak!
GLAAD recognizes Anchorage-raised comic book artist
The Anchorage Press last week ran a profile by Scott Christiansen of animation and comic book artist Brad Rader, who did the illustrations for the graphic novel Fogtown (published 2010), a finalist for best comic book in this year’s GLAAD Media Awards of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. (The winning comic book was DC Comics’ Batwoman.)
