Articles tagged with: Identity, Inc.
Meet Penny Arcade & drink great wine — this Saturday at Out North
Good wine, good company, good organizations!
Enjoy some really great wine, provided by our friends at La Bodega! Meet Penny Arcade, Performance Artist, before Saturday night’s show of B!D!F!W! Penny Arcade’s Sex and Censorship Show at Out North! And benefit some really great organizations — Identity, Northern Exposure, and Out North!
(La Bodega was already Bent Alaska editor Mel Green’s favorite liquor store — cool to know that it’s also supporting some of my favorite organizations!)
- Date/time: Saturday, November 12, 6:-00-8:00 PM
- Location: Out North Contemporary Art House, 3800 DeBarr Road Anchorage (see map)
- Cost of admission: $15 per person
- Further info: see Facebook events page
Alaska Pride Conference 2011: Welcome by Doug Frank
Doug Frank was a cofounder of the Alaska Pride Conference, first held in 1994, and is well-known for his decades of service to Alaska’s LGBTQA community. Doug provided Bent Alaska with a copy of the remarks with which he welcomed us to Alaska Pride Conference 2011, held this past Saturday at Alaska Pacific University. Thank you, Doug!
Alaska Pride Conference 2011: A photo essay
Mel Green spent most of yesterday at Alaska Pride Conference 2011, held on the Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. The Alaska Pride Conference is an annual day-long event held in Anchorage filled with workshops, speakers, vendors, and great food.
Sugarbuzz, a friend & fundraiser for Identity — Saturday in Anchorage
Following the kd lang and Wanda Sykes concerts in Anchorage Saturday, meet and greet your friends at ORSO for Sugarbuzz, a friend and fundraiser for Identity. And who knows, you might even meet kd and Wanda, who will be getting personal invitations to join us along with their crew.
Pride Conference calls for workshop and vendor applicants
Pride Conference organizers have issued their call for workshop and vendor applicants. And we’ve got the application forms here! So step up, step out, and fill ’em out.
Pride Foundation and Identity announce the James Crump Scholarship Fund
In honor of James L. Crump, who died in a tragic accident at the Anchorage Pride parade on June 25, 2011, Pride Foundation and Identity, Inc. have announced the James Crump Scholarship Fund. The fund, initiated by an anonymous donor, will benefit GLBT and straight ally students planning to pursue a career in nursing, medicine, social work, teaching or another helping profession and who plan to make an impact in the state of Alaska.
Identity’s Phyllis Rhodes featured by I’m From Driftwood
Identity’s Phyllis Rhodes was interviewed last November by the I’m From Driftwood Story Tour about Identity, LGBT youth from the villages, and creating a “family of choice” in Alaska.
Bent Alaska readers might remember the I’m From Driftwood Story Tour that was in Alaska last November 9-12. Launched in the Spring of 2009 and inspired by the film “Milk”, I’m From Driftwood collects and shares true lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender stories from all over the world to help LGBT youth realize they’re not alone.
One of the Alaskans the folks from I’m From Driftwood spoke with when they were in Anchorage was Phyllis Rhodes, Executive Director of Identity, Inc. And they posted the video of their interview with her today! I’m From Driftwood writes,
Phyllis Rhodes is simply awesome. She’s the Executive Director of Identity, Anchorage’s LGBT Center, and has a heart of gold. I wish every LGBTQ Alaskan would go pay her a visit because I know they would feel better afterwards. Alaska is lucky to have her.
We completely agree!
Check out some of the other Alaska stories featured by I’m From Driftwood.
This weekend in LGBTQA Alaska (7/21/11): Fairbanks Pride 2011, a Toyota for 4A’s, Summer Osborne, Hedwig, & Raja
Fairbanks celebrates Pride 2011; Four A’s needs your votes to get a Toyota; Summer Osborne performs in Fairbanks and Anchorage; and RuePaul’s Drag Race winner “Raja” appears at Anchorage’s Kodiak Bar & Grill. Those events and more, plus a preview of what’s coming up next week.
Moving on — watching closely
The time comes when Bent Alaska must move forward bearing our sadness over James Crump’s death on June 25 and getting back to our core business of sharing information and serving as an information hub for Alaska’s LGBTA communities. But first, I’d like to share some of the information I learned about healing from grief and trauma.
A message from Identity, & talk next Wednesday on healing from trauma
A message from Identity, Inc. Board of Directors regarding the tragic accident on June 25, 2011
