Category Archives: LGBTQA

It’s not “special rights,” it’s not “gay rights” — it’s EQUAL rights. In this case, equal rights for LGBTQ people which, for those of you unfamiliar with our alphabet soup, is interpreted as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, & queer (or questioning) people. And the A is for our terrific allies.

Publicity, publicity, publicity

Posted on Tue, 8 July 2003 by Mel Green

Which Anchorage churches did the Phelpists picket during PrideFest 2003, & which not, & why? Continue reading →

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Those Phelpists aren't too clever, are they?

Posted on Tue, 8 July 2003 by Mel Green

Why did Westboro Baptist Church, famous for their website “godhatesfags.com,” picket Anchorage Baptist Temple — famous in Anchorage as the very center of antigay attitudes in Alaska?

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Anchorage Pride 2003: Look how far we’ve come

Posted on Fri, 27 June 2003 by Mel Green

A brief history of the annual Pride parade in Anchorage from 1983, in which there were 19 marchers, to 2001, in which there were two to three thousand. Can the followers of Fred Phelps wreck that? Don’t think so.

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Fred Phelps coming to Anchorage

Posted on Fri, 20 June 2003 by Mel Green

The “godhatesfags.com” followers of Westboro Baptist Church pastor Fred Phelps announce plans to picket in Anchorage during PrideFest 2003.

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