The statement comes amid what advocates feel are escalating attacks on LGBTQ+ rights from Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration.
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Historian details Alaska’s legacy of racial segregation
Ian Hartman says he wants people who read his book to see the value in the state’s diversity. He’s expanding on his 2020 book with a new edition, “Black Lives in Alaska: A History of African Americans in the Far Northwest,” set to come out this fall.
Alaska Human Rights Commission takes up LGBTQ community protections
The commission’s Executive Director Marti Buscaglia has previously said the change would require legislative action, but commission officials now say its within their regulatory authority.
Amid an audit and a case backlog, state Human Rights Commission tries to move forward
The Alaska State Commission for Human Rights is the state’s anti-discrimination agency. In 2011, a legislative audit found that the agency wasn’t doing its job. Five years later, the agency is still trying to move forward.
More than a decade later, one man’s discrimination case is still in limbo
In 1997, a Chugiak man filed a discrimination complaint against the airport. The investigation into the complaint took five years. Unhappy with its findings, he asked the state ombudsman’s office to take a second look. More than a decade later, he’s still waiting for an answer.
Kiehl proposes ordinance to outlaw LGBT discrimination in Juneau
As an openly gay man who doesn’t identify with any religion, you’d think Matt Magnusson would have a minefield of identity politics to navigate working for Catholic Community Service.
N.C. Governor Signs Order That ‘Clarifies’ Controversial Gender Identity Bill
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has issued an executive order that “seeks legislation to reinstate the right to sue in state court for discrimination.”
Georgia Gov. Says He Will Veto Controversial ‘Religious Liberty’ Bill
A group of major corporations with business interests in the state had encouraged the governor to veto the measure. Disney had threatened to boycott the state.
Alaska House bill would allow discrimination against same-sex couples
Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, has pre-filed a bill that would allow those authorized to perform marriages to discriminate against those seeking their services
In Houston, voters reject a closely watched equal rights ordinance
The ordinance became the flashpoint in a confrontation between the city’s lesbian mayor and conservatives, who said the measure would allow men in women’s bathrooms.