Tag: Alaska
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Underground Rainbows of SouthEast Alaska: LGBTQ+ Resilience in Remote Towns

In Haines, Alaska—a lush, postcard-perfect town nestled between glacier-fed inlets and dramatic peaks—I was met with surprising resistance. Rainbow flyers for the photo project promoting LGBTQ+ visibility were declined, and the community’s queer presence felt like a whispered secret. Still, even in this small town of 1,600, connection found a way: a hushed tip led…
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Queer and Indigenous in Bethel (Mamterilleq): Stories of Visibility, Silence, and Survival on the Edge of Alaska

Bethel, Alaska—a remote Yu’pik-majority town nestled deep in the Yukon Delta—reveals the complexities of queer life at the intersections of culture, colonization, and climate change. In this reflection from “All the Genders” photo project, I share what I learned from queer locals and allies navigating visibility in a place where identity often stays quiet for…