Tag: LGBTQ Travel
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A Solo QueerVenture to the Yukon’s Tombstone Territorial Park
Just when I thought I was finally heading south for good, a road sign nudged me north one last time—toward the Arctic Ocean. I didn’t make it all the way to the sea, but I did answer the quiet call of Tombstone Territorial Park, often called the Patagonia of the North. The name fits. Tombstone’s…
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Why Alaska to Start an LGBTQ Project Celebrating Gender?
More than once, I’ve been told that Alaska is where you go to get away from the rest of the world’s noise—its politics, its hustle, its expectations. It’s a place where people carve out space to live on their own terms. That’s exactly what drew me back here for a second time, not just for…
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Utqiagvik, Alaska: Gender Journeys at the Top of the World
Utqiagvik truly feels like the edge of the world—because in many ways, it is. Perched at the northernmost point of North America, this Arctic town gave me more than sweeping views of the tundra and snowy owls overhead. It gave me a moment to reflect—on the rawness of the landscape, on how my partner and…
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Quietly Queer in the Arctic
North of Fairbanks lies vast wilderness, quiet queerness, and the rugged road to the Arctic—where industry and isolation shape Alaska.
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Inside Fairbanks, Alaska: Queer Histories, Off-Grid Living, and a Moose/Car Collision
Fairbanks is a city of contradictions—military and tourism-driven, yet brimming with underground art and Native culture; a hub of environmental research with some of the worst air quality in the country; home to burlesque fire dancers and centuries-old queer identities reclaimed by Alaska Native people. In this post, I reflect on the wild beauty, culture…
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Visiting Mount Denali: The Importance of a Name, Queer Travel and Indigenous History
No queer travelogue through Alaska would be complete without a visit to Mount Denali, North America’s tallest mountain. Though I didn’t connect with anyone for All the Genders on this stretch, I found comfort traveling here as a queer person and want to share both the awe of the mountain and the layered history behind…
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Being Queer in the Mat-Su Valley: “Be Careful Up There”
Just north of Anchorage, Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley and Eagle River are known for stunning landscapes—and a reputation for being less welcoming to LGBTQ+ folks. In this post, I share a tense encounter with a neighbor that reflects some of the hostility queer people still face in these regions. From rainbow flyers being torn down to…
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Exploring Anchorage: LGBTQ+ Culture, Wild Nature, and Hidden Gems in Alaska’s Largest City
Anchorage might not be famous for hot dogs or BBQ, but it has its own quiet magic: moose on city trails, queer climbing friends, and even a hidden 20-foot chocolate waterfall behind the airport. In this post, I reflect on my time in Alaska’s biggest city—a place that sometimes feels more like a transitional outpost…
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Queer Joy in the Wild: Rainbows over Resurrection Bay, Rainforest BBQs, and a Drag Lumberjack Queen
On a Pride-themed boat cruise through Seward’s Resurrection Bay, a man in shimmering mermaid pants glided gracefully down the cabin, trying to keep his drink steady as sea lions howled in the distance and dance music rose to meet the glacial air. The joy of queerness in all its forms—mermaids, drag lumberjacks, pride fairies, elders,…
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Gun Violence Normalized: My Queer Reflections on Gun Violence from Alaska to Virginia to Texas
After a Pride weekend in Soldotna, Alaska, a tense encounter with armed strangers outside a friend’s home triggers personal reflections on gun culture, safety, and violence across Alaska, Texas, and Virginia—revealing how gun trauma quietly shapes queer lives in America.