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Alaska
The Alaska state legislature continues to fight off an anti-relationship recognition resolution, which would expand current state discrimination against marriage to also outlaw any type of relationship recognition. The legislature successfully stopped the resolution in 2007, but it could be brought up again. State advocacy groups continue to work against discriminatory practices in Alaska and towards repealing marriage discrimination and gaining the freedom to marry for the citizens of Alaska.
WHERE YOU CAN GO TO GET INVOLVED OR LEARN MORE:
ACLU Alaska
The ACLU of Alaska works to defend liberty throughout Alaska.
Southeast Alaska Gay & Lesbian Alliance
The Southeast Alaska Gay and Lesbian Alliance is incorporated as a non-profit organization. The purpose of this corporation is to provide a supporting social network for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Southeast Alaska. We foster personal and public acceptance of these persons as members of society with full economic, social, legal and political rights.
PFLAG Anchorage
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends, through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
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LEGISLATIVE STATUS IN ALASKA:
Your Community—Alaska
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
HRC presents resources, news, and the current marriage and
relationship recognition laws in each state.
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PUBLICATIONS:
Alaska Census Snapshot
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, this report provides demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Alaska.
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NEWS:
View news about the fight for the freedom to marry in Alaska.
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Williams Institute
December 2007
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, this report provides demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Alaska.
Read families’ stories about how marriage discrimination affects everyday life. These stories communicate, in concrete ways, how the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage hurts families and helps no one.
Start in The Marriage Basics to get short answers to your big questions about the freedom to marry, and learn more about the protections and responsibilities of marriage, the historical background for this civil rights movement, why separate is not equal, and so much more.
