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Tag Archives: Anchorage
Prevo’s red herrings
There's no doubt that the Anchorage Baptist Temple's Jerry Prevo has followed Jesus' instruction to the fishermen Simon Peter and Andrew to become a fisher of men. But evidence suggests he also excels as a fisher of red herrings, especially when it comes to his opposition to equal rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transfolk.
Sermon (a poem)
It’s Sunday, a day of sermons. Tales have it that Rev. Jerry Prevo will be delivering one of his predictable diatribes against homosexuality from his pulpit at the Anchorage Baptist Temple (broadcast live at 11:00 AM on KCFT-TV — cable channel 19, broadcast channel 35). In counterpoint, this week’s sermon at 2:00 PM at MCC [...]
Equality Works fundraiser
Usually Friday nights for me are home nights. After all, that’s the night “Battlestar Galactica” is on! Except that… “Battlestar Galactica” is over [sigh]. But [brightening up] at least I have the DVDs!
Okay, well, that’s the night “Dollhouse” is on! Except that… “Dollhouse” had its season finale last week [sigh]. But [brightening up] — we [...]
Posted in Alaska politics, Ordinance Also tagged Alaska politics, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, Equality Works, lgbtq 3 Comments
Listening to Eddie
Yesterday, in between finding myself in front of a TV camera at lunchtime & watching the results in the evening, I listened in on Eddie Burke’s talk radio show on KBYR 700-AM. I’d heard Mr. Burke would be devoting his show to discussion of the equal rights ordinance that was introduced the night before in [...]
Posted in Alaska politics, Ordinance Also tagged ACLU, Anchorage Assembly, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, Eddie Burke, Jeff Mittman, Jim Minnery, lgbtq 2 Comments
Channel 11 interview, part 2 (the full story)
Once upon a time I was a probationary employee of the Book Cache at Sears Mall. And then they discovered I was... [gasp]... a lesbian!
Posted in Alaska politics, Ordinance Also tagged Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, Identity Reports, lgbtq, Melz history, One in 10 2 Comments
Channel 11 interview, part 1 (the video)
It was a surprise to me: around 10:30 or so this morning I got a call at work, on my direct line, from someone identifying himself as a reporter. I’m not entirely unused to getting calls from reporters — faculty in my department are often asked to comment on this or that issue in [...]
Posted in Alaska politics, Ordinance Also tagged Alaska politics, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, KTVA Channel 11 News, lgbtq, politics 3 Comments
The noise begins
The Anchorage Daily News has a story by Megan Holland on the proposed equal rights ordinance:
“Assembly to consider gay rights ordinance — Discrimination ban: Proposal would also cover veterans; Rev. Prevo plans fight”
No big surprise that Jerry Prevo of the Anchorage Baptist Temple plans to battle the ordinance — Prevo was also a vocal [...]
Posted in Alaska politics, Ordinance Also tagged Anchorage Assembly, Anchorage Baptist Temple, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, Jerry Prevo, lgbtq, politics 2 Comments
Against discrimination in Anchorage
Anchorage Assemblymember Patrick Flynn posted on his blog this morning on Sunday that an ordinance to bar discrimination based upon sexual orientation or veteran’s status in the Municipality of Anchorage would be introduced at tonight’s Anchorage Assembly meeting. Per Mr. Flynn’s blog:
This change, which is consistent with Anchorage’s long history of social justice, would prevent:
“discrimination [...]
Posted in Alaska politics, Ordinance Also tagged Anchorage Assembly, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, lgbtq, Patrick Flynn, politics, Wayne Anthony Ross (WAR) 1 Comment
Words for equality