Articles by Colleen Bailey
Colleen Crinklaw-Bailey is a straight ally living in Anchorage. She is a regular performer in the Friday Night Diva Variety Show at Mad Myrna's and serves in several capacities with a number of not-for-profit agencies. On weekends she hosts the 7-Midnight shift on Lite Rock 105.7 FM.
Winter is coming — so vote
Winter is coming — and election season is here. It’s time to prepare for the coming political storms. Today is the 2012 Alaska primary election. Please vote.
Give it to me straight: Chickengate 2012
Just like Chick-fil-A, we get to decide where and how we spend our money. Let’s start by opening our eyes before we open our wallets: improve our local economy, and support businesses that have the right ideas when it comes to what “equal rights” really means.
Give it to me straight: Life is a real drag
Sexuality, gender: it’s a lot more fluid than simply “straight” and “gay.” It’s the mask we wear to the world, the walls we put up and the image we care so much about that is the real Drag — and when we put it on, we are fabulous.
Give it to me straight: We are all in the closet
You’re the battery that keeps the force field active, and you are the one with the key to turn it off.
The time to do the right thing is now: Yes on 5
“I dream of a day when I can show my future children how far we’ve come in the simple arena of basic human rights. I strive to make this day a reality before I’m old and bitter about the way my government has ignored my cries for equality.”— Bent Alaska is glad to have Colleen Crinklaw as a voice in our community.
