Author Archives: Mel Green

About Mel Green

Melissa S. (Mel) Green was the principal writer of One in Ten: A Profile of Alaska’s Lesbian & Gay Community (Anchorage, AK: Identity, Inc., 1986) and coauthor with Jay K. Brause of Identity Reports: Sexual Orientation Bias in Alaska (Identity, Inc., 1989). She also blogged extensively about the 2009 Anchorage equal rights ordinance on her personal & writing website Henkimaa.com, for which she was recognized by a True Diversity Award for Excellence in Online Media in September 2009. She administers the Alaska LGBT Community Survey website.

Are you an Alaska LGBT person aged 50 or over? Let your voice be heard.

Posted on Friday, 8 October 2010 by Mel Green

You may not consider yourself an “older Alaskan” but if you are 50+, the Alaska Commission on Aging is looking for your advice. Make sure our queer seniors are noticed, do the survey! The Alaska Commission on Aging is conducting … Continue reading →

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Transgender Focus Groups

Posted on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 by Mel Green

Identity did two big research projects in the 1980s called One in Ten (1986) and Identity Reports (1989). The first was a statewide survey of the Alaska LGB population, & the second was more specifically focused on sexual orientation discrimination … Continue reading →

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Community Survey Task Force to meet

Posted on Monday, 27 September 2010 by Mel Green

The Community Survey Task Force will hold its first meeting tonight in Anchorage. Continue reading →

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AK Community Tweets for 2010-09-18: Research links

Posted on Saturday, 18 September 2010 by Mel Green

Links to other research: racial justice and the LGBT community; transgender/gender-nonconforming youth in U.S. schools. Continue reading →

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It’s not only about discrimination

Posted on Thursday, 16 September 2010 by Mel Green

The Anchorage LGBT Community Survey isn’t only to address questions about the discrimination and bias LGBT Alaskans face. It will also address a full range of other questions and issues affecting members of our community. Continue reading →

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Who we are & where we’re at

Posted on Monday, 13 September 2010 by Mel Green

We introduce the 3 people who are already at work on the Alaska LGBT Community Survey & some of the stuff we’re doing to get this effort up & running: creating a Task Force, & early outreach to the trans community. Continue reading →

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Announcing the Alaska LGBT Community Survey

Posted on Sunday, 12 September 2010 by Mel Green

The Alaska LGBT Community Survey will be a statewide survey of Alaska’s gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual populace. We aim to have at least initial results of our survey by April 2011. Continue reading →

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