Anchorage PrideFest is sponsored each year by Identity, Inc. Identity is an umbrella organization that provides a full range of community services, including the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Anchorage, the annual Alaska Pride Conference, and the GLBT Help Line. Identity is an Alaska 501[c][3] nonprofit organization.

The PrideFest steering committee typically includes representatives from the major GLBT groups in Anchorage: The Imperial Court of All Alaska (ICOAA), The Last Frontier Men’s Club (TLFMC), the Alaska AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s), Parents and Friends of Gay and Lesbians (PFLAG), Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN), Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of Anchorage, Adam & Steve, Radical Arts for Women (RAW), and others.

The goal of PrideFest is to provide the community with a means to celebrate the diversity within Anchorage, and to give expression to the pride we feel as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. We hope this public celebration and affirmation of our heritage and history will serve as inspiration for those who are questioning their own sexual or gender identity.

Anchorage PrideFest 2008 Steering Committee:
• PrideFest Chair: Scott Turner
• Parade Chair: Doug Gasek
• Permits Chair: Norm Schlittler
• Logistics Chair: Doug Gasek
• Vendor Chair: Anne Marie Moylan
• Entertainment Co-Chairs: Gay Wolfenberger, Danny Templeton
• Events Chair: Lawrence Camp
• Publicity Chair: Teresa McPherson
• Sponsors Chair: Lawrence Camp
• Volunteer Chair: Lawrence Camp
• Jack of All Trades & Merchandise Chair: Stef Gingrich
• Stage Decorations Chair: Gene Looman
• Website Co-Chairs: Kirt Beck & Roger Crandy
• Committee Member: Michael Haase


How You Can Help?
We always need volunteers during Pride Week! We need people to help with Festival setup, breakdown, and cleanup, information booths/tables, Parade & Festival security, and gophers for special tasks during the Festival.

If you’re part of a group or organization, you can help by sponsoring a community-wide event during PrideFest week, entering a float or marching contingent in the Parade, or offering a booth in the Festival Marketplace. Individuals can help by just showing up for the Parade and Festival and bringing their friends along with them.

To enter the Parade or host a vendor booth in the PrideFest Marketplace, use the links page to download applications.

To volunteer or find out more about Anchorage PrideFest, .