Help Stop the Veto

Tuesdays evening vote by the Anchorage Assembly is cause for a cautious celebration and is a very brief respite for the LGBT community, and supporters of equal rights in Anchorage, Alaska. AO 2009-64 passed the Anchorage City Assembly, including “sexual orientation” as a protected class, illegal to discriminate against. The vote ended in 7 votes in favor and 4 opposed. This was the culmination of months of public hearings (over 600), tireless grassroots efforts, bitter and well-funded opposition from Jerry Prevo’s Anchorage Baptist Temple, and a city Assembly that conducted themselves brilliantly.

Mayor Dan Sullivan, son of former Anchorage Mayor George Sullivan, has the opportunity to veto this ordinance, just as his father did back in the seventies, when a bill with the same purpose successfully passed the Assembly.

As members of the Anchorage faith community, I call upon you to contact Mayor Sullivan with your input regarding discrimination in Anchorage. Identify yourself as a member of a faith community and mention the name of your church affiliation and ask that Mayor Sullivan Not Veto this important ordinance.

Email Mayor Sullivan.
Call Mayor Sullivan at (907) 343-7170
If that doesn’t work, try (907) 343-7100