'This event is about love,' an organizer of Unalaska's Pride celebration told a diverse crowd of locals, who braved rainy weather Friday to attend the annual LGBTQ+ gathering.
Five-year-old Harper and her mom Emily Gibson sat in front of Unalaska’s high school on Friday afternoon, drawing an arched rainbow and colorful snowflakes on the gray pavement with broken pieces of chalk. Harper wore braids punctuated by rainbow heart barrettes in her hair, and a colorful sweatshirt adorned with a picture of a grinning Minnie Mouse.
Traditionally, in some tribes, those are people who are considered neither men nor women, but a distinct, alternative gender,Up to 40% of homeless teenagers identify as LGBTQ+ people, and trans people are over four times more likely than cisgender people to experience violent victimization, “I think people are marginalized here in a lot of ways,” Crane said. “I think there’s a lot of harassment that happens. I think there’s a real fear of violence — a valid fear of violence.
Yhvana Rupecio is a trans woman who moved to Unalaska just over 20 years ago. She was dressed in a short black dress, varsity jacket and bright orange slippers, carrying a banner with a rainbow American flag that read “We the People Means Everyone.” Tapaoan said it was hard finding out his sexuality alone. But he said eventually he found who his true friends were and he found community support. He said that support means a lot for kids who haven’t come out.
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