“This space is a place for people to be themselves in a world that doesn’t accept us for who we are completely yet.'
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Tuesday was a momentous day for LGBTQ+ members of the University of Alaska community, as it was the official ribbon cutting for the new pride center on the university’s Anchorage campus.
“This space is a place for people to be themselves in a world that doesn’t accept us for who we are completely yet, so this is a place where people can sing and dance and make art and tell stories about themselves and know that, just from entering the door, they don’t have to be afraid to hide a part of themselves,” Saiki said.
“I mean, I’ve met nobody in this room before today, and the absolute camaraderie that I’ve been met with is astonishing, so it’s like we’ve been friends for a long time, even family, so it’s really nice,” Ashley Archer said, a Fine Arts student at UAA. Even the former acting mayor of Anchorage, Austin Quinn-Davidson, showed up to check out the new center and give a speech during the ceremony.
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