15-06-2016 16:00 via alaskapublic.org

Anchorage PrideFest to see increased security after mass shooting in Orlando

The PrideFest 2016 logo. (Courtesy of Identity, Inc.)Anchorage PrideFest will have increased security this year and will include memorials for the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Anchorage’s annual PrideFest celebrates the local LGBT community, but this year the celebration is tinged with both sadness and wariness. Drew Phoenix, the director of Identity Inc, said he spoke with the Anchorage Police Department, the mayor’s office and the FBI about
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