By SUZANNE DOWNING
April 17, 2026 – Anchorage-based nonprofit Identity Inc., once heavily promoted by former Rep. Mary Peltola, is shutting down its Identity Health Clinic, bringing an end to Alaska’s LGBTQ+-focused health care center.
The organization announced the closure this week, citing a combination of the disappearance of federal funds, operational hurdles, logistical complications, and other challenges that it ultimately could not overcome. Leaders said the model was no longer sustainable.
The clinic was once the darling of Mary Peltola. In June 2023, then-Rep. Peltola publicly encouraged Alaskans to support Identity Inc., sharing a message on social media urging volunteerism and linking to the group’s website, which included donation options. It was part of her Pride Month messaging push. That post drew criticism from those  who pointed out that the organization’s services, particularly gender-bending-related treatments for youth, raised concerns about parental notification and consent, and long-term health impacts of the hormone blockers used on children.
The shutdown is happening quickly. In-person appointments are expected to end today, with remaining administrative support, some tele-health, and patient transition services winding down through May.
The clinic, which opened in 2021 following a merger between Identity and a local health provider, is said to have served roughly 1,500 patients in Anchorage, with services including primary care, mental and behavioral health support, sexual disease services such as HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing, and gender-rearranging care tailored to the transgender community.
Identity Inc. was founded as the Alaskan Gay Community Center, has long been a central hub for advocacy, education, and community programming. Its health clinic became a cornerstone of its operations in recent years, particularly as demand grew for specialized services for transgenders, a growing business in medical services.
2 thoughts on “Anchorage gender-bending clinic that Peltola pushed shuts down after loss of federal funds”
So where were their supporters donating to them to cover their losses due to being a government dependent? I’m glad their supporters don’t understand yet what giving away 10% or more of your income away means else it’ll never closed. Christians can keep their organizations open without making themselves government dependent.
See I told you! Time after time again Government can always take back taxpayer money your organization is dependent on, taxpayer money doesn’t belong to the Americans receiving it. So best not to get dependent on it.
Looking at you AKHomeschooler families with your allotments that shed tears at the thought of losing what doesn’t belong to homeschoolers. No more than taxpayer money paying for government employees belongs to them.
One less ugly building downtown. Those buildings are going into such disarray and disrepair practically the entire second, third, fourth, fifth avenues from C street to the jail needs to be torn down for being ugly and unrepaired by its property owners