Phyllis Rhodes is the former executive director of Identity, the Anchorage-based nonprofit that seeks to advance Alaska’s LGBTQIA2S+ community. Born in 1937, Ms. Rhodes spent her youth in Amarillo, Texas. She moved to Anchorage in 1964 with her then husband, because she wanted a better future for her daughters. Although she’d known she was a lesbian since childhood, Phyllis was 62 years old before she began living openly. Despite her late start, the Alaska LGBTQ+ community is forever indebted to Phyllis Rhodes for her incredible work to advance our community.
