Resources for “How Do You Ally?” Presentation at ACPA
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Intersectional Allyship is for Everyone
Types of Allyship Actions
Educational
• Educate selves about LGBTQ+ realities and concerns
• Seek to understand individual experiences
• Educate others
• Empower others to ally
Personal / Relational
• Listen
• Support mental health
• Normalize LGBTQ+ experiences
• Create safe personal spaces
Public / Advocacy
• Associate & spend time with diverse LGBTQ+ people
• Work toward improvements for the whole LGBTQ+ community
• Work as hard as the most marginalized in the LGBTQ+ community
Questions for reflection:
What specific allyship actions have you seen or done?
What specific actions will you do to to improve your personal allyship?
Organizational Allyship
Political advocacy
Recruiting
Resource allocation
Education & training
Etc.
Policy
Practice & procedure
Facilities
Culture
Representation
Questions for reflection:
What LGBTQ+ & allyship resources already exist on your campus?
What is within your sphere of influence in the organization?
What have you seen/heard is the most urgent allyship need in the org?
Who can you collaborate with to make change?
What specific actions can you take to improve allyship in your organization?