Promoting a Supportive Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally Environment
Educate Yourself
- Listen to an learn from lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people
- Attend LGBT speakers, events, films, workshops, and cultural events
- Go through a whole day imagining yourself to be L, G, B, or T
- Model Non-Heteroxiest or Non-Homophobic Behavior and Attitudes
- Use inclusive language like partner or date rather than boyfrien/girlfriend or wife/husband
- Make friends with LGBT people
- Use the same standards for same-gender affection in public that you use for opposite-gender affection
- Create an Inclusive Culture and a Welcomign Environment
- Assume the people in your workplace or classroom are LGBT
- Say the words lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender out loud
- Post flyers announcing events of interest to LGBT individuals and groups
- Educate Ohters
- Have informal discussions at work or in the classroom
- Offer alternatives, accurate information, etc. when you hear homophobia steretypes of myths
- Sponsor an LGBT program
- Confront Overt Incident
- Interrupt heterosexist jokes, slurs, comments or assumptions
- Make clear to all who are involved both relevant policies and your own feelings
- Provide support to the victim/target of the attack
- Tak a Public Stand
- Promote LGBT non-discimination policies, hate-crime legislation, and domestic partner benefits.
- Write a letter
- Attend a rally or march supporting LGBT people
- Own Your Own Privilege
- Understand and educate yourself about oppression
- Learn to become an ally to others
- Attend education conferences and workshops around these topics
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