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What is "Straight for Equality?"

“I always wanted to be one of those people who would make things change for my gay friends – I just wasn’t sure how or where to do it.”

Sound familiar?

Chances are it is. Across the country, thousands of allies – straight individuals who don’t necessarily have a family member who is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (GLBT) – are seeing big changes in the way that their GLBT friends and colleagues are treated. While many of these changes are good, there’s still a long way to go before equality is reached.

The problem is that many of these allies want to help, but just don’t know how, or if they’re needed, or, for that matter, where to start.

Allies, you’ve come to the right place. Straight for Equality is the answer for you.

Straight for Equality is a national outreach and education project to empower allies in supporting and advocating for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in three primary arenas:

Our homes
Our workplaces
Our communities
Basically, if there’s a place where you can talk to someone else, there’s an opportunity for you to put some of the things you can get from Straight for Equality into action.

We’re not talking about major political protests (although that's certainly an option) but the tiny everyday changes – like not omitting the fact that your best friend is gay when you’re telling grandma about him – raise awareness and challenge assumptions and stereotypes. Maybe it means objecting when someone at the office tells that really over-the-top gay joke…again. Or perhaps it is about paying attention to how a candidate stands on equality issues and making your opinion heard with your vote.

Really, the possibilities for what you can do are endless.

Welcome to Straight for Equality – we’re glad you’re here and can’t wait for you to start learning more.

What’s next?

Visit PFLAG's "Straight for Equality" Website & take the "Straight for Equality" Pledge!

http://www.straightforequality.org/


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