Guide to Being an Ally to LGBTQ+ People

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PFLAG National needs your help demonstrating the importance of active allyship, and what that means to you! By sharing your stories and insights, you’ll help engage and bring new allies into the effort to provide our LGBTQ+ loved ones with the understanding, affirmation, and safety they need.

Please respond to one or more of the prompts below to share your experiences for possible inclusion in the brand-new edition of The Guide to Being an Ally to LGBTQ+ People (formerly the guide to being a straight ally.) Identifying information collected will be used based on your responses to questions one and two. If you select “yes” for question two, any identifying information will be used for follow-up purposes only. You can respond to as many or as few of the prompts as you would like.

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As an ally, what was the toughest topic for you to understand or behavior for you to change? Why do you think that was the case? (100 word limit)

When you hear someone say something unkind or untrue about people who are LGBTQ+, what keeps you from intervening in some way? (100 word limit)

Give an example (or examples) of how you show up as an ally to your LGBTQ+ friends, family, neighbors, classmates, and colleagues every day. (100 word limit)

If you are the parent or family member of an LGBTQ+ person, what is the most important and immediate thing your family needs from allies? (100 word limit)

For those who are LGBTQ+, can you share a specific example of a time that having an ally made a difference in your life? (100 word limit)

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