Building LGBTQIA+ Allyship
Here are resources for allies and those interested in developing their allyship.
(Curated by CVM's GLBT Advocates and Wellbeing Initiative)
Organizations and Trainings
- NC State GLBT Advocate Program
https://diversity.ncsu.edu/glbt/glbt-advocate-program/
- NC State GLBT Student Advocate Program –
https://diversity.ncsu.edu/glbt/glbt-student-advocate-program/
- NC State Inclusive Excellence and Strategic Practice – IESP promotes diversity and builds cultural competency through a wide variety of educational opportunities for students, faculty and staff. https://diversity.ncsu.edu/inclusive-excellence-and-strategic-practice/
- PFLAG – Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays – https://pflag.org/
- PFLAG of the Triangle: https://www.pflagtriangle.org/
Terminology
- Glossary of Terms – Human Rights Campaign
Articles
- Guide to Being an Ally – Gay City News – https://gaycitynews.com/a-guide-to-being-an-ally/
- We Are All Allies – PFLAG – https://pflag.org/blog/we-are-all-allies
- 10 Ways to Be an Ally to Black LGBT People – Stonewall (UK) https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/10-ways-be-ally-black-lgbt-people
On Pronouns
- Pronouns.org – Resources on Personal Pronouns
- What are Gender Pronouns? Why Do They Matter? – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Books + Reading Lists
- PFLAG’s Guide to Being a Straight Ally
- Being and LGBTQ Ally – Human Rights Campaign
- 25 LGBTQ Books for Pride Month That Inform and Entertain
- Essential Reading on the LGBTQ Journey
Films
- Disclosure: Trans Lives Onscreen (2020)
- The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)
- State of Pride (2019)
- How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Resources in Veterinary Medicine
- PrideVMC Gender Identity Bill of Rights – https://pridevmc.org/gibor/
- AAVMC Diversity on Air podcast – https://soundcloud.com/diversitymatters-at-aavmc