Living on a college campus presents many challenges but also gives you several opportunities to stand up for your beliefs. Being an ally for anyone often means operating in spaces where marginalized voices need your help to be heard or for a movement to be taken seriously. It’s vit...
I had a lot of friends tell me to "get over it" or that I'm "above it," which only made me feel worse for being so bothered by it all. As an ally, please don't invalidate someone's feelings, whatever they may be (as long as they don't put someone at risk), because...
Being an autism ally is a journey, and journeys are always nicer with company. Share what you learn with others, find like-minded people, and set out on the path to allyship together. Happy Autism Acceptance Month!
Yankey adds, “Let them [loved ones] know how their behavior affects you and how it affects them. Doing that as someone with privilege instead of forcing the folks without privilege to do so can be an important act of allyship.”
Ellen Melissa BroidoBroido, E. M. (2000). Ways of being an ally to lesbian, gay, and bisexual students. In V.A. Wall & N. J. Evans (Eds.), Toward acceptance: Sexual orientation issues on campus (pp. 345-369). Washington, DC: American College Personnel Association....
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of our lives.Not only can we embrace change as it happens in order to feel more freedom of spirit,we can also use change as a powerful tool to free ourselves from what may not be working in our lives. Don’t be afraid of change,it can be your ally, and it too can set you free...
If you want to be an ally to people living with mental illness, you have understand what it actually is. But that doesn't mean asking them to explain it to you. "When people are living these experiences, it's a burden to have to educate others when they could make a conscious effort...
If you really want to be an ally to immigrants, you have to know the appropriate ways to address them. Using the terms "illegal" or "alien" to describe immigrants dehumanizes them, and is a tool of xenophobia and oppression. "The words that we use strike to the heart of how we unde...
2. Observe Non-judgmentally If you choose to experiment with the path of sexual abstinence, practice allowing any feelings that arise within you emerge. Try not to judge them, instead, just be an observer. See these feelings as they are, they are natural. Simply observe what these desires ...