Being a "Community" Ally

julieisafemme · 07-29-2010, 09:32 AM

Hi Met! Great thread. I actually like the discussions and hearing from each "home" group as you call it. I have learned so much on these sites that I never would have learned without these discussions. I guess I feel that in general most on this site are allies to the "queer" community.

For myself the question of how to be a better community member has to do with being a better person in all areas of my life. You know that expression "it's an inside job"? To be a better ally I need to participate and I need to be aware of how I participate.

I think maybe sometimes people have hard feelings against each other and not so much a group. To be a better ally I have to start with just me and not a group or a community.

07-29-2010, 09:32 AM	#4
julieisafemme Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Woman Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Married to Greyson Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: In the present Posts: 828 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,156 Thanked 3,434 Times in 660 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Hi Met! Great thread. I actually like the discussions and hearing from each "home" group as you call it. I have learned so much on these sites that I never would have learned without these discussions. I guess I feel that in general most on this site are allies to the "queer" community. For myself the question of how to be a better community member has to do with being a better person in all areas of my life. You know that expression "it's an inside job"? To be a better ally I need to participate and I need to be aware of how I participate. I think maybe sometimes people have hard feelings against each other and not so much a group. To be a better ally I have to start with just me and not a group or a community.