Research Guides: LGBTQ+ Resources: Resources for Allies

What is an Ally?

What does it mean to be an ally? How can you be one? The following resources can help you navigate the ally landscape.

What makes a good ally?

How do I know what makes a good ally? These videos from GLAAD feature members of the LGBTQ+ community who explain in their own words, what makes a good ally.

Resources for Allies

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Ally Resources from GLAAD Allies are some of the most effective and powerful voices of the LGBT movement. Not only do allies help people in the coming-out process, they also help others understand the importance of equality, fairness, acceptance and mutual respect
Ally Resources from PFLAG PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. With over 400 chapters and 200,000 members and supporters crossing multiple generations of families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas across America, PFLAG is committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued, and affirmed.
Straight Spouse Network The Straight Spouse Network (SSN) is an international organization that provides personal, confidential support and information to heterosexual spouses/partners, current or former, of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender mates and mixed-orientation or transgender/non-transgender couples for constructively resolving coming-out problems. In 1986, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (now Parents, Families, and Friends –PFLAG) formed a Task Force for Spouses of Lesbians and Gays, with regional contacts, a few support groups across the country and England, and a packet of procedures and article reprints for group facilitators. In 1991, the leaders of the Task Force and an independent National Organization of Straight Spouses that had a newsletter turned them over to Amity Buxton, who combined and expanded the organizations into a worldwide network of support, education, and advocacy for straight spouses of gay, lesbian, or bisexual partners and mixed-orientation couples.