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Todd Hannula 🤓 and alto, you may have the best of intentions but I think this whole discussion…

Thanks for the tag, but this thread looks like a deep rabbit-hole that I don’t have the energy to get into right now… I appreciated alto’s response in the thread I was involved in; he elevated black voices, which is the proper role of a white ally (in my opinion).

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Kevin MakiceMar 316 min read

Woe is the Ally

I grew up wanting to be President. It’s not a particularly original goal for a kid in America, but I’ll cop to buying into the…

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Jennifer LernerFeb 224 min read

Gender Equality/Allyship 101: A Quick Starter Guide for Men

While more men are becoming privy to the…

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Clem Breslin in Human Development ProjectJan 214 min read

Both Sides Now: On Allyship

Nicole looked at me intensely before saying with an exasperated sigh, “I wish I could be a lesbian. It would…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered things14 hrs ago1 min read

“8 Ways to Show Respect for Someone’s Name Change”

“2. Remember That it Isn’t Your Place to Ask Certain Questions
It isn’t polite to ask someone why they have chosen to go by a new name.

There are a lot of reason why someone would want to shed an old identity…

Gabbie BJan 234 min read

Macklemore, White Privilege II, and interpreting my role in the development of allies

I may have not-so-popular opinions about white allies, so my more radical racial justice friends might disagree with my overall sentiment, but that is how discourse happens, eh? Either…

Amanda GelenderMar 119 min read

6 Action Items for White People in the Workplace & Beyond

I wrote this piece for internal consumption…

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SurgeJan 254 min read

Allies: what are they good for?

Following the exposure of An Oppression, the well-meaning ask: “What can I do to be a good ally?”

Aria EhrenAug 1, 20159 min read

Supporting Marginalized People as an Ally or Outsider

This is a post based on recent correspondence with Eve, an editor for a yet-to-be-published website “to help trans people present themselves however they wish”. This may be well-intended, but there are some problems with the approach I…

Jess Brooks in Genders, and other gendered thingsAug 9, 20141 min read

“A How to Guide for Male Feminists (with the caveat that I don’t know what I’m talking about)”

“I’m learning all the time from different feminists about what they believe a man’s role in feminism should be. I listen. I take notes. I act accordingly. There’s no…