Jessica Soukup, Kameron Koeffler, Matthew Shead, Susanne Kerns

For LGBTQIA+ students, even a single supportive adult can transform their lives.  We'll share some 'Ally 101' tips and give you a handy cheat-sheet version of the local and online resources you can use to help ensure LGBTQIA+ students are safe and supported in school, (even when it's distance-learning-school!)

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Resources Mentioned

• PFLAG Austin (Austin, TX organization to support the LGBTQ+ community and allies)

• PFLAG (National network of organizations that support the LGBTQ+ community and allies)

• Straight for Equality: Guide to Being a Straight Ally (Resource from PFLAG)

• Action Items for Advocates and Allies (To-Do list from PFLAG)

• GLSEN Austin (Austin, TX chapter of GLSEN, a national organization that supports LGBTQ+ students in K-12 schools)

• All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Austin, TX)

• Out Youth (Austin, TX non-profit providing support to LGBTQ+ youth)

• Allgo (Austin, TX organization for LGBTQ+ people of color)

• Out Youth Virtual Drop-In (Virtual safe space for LGBTQ+ youth)

• Austin ISD 2020 Trustee Elections (General information and list of candidates)

• Health Education at Austin ISD (General information)

• Host a Virtual Sex Ed Letter Writing Party (Texas Freedom Network Campaign to get the TX SBOE to implement inclusive health education standards)

• What is Bisexuality? (Resource from the Bisexual Resource Center)

• Transgender Education Network of Texas (Leading trans advocacy organization in TX)

• The Trans Language Primer (List of gender and sexuality-related terms, with definitions)

• Q Chat Space (Online community for LGBTQ+ teens)

• LGBT National Youth Talkline (​​Free and Confidential peer support for the LGBTQ and questioning community ages 25 and younger.)

• Support Hotlines (List from PFLAG)

• Trans Lifeline (Hotline and peer support organization for trans folks)

• Stories and Numbers (Project providing research and resources about the importance of GSAs and LGBTQ+ inclusive policies in schools)

• GSA Network (National organization providing support and resources to GSAs)

• GLSEN (National organization providing support to LGBTQ+ Students in K-12 schools)

• Ally Week (Annual GLSEN event celebrating and promoting allyship)

• Teaching Tolerance (Organization providing resources and information so educators can take a diverse and inclusive approach in teaching)