What do you need from your allies?
I mentioned a while back that I'd be writing an ally guide this summer (mostly for myself, but in hopes to also keep others in mind so it's not just me-specific; I'm FTM-spectrum). I've been really lazy and haven't really started.
So, before I actually start... I want to hear from the rest of you. What do you need from your allies? What do you need from your supporters so that they can also be good allies (since being a supporter and being an ally aren't always the same thing)?
What are specific things that people could do that are not perhaps readily apparent to those who mean well?
If you like, mention what you might need from a healthcare professional so that they are more trans-friendly, a teacher, a professor, a neighbor, a fellow PTA member, etc.
Comment with as few or as many words as you like. Thank you. :)
Edit:
Also, if you're aware of a trans-ally and/or LGB-ally resource I should look at, please pass on the information.
(I'm already looking at these zines: "Tim Tum: Trans Jew Zine" by Micah Bazant, "Clutch: The Hinge of Allies" by Jacoby Ballard, "Subject to Change # 12" by Toby, "Dancing with Myself: The Trans Ally Issue" by Pony, and probably some others that I've forgotten I have stashed away somewhere...)
So, before I actually start... I want to hear from the rest of you. What do you need from your allies? What do you need from your supporters so that they can also be good allies (since being a supporter and being an ally aren't always the same thing)?
What are specific things that people could do that are not perhaps readily apparent to those who mean well?
If you like, mention what you might need from a healthcare professional so that they are more trans-friendly, a teacher, a professor, a neighbor, a fellow PTA member, etc.
Comment with as few or as many words as you like. Thank you. :)
Edit:
Also, if you're aware of a trans-ally and/or LGB-ally resource I should look at, please pass on the information.
(I'm already looking at these zines: "Tim Tum: Trans Jew Zine" by Micah Bazant, "Clutch: The Hinge of Allies" by Jacoby Ballard, "Subject to Change # 12" by Toby, "Dancing with Myself: The Trans Ally Issue" by Pony, and probably some others that I've forgotten I have stashed away somewhere...)