{"id":3105,"date":"2020-07-20T14:48:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T13:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/?page_id=3105"},"modified":"2020-07-20T16:50:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T15:50:24","slug":"christine-davies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/role-models\/christine-davies\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Davies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Learning Environment Assistant<br \/>\nInformation Services<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/files\/2020\/02\/Christine-Davies-e1583315713401.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3106 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/files\/2020\/02\/Christine-Davies-e1583315713401-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/files\/2020\/02\/Christine-Davies-e1583315713401-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/files\/2020\/02\/Christine-Davies-e1583315713401.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.17em;margin-bottom: 1em\">Why do you want to be a straight ally?<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 1em 1em\">I feel it is important to promote love and acceptance to communities who experience marginalisation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.17em;margin-bottom: 1em\">Why would straight people be involved in LGBT+ issues?<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 1em 1em\">It is important to share cultural perspectives and experiences across communities, to champion diversity and shape a future in which everyone is equally respected.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.17em;margin-bottom: 1em\">What can straight allies do to make the University of Kent a better place for being an LGBT+ staff member?<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 1em 1em\">We can be informed about LGBT+ news and encourage our colleagues to participate in, and promote, LGBT+ networks and events.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.17em;margin-bottom: 1em\">Do you have any LGBT+ friends or family members, or experiences that have shaped your interest in being a straight ally?<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 1em 1em\">Yes, I have gay and trans friends.<\/div>\n<p>Christine is happy to be contacted by email: <a href=\"mailto:cnd4@kent.ac.uk\">cnd4@kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning Environment Assistant Information Services Why do you want to be a straight ally? I feel it is important to promote love and acceptance to communities who experience marginalisation. Why would straight people be involved in LGBT+ issues? It is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/role-models\/christine-davies\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":0,"parent":3133,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"onecolumn-page.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3105"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3247,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3105\/revisions\/3247"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/lgbtstaff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}