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Learning Environment Supervisor
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Why do you want to be a straight ally?<\/div>\n
To continue to support a community who continue to face discrimination. I have been performing this function since my early teenage years and doing what I can to battle discrimination. I just see this as a new avenue to continue doing the same.<\/div>\n
Why would straight people be involved in LGBT+ issues?<\/div>\n
I think we need to remove barriers and accept that LGBTQ+ communities are just another part of our society. I do not like the us\/them divisions and I think the best way to break those barriers to engage with other communities, and \u201cnormalise\u201d those connections. I hope that through support systems like yours, examples can be set to other straight person. Also, to remind those in the LGBTQ+ communities who may be facing discrimination from straight individuals, that these abusers don\u2019t represent the entire sexual orientation, and there are always those who support the cause.<\/div>\n
What can straight allies do to make the University of Kent a better place for being an LGBT+ staff member?<\/div>\n
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