BiStanders

Don’t just be a BiStander, but an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community! But what makes someone a good ally? Annie and Rose discuss how to build you good ally tool kit, actions that flex the good ally muscle, and ways your actions can have an impact! Specific questions are discussed at the timestamps below. Email us your comments, thoughts, stories at [email protected] or leave us a message at https://anchor.fm/hellogoodbis/message. :::::SPOILER ALERTS::::: John Wick plot. Also, maybe the Matrix… ::::: SOURCES::::: All your subs are belong to us: https://www.reddit.com/r/bisexual/, https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/, https://www.reddit.com/r/ainbow/, https://www.reddit.com/r/actuallesbians/, https://www.reddit.com/r/bisexualadults/, https://www.reddit.com/r/AskLGBT/, https://www.reddit.com/r/queer/, https://www.reddit.com/r/LGBTQ/ Autostraddle https://www.autostraddle.com/ Pink News https://www.pinknews.co.uk/ Pride Media https://www.pridemedia.com/ Other LGBTQ news Outlets https://lmgtfy.com/?q=lgbtq+news+outlets @JessicaOutOfTheCloset https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdi0yUyGW1PKzYXaIACnuA Stevie Boebi https://www.youtube.com/user/SassiBoB Bihistory instagram https://www.instagram.com/bihistory/ PFLAG General https://pflag.org/ Advocacy 101 https://pflag.org/advocacy-101 Tips for parents https://pflag.org/blog/parents-quick-tips-supporting-your-lgbtq-kids-and-yourself-during-coming-out-process Voting Check that you’re registered https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/ Register to vote https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/ Election reminders https://www.vote.org/election-reminders/ Find your polling place https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/ Registered somewhere that you aren’t physically? Know the absentee rules and deadlines https://www.vote.org/absentee-voting-rules/ Professor Ken Yoshino's Epistemic Contract of Bisexual Erasure http://www.kenjiyoshino.com/articles/epistemiccontract.pdf :::::TIMESTAMPS::::: How do I respond when someone comes out to me? 5:45 How can I show support when I think someone is queer, but they haven’t come out to me? 13:50 How can I learn about the queer experience in general? 18:50 Letter from an ally 24:34 Can I ask about someone's personal experiences? 28:50 How can I support my people every day? 30:30 How to take down the haters 36:00 Get involved / support community / resources for allies 42:30 I think I messed up. What do I do? 50:05 Shout out to listeners 54:50 BiLights (bi news) 56:10 History and Bising Stars 60:14 Call for AdBice 65:12