LGBTQIA+ Charger Alliance Ally Pledge
As an ally, I pledge to support those who have been ignored, misunderstood, mistreated, and bothered by society. I will uplift and support people of all races, sexual orientations, gender expressions/identities, ages, body sizes/shapes, disabilities, ethnicities, cultures, etc.
I pledge to:
- Ensure that people have a safe space and place to be their true, authentic selves.
- Let individuals speak for themselves and I will listen with an open mind.
- Not to speak over or speak for anyone.
- Allow people to share personal/private experiences, stories, or information on their own time and comfortability.
- Not to discriminate, hate, or dislike and/or hold hostility against anyone in the LGBTQIA+ community.
- Learn about issues, terms, topics, language, etc. that are important to the LGBTQIA+ community.
- Intervene, if I safely can, in situations where students are being harassed and/or inform campus safety personnel.
- Be more inclusive whenever possible.
- Honor and normalize the use of people’s pronouns (She/Her, He/Him, They/Them, It/Its, etc.). I will do this by asking and/or sharing my pronouns, not assuming.
- Commit and continue to always educate myself on being an ally.
Actions will be monitored! Your allyship is a serious matter. The consequences of your actions aren’t restricted to this club but to the entirety of whether you’re on or off campus. This is about human rights!
The following actions will enforce the loss of your allyship:
- Disregarding any piece of the ally pledge.
- Discrimination, prejudice, dislike and/or hostility against anyone in the LGBTQIA+ community.
- Outing someone else without permission. Don’t tell someone else their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression before someone comes out to anyone.
- When someone comes out to you, don’t say “I knew it.” The coming out experience is about that other person and is not about your preconceived notions about the LGBTQIA+ community. The individual is creating trust with you, don’t break it, honor it.
- Pressuring someone to share personal or private information. Some individuals prefer to stay anonymous and it will remain that way until consent is given by the individual to become un-anonymous.