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For the next Allies Training Session, please contact Karen Click at 8-4796 or kclick@smu.edu.
What to Expect at an Allies Training
- You will meet other SMU faculty, staff and students who are striving to create an empowering environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community on campus.
- You will learn about the history and purpose of the SMU Allies program.
- You will discuss common myths and assumptions about lgbt individuals and learn how these societal views of the lgbt population impact identity development, the coming out process, and same-sex relationships.
- You will receive information regarding campus and community resources supporting the lgbt community - including Spectrum, the chartered lgbt affirming student organization.
- You will engage in an experiential exercise that will help sensitize you to some of the losses that lgbt might face when considering coming out.
- Hopefully, your desire to be an advocate for SMU’s lgbt community will be ignited and you will resolve to work towards obtaining basic human rights for all people.
To sign up for the next Allies training, contact Karen Click at (214) 768-4796 or kclick@smu.edu.