June is LGBT Pride Month. In spite of my often silly posts, one of the the things I genuinely miss on here was the sense of community among members. It seems to have been lost many years ago.
Speaking entirely for myself, I'm not even sure how I fit in anymore. I'm married and identify as straight, yet have had relationships with transwomen. My first sexual experience was with a very cute (yes
very...
) young male friend when I was not quite 13.
I regularly attend our local TDOR, host one at my home in Zionsville, or as I did this year, attend a "virtual" one. One of my causes is ending the violence and discrimination against transgender people. Many of you know that I teach at a local university in Indianapolis where I'm an advisor to LGBT students among other things.
After years of consideration I've decided that my best contribution to our community is as an Ally. I have had an Ally flag on my blog for several years now. Here is a short video I uploaded to TikTok listing 10 ways someone can be a good Ally. The list comes from Glaad. I thought at this time it might be appropriate to share it on here.
https://www.tiktok.com/@ams9729/vide...78679006922245