An ally is a person that wants to fight for the equalityof a marginalized group that they're not a part of.We need your help building this house,but you probably should listen so you know what to do first.Let's do this. (drilling)So here are my five tips for being a good ally.Understand Your PrivilegeUnderstand your privilege.A lot of people get hung up on the word privilegeso let me break it down for you nice and easy.Privilege does not mean that you are rich,that you've had an easy life, that everything has beenhanded to you and you've never had to struggle or work hard.All it means is that there are some things in lifethat you will not experience or ever have to think aboutjust because of who you are.It's kind of like those horses that have those blinders on.They can see just fine, there's just a whole bunch of stuffon the side that they don't even know exists.For example there are currently 29 states whereyou can legally be fired for being gay.There are 34 states where you canlegally be fired for being trans.Now as a straight cis women, those are things I don'tever have to think about if I don't want to.I'm not going to be fired because I'm straightand I'm not going to fired because I'm cis.So it makes sense that before I can fight for the rightsof others, I have to understand what rights I haveand others don't.Listen Do Your HomeworkThat's privilege.Listen and do your homework.It sounds like a no brainer but it's not possible for youto learn if you aren't willing to listen.So you've got to know when to zippa the lippa.I don't know...You get what I mean.That's the thing that's so cool about social media.There are so many people sharing their storiesall around the world, and connecting with peoplethat they normally would never get a chance towithout the power of the internet.So do your homework!Start reading blogs, tweets, news articles, and storiesso that you can get caught up on the issuesthat are important to the communitiesthat you want to support.Speak Up But Not OverSpeak up but not over.If the fight for equality was a girl group,the ally wouldn't be the lead singeror the second lead singer, they'd be Michelle.An ally's job is to support.You want to make sure that you use your privilegeand your voice to educate othersbut make sure to do it in such a waythat does not speak over the community membersyou're trying to support, or take credit for thingsthat they are already saying.This isn't Mario Kart, stay in your lane.Stay In Your LaneRealize that you're going to make mistakesand apologize when you do.Nobody's perfect, unlearning problematic thingstakes time and work so you are bound to mess upand trip and fall.But don't worry, you can brush yourself offand get right back up.I'm back up!Just remember that it's not about your intent,it's about your impact, so when you get called outmake sure to listen, apologize, commit to changingyour behavior and move forward.Last but certainly not least, actually the most importantthing on this list isremember that ally is a verb.Do The WorkSaying you're an ally is not enough,you've got to do the work.One through four, one through four.As always there are links in the video description boxto some of the things I mentioned in this videoalong with some resources that have beenreally helpful for me as I've gone along in my journeyto be more conscious.

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