Where LGBTQ Allyship Goes Wrong

In Episode 23 of Car Chats, we discuss common mistakes that people make in their LGBTQ allyship journey. We unpack tokenism, workplace considerations, elevating sexuality/gender, and directly questioning an LGBTQ person about their identity.
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[@ja-ti2ub]

I really like how you express appreciation for the efforts people make in understanding and treating LGBT+ People (or anyone, for that matter) with kindness and respect. Thank you as always for posting this.

[@jacquelinemelissen6840]

It is hilarious and brilliant that y'all are so dedicated to the "car" of "car chats" that you're staying in the boiling car through a Michigan summer. Can't wait for August!
Speaking of allyship, do you have a patreon or venmo or some other way we can pay you for all this good work you do?

[@LiquidReality90]

I'm openly ace and the burden of education can be exausting! I understand why people have questions as meeting an ace person is rare; however, it makes me uncomfortable feeling like I am expected to represent the whole community

[@delainevanderlaan6421]

Another amazing video! While I totally agree that it's inappropriate to ask someone about their gender identity, I'm wondering if there's an approach to asking new acquaintances about preferred pronouns. Any advice on this topic?

[@joeyanddana7579]

Hey, Delaine! This is a great question and we probably don’t have a perfect answer. Something we’ve thought about doing is when introducing ourselves saying “I use she/her pronouns” and asking a question like “if you’re comfortable sharing, what are your pronouns?”
Here’s an article we recently read and found helpful:
www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq