LGBTQ+ Allyship Resources
Anyone, regardless of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, can support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Deepening your understanding of LGBTQ-related issues, including basic terms and concepts, can help you support LGBTQ-identified people. You may have heard of the term “ally” in relation to LGBTQ issues. Allies are some of the most effective and powerful voices of the LGBT movement. A straight ally can merely be someone who supports and accepts the LGBTQ+ person, or a straight ally can be someone who personally advocates for equal rights and fair treatment. Not only do allies help people in the coming-out process, they also help others understand the importance of equality, fairness, acceptance, and mutual respect. These multi-media resources have been curated to both educate and entertain you and to provide you with an understanding of LGBTQ+ experience in society.
Articles
- It’s Time to Drop the ‘LGBT’ From ‘LGBTQ’
- Accelerating Acceptance 2019
- In Focus: Reporting on the Bisexual Community
- Where We Are on TV Report 2019
- Still Invisible / Todavía Invisibles
- Talking About Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
- More Than a Number - Shifting the Media Narrative on Transgender Homicides
- Studio Responsibility Index 2020
- This Is The Marketing Moment Of Our Generation—Will You Check Boxes Or Act Boldly?
- The Genderbread Person
Podcasts
- Queer America
- Making Gay History
- Still Processing
- One From The Vaults
- Food 4 Thot
- Getting Curious
- Las Culturistas
- Hoodrat to Headwrap
- Buffering the Vampire Slayer
- Lovett or Leave It
- Queery
- LGBTQ&A
- To L and Back
- Being LGBTQ
- Queerology
- For the Girls
- Keep It
- the glaadcast
- Bad With Money
- Nancy
- The Read
- Disability After Dark
- The Ten
- LGBTQ&A
- StoryCorps OutLoud
TV
- Visible - Out on Television Apple TV
- Gaycation Hulu
- Vida Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Starz
- Work in Progress Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Showtime
- Difficult People
- Sex Education Netflix
- Gentleman Jack HBO
- Cheer Netflix
- The Other Two Comedy Central
- Feel Good Netflix
- Schitt’s Creek Netflix
- Pose Netflix and FX on Hulu
- Mindhunter Netflix
- EastSiders Netflix
Music
- Lowell - “LGBT”
- Panic! at the Disco - “Girls/ Girls/ Boys”
- Hayley Kiyoko - "Girls Like Girls"
- Kylie Minogue - “Raining Glitter”
- Sufjan Stevens - "Love Yourself"
- Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton - "Rainbowland"
- Keala Settle - “This is Me”
- Madonna - “I Rise”
- MUSE - Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir - “Simply Love”
- Queen - “I Want to Break Free”
- Steve Lacy - “Like Me”
- Cyndi Lauper - “True Colors”
- George Michael — “Freedom! ‘90”
- Jill Sobule - "I Kissed a Girl"
- Ezra Furman - "Body Was Made"
- Arcade Fire - "We Exist"
- David Bowie — “Rebel Rebel”
- Green Day - “King for a Day”
- Macklemore and Lewis feat. Mary lambert - “Same Love”
- Taylor Swift _ “You Need to Calm Down”
- Kasey Musgraves - “Rainbow”
- Shea Diamond - “American Pie”
- Against Me! - "True Trans Soul Rebel"
- Tegan and Sara - “Boyfriend”
- Mary Lambert - “She Keeps Me Warm”
- Kacey Musgraves - "Follow Your Arrow"
- RuPaul — “Sissy That Walk”
- Melissa Etheridge - “I’m The Only One”
- Cupcakke - "LGBT"
- Mitski — "Nobody"
- Frank Ocean — "Chanel"
- Rostam — “Bike Dream"
- The Psychedelic Furs —"Love My Way"
- Lady Gaga — “Born This Way”
- Betty Who — “All Things”
- Kacey Musgraves — “High Horse”
- Scissor Sisters — “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’”
- Trixie Mattel — “Break Your Heart”
- Mika — “Grace Kelly”
- Todrick Hall — “Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels”
- Troye Sivan — “Bloom”
- Tegan and Sara — “Closer”
- MUSE - Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir - “Everything Possible”
Non-Fiction Books
- Troublemaker for Justice
- Queer History of the United States for Young People
- She He They Me For the Sisters Misters & Binary Resisters
- Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned
- Gay Revolution The Story of the Struggle
- And the Band Played on: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
- Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation
- Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports
- Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality
- Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South
- Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans
- Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman
- Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue
- Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity
- Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation
- Gay Rights at the Ballot Box
- Zami: A New Spelling of My Name: A Biomythography
Fiction Books
- A Bastard Out of Carolina
- Borderlands/La Frontera
- Giovanni's Room
- Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
- The Hours
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post
- Middlesex
- For Today I Am A Boy
- Less
- The Laramie Project
- The Normal Heart
- The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
- Like a Love Story
- Sadness is a White Bird
- If I Was Your Girl
- Me Talk Pretty One Day
- Lies We Tell Ourselves
- We the Animals
- The Book of Salt
- The Color Purple
- Highly Illogical Behavior
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- What They Always Tell Us
- Drowning in Fire
- Red at the Bone
- Mrs. Dalloway
Organizations
- Autostraddle Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Queer Quarantine Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Human Rights Campaign Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Glaad Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Anti-Violence Project Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- CenterLink Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- COLAGE Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- GMHC Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Matthew Shepard Foundation Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Movement Advancement Project Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Out & Equal Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Straight for Equality Twitter | Facebook
- The Trevor Project Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Williams Institute Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook
Influencers
- Maya Noir
- Dr. Shanté Cofield
- Ylenia
- Nathan Aguilera
- Gabi & Shanna
- Devin-Norelle
- Daniela (Danie)
- Heather Pearson
- Josh Rimer
- Lindsay Cale
- Jenna Howieson
- Uwern Jong
- Matthew Schueller & Michael Lindsay
- Owin Pierson
- Ravi Roth
- The Travelling Gays – Doug & Sanj
- Alysse Dalessandro Santiago
- Arielle Scarcella
- Aydian Dowling
- Hannah and Alia
- Sanne & Michèle
- B. Hawk Snipes
- Barry
- Danni Parr
- Scarlett Snow
- Jordan Adkins
- Bailey Mills
- Amber Whittington
- Ronnie Rose Bloom
- Alyssa Roberson
- Ziggy
- Kaitlyn Hubert
- Karli Buckley
- Mads
- Pedro
- Divinity Ray
- Lisa & Lauren Aadland-Halling
- Couple of Men – Karl & Daan
- Roxanne Weijer & Maartje Hensen
- Bree Pear
- Teraj
- Chella Man
- Munroe Bergdorf
- Jonathan Van Ness
- Amber Whittington
- Lena Waithe
- Benjamin Mezler
- Keiynan Lonsdale
- Tyler Oakley
- Calle y Poché
Resource List Compiled by: Gillian Oakenfull, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing | Faculty Director of Diversity and Inclusion | Farmer School of Business |
Faculty Affiliate | Department of Emerging Technology in Business & Design | Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies |
https://miamioh.edu/fsb/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-oakenfull | @DrGOboldly | @KickglassM
Forbes.com CMO Network Contributor | Cultural Leadership in a VUCA World
Contact me at goakenfull@miamioh.edu with suggested additions to the list.
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