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[[File:Straight ally.png|thumb|The straight ally flag, the most well-known ally flag.]] |
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[[File:Trans ally.png|thumb|The Trans Ally flag.]] |
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⚫ | An '''ally''' or '''straight ally''' is a [[cisgender]], [[Straight|heterosexual]]/[[Heteromantic|romantic]], [[allosexual]]/[[Alloromantic|romantic]] ([[cishet]]) individual who is not a part of the [[LGBT+|LGBTA+]] community but supports the community. An ally acknowledges that LGBT people face discrimination and thus are socially disadvantaged, supports LGBT+ rights, and challenges homophobia, transphobia, etc. |
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⚫ | An '''ally''' or '''straight ally''' is a [[cisgender]], [[Straight|heterosexual]]/[[Heteromantic|romantic]], [[allosexual]]/[[Alloromantic|romantic]] ([[cishet]]) individual who is not a part of the [[LGBT+|LGBTA+]] community but supports the community. An ally acknowledges that LGBT people face discrimination and thus are socially disadvantaged, supports LGBT+ rights, and challenges homophobia, transphobia, etc. |
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Not everyone who meets this definition identifies specifically as an "ally". Not all cishet people are allies. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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==Flags== |
==Flags== |
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The straight ally flag was created sometime in the late 2000s, but the specific origin is unknown. The cisgender ally flag was created by Twitter user [https://en.pronouns.page/ @vaultausir] at an unknown time. |
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File:Bisexual Ally.jpg|The Bisexual ally flag by ally-flag-compendium |
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File:Aro Ally.png|The Aromantic ally flag by ally-flag-compendium |
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File:Ace Ally.png|The Asexual ally flag by ally-flag-compendium |
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File:Questioning Ally Flag.png|The Questioning ally flag by ally-flag-compendium |
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File:Static-assets-upload6444651288728686211.png|thumb|165x165px|The cisgender ally flag |
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The Trans Ally flag was made by an unknown person, but has been adopted and used by Trans Advocacy groups such as MaineTransNet and SuitUpMaine.<ref>https://www.suitupmaine.org/trans-ally-guide/</ref> |
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The Bisexual Ally flag was made by by tumblr user ally-flag-compendium on December 13th, 2020.<ref>https://ally-flag-compendium.tumblr.com/post/637367527423557632/my-bisexual-ally-flag</ref> |
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The Aromantic Ally flag was made by tumblr user ally-flag-compendium on December 15th, 2020.<ref>https://ally-flag-compendium.tumblr.com/post/637571800865325056/my-aromantic-ally-flag</ref> |
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The Asexual Ally flag was made by tumblr user ally-flag-compendium on December 16th, 2020.<ref>https://ally-flag-compendium.tumblr.com/post/637667268265918464/here-is-my-asexual-ally-flag</ref> |
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The original intersex ally flag was made by tumblr user ally-flag-compendium on December 17th, 2020.<ref>https://ally-flag-compendium.tumblr.com/post/637814322782994432/here-is-my-intersex-ally-flag</ref> |
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The cisgender ally flag was created by Twitter user [https://en.pronouns.page/@ausir @vaultausir] on or before June 30th, 2021.<ref>https://twitter.com/LJMLH2/status/1410445419113504769</ref> |
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The xenogender ally flag was created January 8th, 2021, by wiki user [[User:Ringotheman|ringotheman]]. It was made for non-xenic/non-xenogender people to show support for xenogender, xeno-aligned and xenic folks. |
The xenogender ally flag was created January 8th, 2021, by wiki user [[User:Ringotheman|ringotheman]]. It was made for non-xenic/non-xenogender people to show support for xenogender, xeno-aligned and xenic folks. |
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The second alternative intersex ally flag was also made by [[User:MintyTheKitty|Rosie]], at [[User:FoxBanana|FoxBanana]]'s request. |
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The Questioning Ally flag was made by tumblr user ally-flag-compendium on April 18th, 2021.<ref>https://ally-flag-compendium.tumblr.com/post/648811540211990528/here-is-my-questioning-ally-flag</ref> |
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⚫ | Alternate Intersex ally flags were made as [[User:Metanøiia|The Chain Collective]], who are bodily intersex, were uncomfortable with it due to the use of the straight flag implying that all intersex people were gay. The both flags were made by [[User:MintyTheKitty|Rosie]], at their request and [[User:FoxBanana|FoxBanana]]'s, respectively. It is unknown when these flags were made. |
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==Resources== |
==Resources== |
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Queer Trans Ally Flag.webp|Queer Trans Ally Flag by FANDOM user Waterbutcold |
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[[Category:Terminology|Ally]] |
[[Category:Terminology|Ally]] |
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[[Category:Conformant Terms]] |
[[Category:Conformant Terms]] |
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