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https://www.salemstate.edu/student_life/6578.php


 * The university offers many opportunities where individuals can find support.
 * In addition, there are laws and policies that protect students from harassment or discrimination as they pursue their education.
 * The Alliance is a student group that offers opportunities to meet socially, plan events, lobby politically and/or find support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students and their straight allies.
 * Allies are people who are supportive of the GLBT community.
 * Assuming that everyone you see or interact with is heterosexual (known as heterosexism) is a subtle way to alienate those near you who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered.
 * Understand that there are a variety of opinions about appropriate expressions, but again, try not to assume that everyone is heterosexual.
 * Be sensitive to the fact that people have different comfort levels with language.
 * Don't tell jokes or make comments that stereotype or demean GLBT people.
 * For example, some GLBT people have embraced the word "queer" as a way to turn around a derogatory label. This same word, though, said by someone who is not gay can be an insult.
 * Wearing a button on a backpack or clothing can be a way to show that you are an ally.
 * Rainbows signify that there are GLBT people in all races.
 * The pink triangle was used by the Nazis during World War II to label suspected homosexuals in concentration camps. This symbol of past persecution has been embraced by the GLBT community as a source of pride.
 * Ask about someone's "significant other" rather than their boyfriend or girlfriend.
 * When you see someone's who is single, do you assume that they are looking for someone of the opposite sex? When someone talks with you about their relationship, do you assume it is with someone of the opposite sex?
 * Students can connect with others who share common experiences as well as meet people who are different from them by getting involved in campus events and student organizations.