Things Straight Allies can to insure equality for Gays & Lesbians 
First of all, I wish to express my heartfelt appreciation for the outpouring of support from our wonderful straight allies here, Thank You!!! This Gay Man Appreciates & Thanks you all!!!!

God Bless Everyone!!!
Here's what you can do to help:
Plesae Vist these below web sites -take action on the online petitions listed on these gay rights groups listed below:
Huamn Rights Campaign
http://www.hrc.org
National Gay/Lesbian Task Force
http://www.thetaskforce.org/
Gay, Lesbian,& Straight Educators Network
http://www.glsen.org
PFLAG (Parents, Friends, & Families Of Gays & Lesbians)
http://www.pflag.org
Family Pride
http://www.familypride.org
Lambda Legal
http://www.lambdalegal.org
Scouting For All
http://www.scoutingforall.org
Veterans For Equality
http://www.glbva.org
Servicemen Legal Defense Network (SLDN)
http://www.sldn.org/templates/index.html

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Wow!  Thanks for the many links, Michael!    This thread could be an extremely valuble resource for GLBTI rights activists.  Do you mind if I keep it pinned to the group homepage?

I'm familiar with most of the organizations you listed - and I must agree, they are excellent resources for heterosexual activists as well as gays.

Thank you so much!  It's awesome that you're out and making your voice heard!  We salute you! 

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You're very right, Jody.  That, I think, above all else, is the most powerful thing a heterosexual activist can do: intervene.  Unfortunately, I too hear the phrase "that's so gay" daily in my high school, and it really ticks me off.    I try to intervene whenever possible, without offending the people who do it simply out of habit and don't mean it in an anti-gay way.  (When you hear the phrase like...what?  Five times a day?  -_-  It can be very hard to slip up and say it.  It even accidently once or twice a year back.  x_x  Urgh.  It's like a high school accent or something...luckily I broke the habit very fast.)

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I can't stand "that's so gay".  One teacher actually put it on the board and used all the properties from algebra to show why it is wrong to say that.  He said any kid that said it in his class would be sent to the Time Out room (where they keep track of demerits for detentions).  There are a few times when I use the phrase, but I literally mean "gay" when I say it.  Like, when my guy friends start grabbing/kissing/biting/licking/rubbing each other, I'm like "wow you guys are being gay" (and they're not gay...well, the ones I'm thinking of at the moment aren't).

I've definitely had to argue with my friends before when they got freaked out about finding out that my best friend is bi (oddly, the person freaking out was like a foot away when the chick came out to me, but whatever, guess she doesn't listen) or how much of a fruit fly I am (glad I heard that phrasing by the way...keeps me from using the f** word in f** hag ^^)

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How the heck did that rediculous phrase get started?  My niece used it the other day over an incident that occured when I dropped her off to school.  One of her male teachers approached the car to remind me about volunteering for the school's holiday pageant.  when I explained that I was not Ashley's mother, but her Aunt,  He apologized, and asked if I would like to help anyway!  I agreed, and we ended up having a very nice conversation. 

When I went to pick up Ashley, she and two friends got in the car, and asked what I had talked about with Mr.------.  When I told them, Ashley said, "Oh, he's so gay!"  well, not being familiar with teenage lingo, I replied that his sexual orientation was not a requirement for being a good teacher!  I really thought that they were referring to that.  After the girls laughed uproariously at my "ignorance", I was told what was meant by something "being gay". 

Was I upset!  By the time I dropped them all off, they could not get out of the car fast enough.  I hope that at least some of what I said got through.  I reminded Ashley that her cousin David, her cousin, Thomas, and her great-aunt Annie were gay/lesbian.  I don't know how effective I was.  do teenagers ever listen to us "older people"?  I tried not to sound too preachy, but I did want her to know that if she should never use that offensive term, and absolutely never in my presence. 

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