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Come Out & Play: Straight Allies

by Lyndsey Darcangelo

Today’s Come Out & Play post spotlights Straight Allies.

It’s always good to have someone on your side. When it comes to homosexuals, it’s always good to have straight people on your side. Here’s a coming out story of a straight ally, courtesy of YouTube.

From YouTube:

Amy Buttery is married to husband Rob, has two young sons, Benjamin and Michael and is an LGBT ally.

When asked to be Michigan’s host for the national event, Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights, Amy didn’t hesitate but jumped right in and got to work. When interviewed recently by Detroit News columnist Deb Price, Amy said, “I see myself as a straight ally. But I never thought of that as a position that involved activity. All it took was for someone to ask.”

Tune in every Friday for the Come Out & Play series, featuring coming out stories of celebrities, every day people, personal reflections, advice, tid bits and everything else concerning the complicated world of coming out!

Got an interesting coming out story to tell? Contact me and I will feature it in an upcoming post of Come Out & Play.

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Posted in Come Out & Play on February 29th, 2008

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