Worksheet for Becoming LGBTQIA Allies in Rotary Youth Exchange presentation.

1. Becoming An Ally – Building Your Toolbox
Building Materials (What knowledge do you need?) -
Measuring Tape (How much empathy do you need to express?) –
Pencil (Write out any feelings of difficult emotions you can experience helping LGBTQIA+ RYE
youth in need.) –
Speed Square (Where are you being too square?) –
Nails (Where can you help LGBTQIA+ RYE youth feel secure?) -
Clamp (Where can you help clamp out prejudice and teach others knowledge?) -
Saw (Where can you saw off false, bias, or prejudice information to find evidence-based
research and information about LGBTQIA+ youth?) -
Safety Glasses (How can you keep eyes seeing prejudice, unjust treatment and fight it?) –
Drill (What do you want to “fastened down” in your RYE program to help support LGBTQIA+
RYE youth?) -
Sandpaper (Where do you need to smooth out any roughness in your self-examination of how
you interact with LGBTQIA+ youth?) -
Hammer (How can you hammer out any prejudice and unjust judgment of LGBTQIA+ youth?) -