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Mar 3

Free To Be Me

Free To Be Me 

I, _________________________________ hereby have permission to be 

imperfect with regards to people who are different from me.   It 

is ok if I do not know all the answers about LGBT issues or if, 

at times, my ignorance and misunderstanding becomes 

obvious.  I have permission to ask questions that may appear 

naive.  I have permission to struggle with these issues and be 

upfront and honest about my feelings.  I am a product of a 

heterosexist culture and I am who I am. I don’t have to feel 

guilty about what I know or believe, but I do need to take 

responsibility for what I can do now:  Try to learn as much as 

I can.  Struggle to change my false/inaccurate beliefs or 

oppressive attitudes toward LGBT people.

Signed _________________________________________________

Date    __________________________________

(from Virginia Tech’s Safe Zone Manual)