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Sign Up Locations 12th Man Foundation @ Koldus Room 109 Rother’s Bookstore @ Southgate Loupot’s @ Southgate Texas Aggie Bookstore @ Northgate next to Freebird’s Monday, Sept. 2 through Friday, Sept. 6 from 1-5 p.m. each day and Monday, Sept. 9 through Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 1-5 p.m. each day. D r Sponsors Texas A&M Athletic Department 12th Man Foundation EqualNet Washington County Fair Aggie 96 Rother’s Bookstores Loupot’s Texas Aggie Bookstore DROP REGISTRATION FORM OFF AT ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS TO BE A MEMBER Name: Local Address Local Phone: Enclosed is: $ 12 for one semester $24 for a full year ALLIES supports homosexual communit By John LeBas The Battalion G ay, lesbian and bisexual Aggies have an ally at Texas A&M. Actually, they have more than one ally. These students can turn to ALLIES, a support group of over 100 staff, students and faculty, when they need a confidential place to talk and confide. Becky Elkins Nesheim, coor dinator of women’s programs in the Department of Student Life, has been active as an ALLY since last spring. She said ALLIES is an organiza tion of A&M students, faculty and staff members willing to provide a safe place to listen and provide support to gay, lesbian and bisex ual students. “Think of what the word ‘ally’ means,” Elkins Nesheim said. “It’s a person to provide support.” Christi Moore, Department of Student Life adviser and ALLIES coordinator, said the main pur pose of the group is “to show sup port for the gay, lesbian and bisex ual community at A&M.” These students can feel secure in talking to an ALLY about any issue or concern, she said. “We want them to know there’s someone receptive to them,” Moore said. ALLIES also aims to educate heterosexuals on myths sur rounding homosexuality and to let them know how they may sup port gay, lesbian, and bisexual students, Moore said. Elkins Nesheim said members of ALLIES may be identified by placards, usually mounted on their office or dorm room doors. The placards are black with “ALLY” written in blue and have a pink triangle in the “Y." ALLIES will hold several educa tional sessions, or advances, this semester to educate people on what it means to be gay, lesbian This is the second story in a series about support services available on campus for students. The series will run through the week and highlight a different support service each day. and bisexual. Moore said individual advances will be geared towards people with different needs and interests. One or two advances, she said, will be designed to edu cate those interested in providing support to gay, lesbian and bisex ual students on what it means to be an ALLY. These advances will also focus more on initial training in gay issues, rather than focusing on training development-orient ed sessions directed towards peo ple with previous gay support experience, Moore said. “We’re hoping to get people more of the introduction that they need,” she said. All interested students, staffai faculty are encouraged to att«| these advances, Moore said.' is no commitment implied ins ply attending an advance. “We’re asking people to go,a then they will have the opportu ty to become an ALLY," Elki Nesheim said. Those who decide to becoir member of ALLIES, Moore i help show the gay, lesbian; bisexual community at A&Mt there are | pie at a tn tionally cm s e r v a till school care about! needs. “ T biggest benefit of ALLIES i:| show students that there is t port of gays, lesbians and bist als on campus,” she said. Moore said she encou anyone with questions aty ALLIES to attend an advana speak to an ALLY. 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