![]() ![]() We are very interested in connecting, educating, and sharing ideas for actions with you. Connect with us-reach out by email or social media. For example, many of my fellow FPA members are active in professional and community-based groups to help support, understand, and keep up with LGBTQ priorities and concerns. FPA has a Learning Center, multimedia resources, webinar recordings, and self-identified LGBTQ practitioners who are ready to meet you.Īs FPA members, many of us are already strong allies for the LGBTQ community. Plan to join an upcoming Knowledge Circle and network with other ally advocates and stay connected with each other. One of your first resources is the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA’s) PridePlanners’ landing page (/connect/diversity-inclusion/prideplanners), where you can learn about PridePlanner Knowledge Circle events. Start by aggregating top sources for research and information. ![]() This means staying current with research, surveys, national dialogues, and emerging concerns. This also means being mindful about how you can take specific actions to support the LGBTQ community’s many needs.Īs an advocate, you focus on educating yourself and others about the LGBTQ community-our successes, our concerns, and our priorities. This means continuing to learn, share resources, amplify good news, make connections, and show up as leaders for LGBTQ advisers in our membership and your communities of practice. What do I mean by this? Definitions: Ally Advocate We can make an even greater impact and meet important needs in the LGBTQ community, not just as allies but as conscientious advocates. ![]() I’m excited to share what I know with you. I became a real advocate for my LGBTQ community and helped others who consider themselves allies of the LGBTQ community learn more about our community and help me amplify information and ideas year-round. Now, most people know the LGBTQ community has a national celebration in June every year but what if I made it my mission to help people who are not in the LGBTQ community understand more about us? So, I’m proposing that you join my rainbow network if you are interested in really helping our community. As someone who has studied women in history, I was thrilled to hear my granddaughter say that with some exuberance, but what about my community, the LGBTQ community? She knows grandma is a lesbian but doesn’t really understand anything about my larger community. ![]() Although I’ve always valued monthly community celebrations, I think we could do more to support underserved communities all year long. She was so excited-and it got me thinking. When I was visiting my son and family this spring, my granddaughter came into the kitchen from her bedroom where she was attending her online classroom and said, “We were learning about great women in March, and now my teacher said we are going to study women in history all year long.” JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Discuss this article with fellow FPA Members through FPA's Knowledge Circles. įEEDBACK: If you have any questions or comments on this article, please contact the editor HERE. She is an avid volunteer for numerous organizations, including serving as an FPA Knowledge Circle host for PridePlanners. LaTourette, CFP ®, is an LPL registered principal and a personal CFO for clients. ![]()
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