What is the difference between a GLBTQ group and a Gay-Straight Alliance?
Homosexual persons are brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, friends, pastors, and more. CUA administration would be hard-pressed to find one person on campus that does not know or is not related to someone who is homosexual. An Ally group creates a safe place for both GLBTQ people and their heterosexual allies to discuss issues surrounding sexual orientation and sexual identity. The benefits of this dialogue are threefold: GLBTQ students feel supported by their heterosexual peers, heterosexual peers learn more about GLBTQ issues, and there is a safe place for people to come and talk about how they are struggling to understand their own sexuality or how to respond to a family member or friend who is GLBTQ. The Ally group is a microcosm of a culture where both GLBTQ and heterosexuals are already addressing these issues.
