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Release Year
2023
Book Title
The Savvy Ally
ISBN
9781538169247
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
153816924X
ISBN-13
9781538169247
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2329418004

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
286 Pages
Publication Name
Savvy Ally : a Guide for Becoming a Skilled Lgbtq+ Advocate
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Subject
Sociology / General, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Lgbt Studies / Lesbian Studies
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Author
Jeannie Gainsburg
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2022-049426
Reviews
If you're interested in being an effective ally to the LGBTQ+ communities then put this book on your required-reading list and learn from one of the best. Gainsburg's savviness, warmth, sensitivity, and humor emanate from every page. You're going to love this book., The Savvy Ally is a read for everyone. It is one of the best tutorials I've read that offers key insights into LGBTQ communities while offering practical guidance and action-oriented tips that will help allies become more culturally competent, respectful, and impactful in their interactions, both personally and in business., This is it. You found it--the very best guide on how not to make mistakes with LGBTQ+ employees, customers, students, congregants, patients, and family members. If you want to be an effective ally for LGBTQ+ people, buy and read The Savvy Ally. I very enthusiastically endorse this book, Once in a while, a book comes along that resonates with my heart & my life's passion/mission. This is The Savvy Ally bookby Jeannie Gainsburg. It contains all the relevant aspects and more on how to be an ALLY, excuse me, a SAVVY ALLY as Jeannie's badass humor and personality came through the reading for me. I love it so much!, This is such an amazing book about how someone who is not part of the LGBTQ+ community can be a helpful advocate to those who are... I highly recommend this book to everyone., An ideal, practical, effective, and thoroughly 'user friendly' DIY instructional guide and manual, The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to family, personal, professional, community, college, and university library LGBTQ collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists., The Savvy Ally is a book I will recommend again and again for its thoughtful approach to gaining knowledge, skill, and confidence. It's a much-needed tool in our box!, If you want to support LGBTQ+ people but no one has ever taught you how, this is the book for you. Written in an accessible and entertaining style, The Savvy Ally is filled with useful scenarios, tips, and examples to help you transition from well-intentioned bystander to effective and informed advocate., I was really hesitant to read a book written about the LGBTQ+ community by someone who does not identify as LGBTQ+. I read the first few pages with skepticism, ready to poke holes in the book. And... I have never been so happy to be proven wrong! Jeannie's book is filled with great information for anyone who wants to understand what it means to be an advocate for LGBTQ+ people and how to act as an ally. It's also educational for those within the community--I found myself saying 'Huh! I didn't know that!' multiple times as I was reading. I loved the book so much that we offered the book as a virtual book club at work during pride month this June. My colleagues had rich and meaningful discussion and we would highly recommend it!, This book is long overdue, and I loved reading it! It is a call to action in a positive, optimistic, and engaging way--a masterful blend of information, personal stories, humor, and serious content. This is much more than just an informative book. It is designed to build skills that can be translated into ongoing, meaningful action. If you want to be an effective LBGTQ+ ally, buy this book. It won't just sit on your shelf. You'll use it every day!, I love the compassionate sentiment that is weaved through this book that being an ally doesn't mean you have to be perfect; it means being able to acknowledge when a mistake is made and then trying your best to be better. If you truly want to be an ally, The Savvy Ally will lead the way through real-life examples, questions that make you go hmmm . . ., and 'what if' scenarios. Thank you, Jeannie Gainsburg, for supporting my ally journey!, If you have LGBTQ+ friends, family, colleagues, service users, or are simply keen to be more knowledgeable about the subject of gender equity, The Savvy Ally is the best reference guide you are ever likely to read. Jeannie Gainsburg is a skilled and professional ally, as well as a tremendous author., Jeannie Gainsburg has written a brilliant guide to what we all need to know and do to be better allies for LGBTQ+ people in all aspects of our lives. It's a treasure trove of practical ideas, sprinkled with the perfect amount of humor., In her book, The Savvy Ally, Jeannie Gainsburg informs and empowers readers to consider how they might be more open and engaging toward those who might be different. It is a resource I have recommended many times., The Savvy Ally provides a successful foray into the confusing and ever-changing world of being an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. The thoughtful definitions, various analogies, and personal examples used to clarify issues are always helpful and often brilliant. Clearly, Gainsburg's many years of 'operating in solidarity with' the LGBTQ+ community have provided her with the necessary insight to create such a useful tool. I am grateful for such a perceptive and kindhearted book!
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20221130
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.760973
Synopsis
Bursting with passion and humor, The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate is a treasure trove for allies to the LGBTQ+ communities. This fully revised second edition includes: The most current information on identities and LGBTQ+ languageTips for respectfully sharing, gathering, and using pronounsLGBTQ+ etiquette, including common language bloopers toavoidTools for navigating difficult conversationsBest practices for creating LGBTQ+ inclusive spacesAppropriate actions to take after messing up Techniques for self-care and sustainable allyship The Savvy Ally is a vital resource for teachers, mental health professionals, healthcare providers, college professors, faith leaders, family members, and friends who want to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ people in their lives and help make the world a safer, more inclusive place. This informative, encouraging, and easy-to-understand guidebook will jump-start even the most tentative ally. 100% of the royalties from the first year of sales of this 2nd edition will be donated to nonprofit organizations working to build a safer and more inclusive world for LGBTQ+ people., Bursting with passion and humor, The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate is a treasure trove for allies to the LGBTQ+ communities. This fully revised second edition includes: The most current information on identities and LGBTQ+ language Tips for respectfully sharing, gathering, and using pronouns LGBTQ+ etiquette, including common language bloopers toavoid Tools for navigating difficult conversations Best practices for creating LGBTQ+ inclusive spaces Appropriate actions to take after messing up Techniques for self-care and sustainable allyship The Savvy Ally is a vital resource for teachers, mental health professionals, healthcare providers, college professors, faith leaders, family members, and friends who want to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ people in their lives and help make the world a safer, more inclusive place. This informative, encouraging, and easy-to-understand guidebook will jump-start even the most tentative ally. 100% of the royalties from the first year of sales of this 2nd edition will be donated to nonprofit organizations working to build a safer and more inclusive world for LGBTQ+ people., The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate is an enjoyable, humorous, encouraging, easy to understand guidebook for being an ally to LGBTQ+ communities.
LC Classification Number
HQ73.3.U6G35 2023

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