The Allies at Dalhousie exist to support students, staff, and faculty of the Rainbow community by encouraging the University to welcome and respect its diversity. The term "Rainbow" is used as an inclusive term for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, two-spirited, intersexed persons — indeed, the full spectrum of sexual and gender diversity.

Allies will work with students, staff, and faculty to provide programs, services, training, support, referral, and resources on Rainbow issues at Dalhousie.

Allies are registered with the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Project's Ally Card Program. They are committed to providing positive and supportive listening and confidentiality to the members of the Dalhousie Rainbow community. However, the Ally Card Program is only one aspect of the work they do.

To become an Ally at Dal, you will need to make an application. To do so, complete this form. E-mail the form to dalally@dal.ca. Designated members of the Steering Committee will review your application, and then a hard copy of your application will be forwarded to the Youth Project. 

Click the following links to view the current brochures for:

• Finding an Ally
• Being an Ally

You will need to have Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to fill out and save the form electronically. You can get it here.