We Are Straight Allies is deeply appreciative for the thoughtful article posted this morning by the Folio Weekly, Northeast Florida’s Premier News & Opinion Magazine. “We are inextricably bound”

Here is an excerpt: “Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Olympic gold medalist and civil rights attorney, came out.

So did Haskell Company CEO Steve Halverson and Florida Blue CEO Patrick Geraghty. And Rachel Vitti, wife of Duval County Schools Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, came out just a few weeks ago.

No, they haven’t re-evaluated their sexual identities. Each has come out as a straight ally for LGBT equality as part of an awareness campaign created by Chevara Orrin, Dan Bagan and Laura Riggs.

The idea is to change minds by introducing people who might share common ground with others in the community.”

To read the full contents of the article, please visit their site directly: United We Stand