This activity is designed for all, not only those who have come out and identify as LGBTQ+ but anyone willing to be an ally to LGBTQ+ people. The purpose of this activity is to develop empathy.
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1. Ask the group to each pick one of these stories and write a letter of support in reply to it. Tell them what inspired you most about their story, if their story had any parallels to your own life experience, and end your letter with some words of encouragement. You could begin your letter: “Thank you for sharing your story. I want to tell you…”
2. Get the group into pairs and ask one of the pair to read the coming out story they picked to their partner. Their partner will then read the letter of support that you wrote back to you.
3. Ask the pairs to discuss how it felt to hear/read out the letter and how it might feel for the person who wrote the story to receive it.