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We invite you to participate in a community-wide project meant to create a more welcoming and affirming environment for LGBTQIA+ members of the Palouse community.  We are creating an opt-in directory of local businesses and service providers committed to helping LGBTQIA+ members of our community feel welcome when patronizing these businesses and using these services. In addition to being listed in a searchable online directory and printable version, participants will be given a window decal to display, to increase visibility.  This project has been made possible by the generous support of the Moscow Giving Circle.  

 

Participation will involve:

·         Providing information on how you would like your business to be listed in the directory

·         Signing a contract indicating that you commit to providing a welcoming and affirming space

·         Offering your employees any necessary training to ensure that they will also be respectful

·         Displaying a window decal, if your business or service has a physical location in a store or office

 

Many people have expressed concern about feeling safe in public spaces. This project is one way those of us committed to equality can visibly show our support for our LGBTQIA+ neighbors.

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To participate as a Welcoming and Affirming Business or Service Provider, please fill out the form below.  After we hear from you, a member of our organization will contact you to get your representing image and arrange to get you a decal.   If you have questions about this project or what participation entails, email us at moscowpflag@gmail.com and we’ll be happy to get back to you.

 

Sincerely,

PFLAG Moscow

I acknowledge that members of the LGBTQIA+ community face discrimination and have legitimate concerns about their safety. I believe that all people, regardless of their race, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, ability/disability, or any other aspect of identity, deserve safety, dignity, and equal treatment. To that end, I pledge to create a welcoming and affirming space for all people and for LGBTQIA+ people specifically. I agree to the following:

 

1.    I will use (and train any staff to use) gender-neutral language when addressing customers, clients, and/or guests. Similarly, I/we will refer to individuals using only the names and pronouns they ask us to use.

2.    I will extend (and train any staff to extend) the same courtesy to same-sex couples that is routinely given to different-sex couples.

3.    I will display a visible symbol of my support for the LGBTQIA+ community to help promote inclusiveness on the Palouse.

4.    If it is in my power to do so, I will ensure that a gender-neutral restroom is

available. Also, where gendered restrooms exist, I (and any staff) will actively support a transgender or nonbinary individual’s right to use the restroom in which they feel safest and most comfortable.

5.    If a member of the LGBTQIA+ community reports danger or fear, I will provide (and train any staff to provide) shelter and aid to the extent that I am able.

6.    I will ensure that any customer, client, or guest expressing homophobic statements, transphobic statements, or any other statements that detract from the affirming nature of my business is informed that this behavior is not welcome or suitable.

7.    I will seek training and educational opportunities for myself (and any staff) as I deem useful, focusing on good allyship to members of any marginalized group.

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CONTACT

PO Box 8414
Moscow ID 83843

moscowpflag@gmail.com

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