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Atticus Circle is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and mobilize heterosexual people to advance equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender partners, parents, and their children. With the national office located in Austin, Texas, Atticus Circle focuses on straight allies of the LGBT social movements.〔 〕 The organization is founded and run mostly by straight people and works to empower straight and other allies to give them a sense of ownership in this civil rights struggle. ==History== Atticus Circle, named for Atticus Finch from ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', was founded in late 2004 by Anne Wynne after 11 states passed what she considered anti-gay "Discrimination Amendments".〔〔 Wynne is straight and noticed the lack of organizations catering to straight allies. Since its inception, Atticus Circle has participated in campaigns in Texas around GLBT domestic partnership benefits and "Discrimination Amendments". They have advocated against "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policies and for fair family policies. Wynne notes that most gay rights activism is done by gay people, although she finds it a natural issue for straight progressives to support: she says "we haven't gotten on their radar yet." In October 2007, the organization ran a national "Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights" event, where the straight community could show support for LGBT rights. It was one of the first such events in Austin and in the United States. The event was held again in 2008.〔(Out and About, September 15 2008 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atticus Circle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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