Are you an ally?

I AM. Today is National Coming Out Day. It is an internationally observed civil awareness day for coming out and discussion about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. I am sure you have seen this as several people's facebook statuses:

(Name) is a straight ally and today is National Coming Out Day. I'm coming out for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality because it's 2010 and you can still be fired from your job in 29 states for being lesbian, gay or bisexual and in 38 states for being transgender. Donate your status and join me by clicking here: http://bit.ly/csfwGi

The video is a message from Ellen DeGeneres. Are you an ally?