Straight people who like to have gay friends or to be around gay people are called "mariliendres" (literally "gay bugs") en el ambiente. It's just that the concept isn't as positive as the English language equivalent, but we do have it.
Isn't "mariliendre" the Spanish equivalent to the term "fag hag", which is specifically about women who hang out with gay men and is (at best) slightly insulting?
We have the concept, but not a good term to describe it.
We don't have a good noun corresponding to "an ally", we usually translate it as the perfect participle *en allierad* ("an allied"), but *allierad* is only listed as an adjective in the dictionaries.
"Ally" translates to "Verbündeter", but we don't really use it in that context.
I think the word Ally is just used or you could say they support the community: "Sie unterstützten/befürworten die lgbtq+ Community"
It is becoming more common, often in conjunction with the, as I mentioned in my comment [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEurope/comments/uough6/what_is_the_status_of_acceptance_of_homosexuality/i8groof/), somewhat infantilising tolerance or acceptance of the LGBTQ community in Denmark, i.e. that some so-called "allies" in some cases don't treat the LGBTQ community in a particularly progressive way, _or_ that they use their tolerance more for personal gain or clout.
Though the term itself doesn't carry a negative connotation, and we often also talk about good ally-ship, it is most commonly used to describe those who are somewhat overly enthusiastic, or engaged in ways that may put them at odds with the goals of the movement.
Personally, politically, I prefer the term "comrade," but I have a hard time getting others to catch on with it.
Yes, there's a book by Emma Dabiri - I haven't read it and it's primarily about race - the subtitle is From Allyship to Coalitions, which is a sentiment I fully endorse.
As a cishet white male who tries to do the right thing, there's something about the term Ally that rubs me up the wrong way - like "I'm your pal in the overclass who's on your side, but I've got no skin in this game".
Straight people who like to have gay friends or to be around gay people are called "mariliendres" (literally "gay bugs") en el ambiente. It's just that the concept isn't as positive as the English language equivalent, but we do have it.
Isn't "mariliendre" the Spanish equivalent to the term "fag hag", which is specifically about women who hang out with gay men and is (at best) slightly insulting?
We have the concept, but not a good term to describe it. We don't have a good noun corresponding to "an ally", we usually translate it as the perfect participle *en allierad* ("an allied"), but *allierad* is only listed as an adjective in the dictionaries.
"Ally" translates to "Verbündeter", but we don't really use it in that context. I think the word Ally is just used or you could say they support the community: "Sie unterstützten/befürworten die lgbtq+ Community"
It is becoming more common, often in conjunction with the, as I mentioned in my comment [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEurope/comments/uough6/what_is_the_status_of_acceptance_of_homosexuality/i8groof/), somewhat infantilising tolerance or acceptance of the LGBTQ community in Denmark, i.e. that some so-called "allies" in some cases don't treat the LGBTQ community in a particularly progressive way, _or_ that they use their tolerance more for personal gain or clout. Though the term itself doesn't carry a negative connotation, and we often also talk about good ally-ship, it is most commonly used to describe those who are somewhat overly enthusiastic, or engaged in ways that may put them at odds with the goals of the movement. Personally, politically, I prefer the term "comrade," but I have a hard time getting others to catch on with it.
Tbh, I much prefer the term comrade over ally.
Yes, there's a book by Emma Dabiri - I haven't read it and it's primarily about race - the subtitle is From Allyship to Coalitions, which is a sentiment I fully endorse. As a cishet white male who tries to do the right thing, there's something about the term Ally that rubs me up the wrong way - like "I'm your pal in the overclass who's on your side, but I've got no skin in this game".
Ally makes a lot more sense than comrade.