Safe Space Program

The safe space program helps those students of the LGBTQ+ community on the Wilkes campus to identify a supportive faculty/staff member or student group. The visibility of the safe space sticker allows the campus community to identify faculty/staff members and know that they can speak freely with these individuals about LGBTQ+ issues.

什么是安全空间计划?

Surveys indicates that a majority of LGBTQ+ students do not feel safe at school out 担心人身安全. Students who can identify a supportive faculty/staff member or student group are more likely to feel a sense of belonging at their school 比那些做不到的人. For many students, the presence of allies to whom they can turn for support - or even the simple knowledge that allies exist - can be a big factor 在发展中改善学校风气. 安全空间项目增加了可见性 presence of students and adults allies who can help to shape a school culture that is accepting of all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, 或者其他区别.

In the Safe Space Ally training session, we will provide participants with the tools to take action against negative attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community on and off campus. “In the most general sense, an “Ally” “is” a person who is a member of the dominant or majority group who works to end oppression in his or her personal and professional life through support of, and as an advocate for, the oppressed population.”(Washington and Evans, Becoming an Ally) Participants in the Ally training will receive a Safe Space sign and / or button to display and may choose to be listed in our online Ally registry.

LGBTQ+ awareness training introduces participants to terminology that is used in the LGBTQ+ community and includes discussions of different scenarios. The Ally program will also be introduced so that those who attend the Safe Space training will know about the Ally program and can sign up for Ally training if interested.

Safe Space Mission

• To foster an inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ students, and their allies.
• To provides educational opportunities, advocacy, and programming for students, faculty, 推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜校园里的工作人员.
• To aspire that Safe Space will help develop and support inclusive understanding of gender and sexuality, as well as foster a community that is open, safe, and supportive.

作为盟友，你能做些什么

Get Involved!

• 展示你的安全空间贴纸! 贴纸表明，在你的办公室或 room, homophobic and heterosexist comments and actions will not be tolerated silently, but instead will be addressed in an educational and nonthreatening manner. The sticker does not indicate whether or not you are LGBTQA; it merely states that you are an Ally.
• Support policies that bring equity to and give open support to LGBTQA issues.
• 鼓励其他人成为安全空间的一部分.
• Attend Safe Space training to further increase your knowledge and awareness.
• Pay attention to the words people use to describe themselves. 不是每个人都认同 如“gay”、“lesbian”、“homosexual”等.
• Do not assume that a gay, lesbian, or bisexual person is attracted to you just because 他们已经公开了自己的性别身份.
• Respect the desire for secrecy of a person you know to be gay, lesbian or bisexual. 不要“out”某人.
• Speak out against statements and jokes that attack LGBTQA people. 让别人知道 that you find anti-LGBTQA statements and jokes offensive and unacceptable can go a 减少同性恋恐惧症还有很长一段路要走.

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