Safe Zone Training for Faculty & Staff

The Office of Intercultural Development presents, Gender & Sexuality Programs, Safe Zone Training for Faculty and Staff. This training is a dynamic, interactive session that includes activities and discussion around:

• Inclusive language
• The process of coming out
• The power of the straight ally
• Understanding sexual identity
• How to respond to homophobic incidents
• Resources and much more!

The goal of Safe Zone LGBTQ Training is to educate as well as create and sustain a welcoming and inclusive environment for the LGBTQ campus community. This training establishes an identifiable network of supportive people who can provide support, information and a safe place for LGBTQ persons within the Lafayette community. By attending this training, individuals are committed to being a Safe Zone Ally in which bigotry and discrimination, specifically regarding LGBTQ persons, are not tolerated. Following the completion of the training, a placard is adminstered as a symbol of your allyhood to the community.