The purpose of Safe Zone is to reduce homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, and heterosexism on the VCU campus, thereby to make our campus a safer and freer environment for all members of our community regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression.

Participants:

• Attend a Safe Zone Workshop, which examines attitudes and beliefs, raises awareness, builds skills, and offers resources - register at training.vcu.edu

• After attending workshop, display Safe Zone sticker

• Are open to questions from and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people and their issues

• Support policies that bring equity to otherwise inequitable situations and give open support for LGBTQ issues

• Encourage others to become part of Safe Zone