Many people ask what is Safe Zone training and why take it? Simply put, Safe Zone training is an opportunity to learn more about LGBTQ+ identities, gender and sexuality, examine prejudice, assumptions, and privilege in an environment designed for safe and engaged conversation.  

Attending a Safe Zone training will allow for deeper familiarity and comfort with vocabulary, gained knowledge of inclusive practices, and an understanding of concepts related to LGBTQ+.   

In today’s fast paced world of work, we do not often get a lot of space to talk about LGBTQ+ topics and there is a pressure and expectation to already know the foundational pieces of LGBTQ+ knowledge as well as how to be inclusive. Many of us want to be comfortable with the language, level of understanding, and inclusivity but we just don’t have the knowledge or meaningful exposure. 

During Safe Zone training, we will cover topics such as: 

• Implicit bias 

• Core vocabulary 

• Gender, sex, and sexual orientation and the difference between 

• Language pertaining to your field 

We invite you to be an architect in our Village Project and help build our community foundation free of stigma and discrimination through knowledge and understanding.

This session will be a more in depth look at Pronouns and Deconstructing Gender.

Pronoun Trainings are opportunities to gain a deeper understanding to why it is important to respect other people’s gender identities, to build sympathy based on personal experiences, to practice and normalize sharing and asking pronouns, and to assist you in creating safe and inclusive environments.

The training covers: 

• Why Pronouns Matter

• Dos and Don’ts of Pronoun Usage

• What to Do if You Misgender Someone

• Making Your Organization More Inclusive

Deconstructing Gender aims to dismantle the notion of the gender binary and start reconstructing your understanding of gender as something more fluid. This training provides the framework through which individuals and organizations can create environments where gender-expansive people thrive.

The training covers the following: 

• A Historical Perspective of Gender

• The Social Construction of Gender

• How Do We Deconstruct the Gender Binary and Why Is that Important?

• Practical Ways to Support Diverse Genders