Safe Zone is a program designed to create a network of visible allies to people who identify as part of the diverse LGBTIQA+ community. The four hour educational session provides information and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The regular sessions are for those individuals who have never completed Safe Zone training. This training is a prerequisite to Safe Zone Gender/ Identity Expression.

Regular Safe Zone trainings are four-hour long sessions with a short intermission about half way through.

Safe Zone trainees develop:

• A deeper awareness of personal ideas, stereotypes, and assumptions related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and asexual (LGBTIQA) individuals
• An increased comfort level in addressing concepts and language regarding LGBTIQA communities with the university community and with individuals
• An increased awareness of services on campus that support LGBTIQ and allied individuals
• A network of community and campus staff, faculty, and students to support people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions on campus