Announcing Online LGBTQ+ Courses at The Safe Zone Project
You can start learning online today with our first course, and we’ll be releasing more in the coming weeks.
Why do you encourage people to attend in-person Safe Zone trainings?
Here are four, of so-many-more-we-could-list, reasons. At an in-person training, you have the chance to… Meet other people in your community who are interested in learning more about gender and sexuality. While workshops and trainings are awesome they often are just the start of the conversation and it’s great to have folks you’re already connected… Read more »
Self-Guided Foundational Safe Zone Training
Foundational LGBTQ+ understanding & inclusion — online, at your pace
I want to attend a Safe Zone training. How do I do that?
Google! We’re not being snarky, either. We suggest searching [Your Town/City/Region Name] + “Safe Zone LGBTQ Trainings” and seeing what comes up. Even if the training isn’t called “Safe Zone,” (and they often won’t be) you’ll likely find something that will scratch a similar itch. If that doesn’t work, reach out to any local LGBTQ+… Read more »
Courses
Safe Zone Project Courses are online trainings for self-directed learners to engage with concepts related to Gender, Sexuality, LGBTQ+ Identities, and Facilitation.
Why we don’t certify “Safe Zone Trainers” (and don’t plan to).
It would create a problematic power relationship, add to a specific problem we’re trying to solve, and is simply beyond our capacity.
To 2016…and Beyond!
This year we got to do a lot of awesome things, w/ some awesome people. Here’s to another great year!
Happy Birthday to Us: Two Big Announcements for You
You’re probably thinking “Oh no! I didn’t get The Safe Zone Project a present.” Awkward. We know. But we were prepared.
Our Birthday Non-Update: A Conversation with SZP Co-Creators Meg & Sam
Why we’re not releasing a bunch of new stuff this summer like we have for the past several years.
Why We Stopped Offering Train-the-Trainers as a Service
We didn’t want to get in our own way, and we decided to focus on creating a(nother) free online resource and supporting from afar instead of flying everywhere.
Introducing: Safe Zone Train-the-Trainer Retreat Guide
A step-by-step, activity-by-activity walkthrough to plan, prepare, and run a two-day train-the-trainer retreat.
Announcing S.T.A.R.L.A.B. and a Train-the-Trainer Clearinghouse
An academy for aspiring Safe Zone facilitators and a bunch of tools and resources for training trainers coming your way
Lead
Are you here to lead a Safe Zone initiative in your community? To roll out a program that create opportunities to learn about sexuality, gender, and LGBTQ+ identities? You, friend, have come to the right place. Creating a Safe Zone program involves a lot of work, but it’s well within the scope of what a… Read more »
For Our 5th Birthday, 5 Fabulous Announcements
Our gifts to you: new website, curriculum, online LGBTQ+ courses, S.T.A.R.L.A.B., and Train-the-Trainer Clearinghouse
Learn
Are you looking to learn about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) identities? You, friend, have come to the right place. Thankfully, the internet has provided a lot of outlets for LGBTQ+ education. Unthankfully, when you’re googling around it’s sometimes hard to sort out the accurate from the misleading, the positive from the stigmatizing,… Read more »
Help
Are you looking for help, or looking to help? In either case, we’re ready.
New Curriculum, Internship Program, & More: Our 4th Birthday Update
Adding a little silver lining to the storm cloud that is 2017.
The SZP Team
Meet the people bringing you this LGBTQ+ goodness
About Sam Killermann, Safe Zone Project Co-Creator
Sam Killermann is a multi-disciplinary artist who puts his gifts to work to achieve global justice as the Director of Creativity for hues. Sam is also the person behind It’s Pronounced Metrosexual, the comedy show performed at colleges and universities, as well as the online resource, which has educated millions of readers on themes of… Read more »
About Meg Bolger, Safe Zone Project Co-Creator
Hey! I’m Meg and I’m a social justice facilitator, educator, and writer. I am one of the co-creators of The Safe Zone Project. Safe Zone trainings are near and dear to my heart both as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and as the place I started facilitating social justice. I’m a huge facilitation geek…. Read more »
I am the only person in my organization who wants to be a Safe Zone facilitator. What should I do?
Awesome! It often takes just one dedicated person to start offering these trainings to a whole new population. We are currently developing an online program for individuals who want to become Safe Zone trainers (like yourself) called Starlab (sign up here to get on the list for future cohorts!) Also, know that there is no formal barrier… Read more »
I did a Safe Zone [some # of] years ago. Do I need to do another one?
Depends. The material covered in Safe Zone trainings evolves over time — at least, it should. If you’re doing a Safe Zone where the material hasn’t been updated in years, it’s at best out of date, at worst harmfully inaccurate. And tons of folks do trainings using the “Safe Zone” moniker that include very different activities and… Read more »
SZP Co-Creators launch a Kickstarter! Read more!
We think the SZP is neat. And we want to bring you another awesome free resource website, but we need your help! That’s why we’ve launched our kickstarter today!
Resources
A massive list of articles, websites, videos, and tools to keep (or start) learning about LGBTQ+ people, identities, and experiences
Services
The Safe Zone Project team (Meg & Sam) are no longer offering in-person trainings or train-the-trainer visits. We are incredibly passionate about ensuring that people who want to host a training or start a safe zone program in their community or get the support they need to do so. Instead of offering in-person train-the-trainer… Read more »
About
The Safe Zone Project (SZP) is a free online resource providing curricula, activities, and other resources for educators facilitating Safe Zone trainings (sexuality, gender, and LGBTQ+ education sessions), and learners who are hoping to explore these concepts on their own. Co-created by Meg Bolger and Sam Killermann in 2013, the SZP has become the go-to resource… Read more »
How to Use This Site
This site is a powerful resource that was created just for you. Let us help you to put it to use. This site provides a Foundational Safe Zone workshop curriculum to help you facilitate a meaningful, effective, enjoyable training a library of activities to help you expand designed to help expand understanding of gender and sexuality issues… Read more »