'We're not hidg': Gay and lbian Rsians say a cultural shift is unrway

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• 'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
• SAFE ZONE PROGRAM WE ARE PROUD TO PROVI SAFE ZONE TRAGS FOR THE JOHNS HOPKS MUNY. SAFE ZONE MISSN THE SAFE ZONE MISSN IS TO PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY AND THEIR ALLI FLOURISH TELLECTUALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTNALLY. TOWARDS THIS END, WE ENVISN THE PROGRAM AS A VISIBLE WORK OF ALLI WHO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND SUPPORT DIVIDUAL LGBTQ PEOPLE. WE HOPE TO BUILD A CLIMATE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS SAFE AND ACCEPTED. JOHNS HOPKS AFFIRMS OUR MMENT TO A DIVERSE AND CLIVE MUNY MANY WAYS, CLUDG HAVG SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY/EXPRSN OUR NON-DISCRIMATN POLICY. THE SAFE ZONE PROGRAM V EVERYONE TO CREATE A SAFER AND MORE SUPPORTIVE MP CLIMATE FOR SEXUAL AND GENR MORI AND THEIR ALLI. THE SAFE ZONE PROGRAM IS HOED WH GENR & SEXUALY ROURC (FORMERLY HOED WH LGBTQ LIFE). IT WAS TABLISHED 2012 AS A LLABORATIVE TRAG EFFORT ENGAGG STUNTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY ACROSS ALL PARTMENTS AND OFFIC AT HOPKS. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR UPG SAFE ZONE WORKSHOPS! OUR AUGT SAFE ZONE CONFERENCE WILL BE ON AUGT 2-3 (VIRTUAL). PARTICIPANTS N TAKE ALL 4 WORKSHOPS OR SIGN UP FOR DIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS ON THOSE DAT AS THEIR SCHL ALLOW. SCE 2013, OVER 2,500 MEMBERS OF THE JOHNS HOPKS MUNY HAVE PARTICIPATED SAFE ZONE TRAGS. LOOK FOR THE RABOW SIGNS EVERYWHERE YOU GO! SOME OF OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE ELECTED TO ADD THEIR NAME TO OUR ONLE ALLY DIRECTORY, ORR TO SERVE AS ROURC FOR OTHERS. WE ARE MTED TO MAKG THE TRAGS AVAILABLE TO ANY MEMBERS OF THE HOPKS MUNY WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE. PLEASE EMAIL TO REQUT ANY ACMODATNS SO THAT YOU N FULLY PARTICIPATE THE TRAG. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUTNS HERE ARE A FEW OF THE EQUENTLY ASKED QUTNS WH RPECT TO SAFE ZONE TRAG. IF YOU HAVE A QUTN THAT ISN’T ANSWERED HERE, EMAIL ! WHAT DO MEAN IF I SEE A SAFE ZONE SYMBOL ON SOMEONE’S DOOR OR EMAIL SIGNATURE? A SAFE ZONE SYMBOL ON SOMEONE’S DOOR OR EMAIL MEANS THAT THEY’VE GONE THROUGH ALL 4 SAFE ZONE WORKSHOPS AND ARE READY TO PROVI SUPPORT AND ACT AS AN ALLY. BEG SAFE ZONE TRAED ALSO MEANS THAT THEY’LL HAVE A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT ROURC ARE AVAILABLE BEYOND JT WHAT THEY N PROVI. WHY AREN’T SAFE ZONE TRAGS MANDATORY? THE GOAL OF SAFE ZONE IS TO CREATE A WORK OF VISIBLE ALLI WHO ARE PREPARED AND WILLG TO PROVI SUPPORT. SCE THE ARE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT RECEIVE SENSIVE OR PERSONAL RMATN, ’S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE WHO GO THROUGH THE TRAG IS READY TO BE HELPFUL. WH A MANDATORY TRAG, SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTED AS SAFE ZONE MEMBERS MAY NOT TLY BE VTED SUPPORTG LGBTQA PEOPLE. DO MY SAFE ZONE TRAG EXPIRE? NO, DON’T EXPIRE, BUT WE ARE GOG TO BE REGULARLY UPDATG THE CURRICULUM. SO WHILE ’S NOT REQUIRED, WE REMEND RENEWG SAFE ZONE TRAG EVERY 3 YEARS. WHY DO THE TRAG LAST SUCH A LONG TIME?! THERE’S A LOT OF RMATN! AND MORE THAN JT PROVIDG RMATN, SAFE ZONE TRAGS ALSO CLU DISCSN AND PRACTICE FOR REAL LIFE SUATNS. IN FACT, THE MOST MON FEEDBACK WE GET IS THAT THE TRAG SHOULD BE LONGER ORR TO VER TOPICS MORE PTH. IF YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE A SHORTER RMATN SSN, NTACT AND WE’LL WORK WH YOU TO MAKE SOMETHG THAT WORKS FOR YOU. CAN I REQUT A SAFE ZONE WORKSHOP FOR MY STUNT ANIZATN OR MP PARTMENT? WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE PACY TO OFFER SAFE ZONE TO DIVIDUAL UNS OR PARTMENTS. INSTEAD, WE ENURAGE GROUPS TO SIGN UP TO ATTEND A GENERAL SAFE ZONE WORKSHOP TOGETHER. WE DO OFFER WORKSHOPS AND TRAGS FOR STUNT GROUPS AND MP PARTMENTS. CHECK OUT OUR OFFERGS AND REQUT A TRAG BY FILLG OUT OUR CDI PRENTATN REQUT FORM SHOULDN’T ALL SPAC BE SAFE ZON? WHY DO WE NEED TO SIGNATE CERTA SPAC AS SAFE? DIGNATG SPECIFIC SPAC AND SPECIFIC PEOPLE ENSUR THAT THERE’S A PLACE PEOPLE N GO WHERE THEY N BE SURE THAT THEY’LL BE SUPPORTED AND WELED. I N’T E TO A TRAG. CAN YOU EMAIL ME THE MANUAL STEAD? WE BELIEVE THAT EXPERIENCG THE TRAG PERSON (OR VIRTUALLY) IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF VELOPG ONE’S SKILLS AS AN ALLY. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE WHOUT ATTENDG A TRAG, WE HAVE A GLOSSARY ON OUR SE AS WELL AS A TRANS TRODUCTN PAGE. WHAT IF I ALREADY RECEIVED A SAFE ZONE TRAG AT ANOTHER STUTN? THAT’S GREAT! AND WE VE YOU TO BRG WHAT YOU LEARNED AT YOUR PREV STUTN WH YOU. HOWEVER, WE STILL ENURAGE YOU TO ATTEND A SAFE ZONE TRAG HERE AT HOPKS. BY ATTENDG ONE OF OUR SSNS YOU’LL BE BETTER NNECTED TO JHU-SPECIFIC ROURC, AND LEARN ABOUT ISSU AND SUATNS SPECIFIC TO THIS STUTN. LOOKG FOR SOMETHG ELSE?

'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY

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Office of Rintial LifeOffice of Stunt ServicOffice of the DeanOffice of Multicultural ProgrammgOffice of Affirmative ActnOffice of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Stunt LifeOffice of Health EdutnA Coaln of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr StuntsA Coaln of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Faculty and Admistrators. Safe on Camp is a program which intifi gay-iendly faculty and staff and stunts who provi support and rourc for WMU gay, lbian, and bisexual stunts.

The Safe on Camp symbol is a msage to gay, lbian, and bisexual stunts and lleagu that you are unrstandg, supportive, and tstworthy.

SAFE ZONE PROGRAM WE ARE PROUD TO PROVI SAFE ZONE TRAGS FOR THE JOHNS HOPKS MUNY. SAFE ZONE MISSN THE SAFE ZONE MISSN IS TO PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY AND THEIR ALLI FLOURISH TELLECTUALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTNALLY. TOWARDS THIS END, WE ENVISN THE PROGRAM AS A VISIBLE WORK OF ALLI WHO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND SUPPORT DIVIDUAL LGBTQ PEOPLE. WE HOPE TO BUILD A CLIMATE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS SAFE AND ACCEPTED. JOHNS HOPKS AFFIRMS OUR MMENT TO A DIVERSE AND CLIVE MUNY MANY WAYS, CLUDG HAVG SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY/EXPRSN OUR NON-DISCRIMATN POLICY. THE SAFE ZONE PROGRAM V EVERYONE TO CREATE A SAFER AND MORE SUPPORTIVE MP CLIMATE FOR SEXUAL AND GENR MORI AND THEIR ALLI. THE SAFE ZONE PROGRAM IS HOED WH GENR & SEXUALY ROURC (FORMERLY HOED WH LGBTQ LIFE). IT WAS TABLISHED 2012 AS A LLABORATIVE TRAG EFFORT ENGAGG STUNTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY ACROSS ALL PARTMENTS AND OFFIC AT HOPKS. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR UPG SAFE ZONE WORKSHOPS! OUR AUGT SAFE ZONE CONFERENCE WILL BE ON AUGT 2-3 (VIRTUAL). PARTICIPANTS N TAKE ALL 4 WORKSHOPS OR SIGN UP FOR DIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS ON THOSE DAT AS THEIR SCHL ALLOW. SCE 2013, OVER 2,500 MEMBERS OF THE JOHNS HOPKS MUNY HAVE PARTICIPATED SAFE ZONE TRAGS. LOOK FOR THE RABOW SIGNS EVERYWHERE YOU GO! SOME OF OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE ELECTED TO ADD THEIR NAME TO OUR ONLE ALLY DIRECTORY, ORR TO SERVE AS ROURC FOR OTHERS. WE ARE MTED TO MAKG THE TRAGS AVAILABLE TO ANY MEMBERS OF THE HOPKS MUNY WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE. PLEASE EMAIL TO REQUT ANY ACMODATNS SO THAT YOU N FULLY PARTICIPATE THE TRAG. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUTNS HERE ARE A FEW OF THE EQUENTLY ASKED QUTNS WH RPECT TO SAFE ZONE TRAG. IF YOU HAVE A QUTN THAT ISN’T ANSWERED HERE, EMAIL ! WHAT DO MEAN IF I SEE A SAFE ZONE SYMBOL ON SOMEONE’S DOOR OR EMAIL SIGNATURE? A SAFE ZONE SYMBOL ON SOMEONE’S DOOR OR EMAIL MEANS THAT THEY’VE GONE THROUGH ALL 4 SAFE ZONE WORKSHOPS AND ARE READY TO PROVI SUPPORT AND ACT AS AN ALLY. BEG SAFE ZONE TRAED ALSO MEANS THAT THEY’LL HAVE A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT ROURC ARE AVAILABLE BEYOND JT WHAT THEY N PROVI. WHY AREN’T SAFE ZONE TRAGS MANDATORY? THE GOAL OF SAFE ZONE IS TO CREATE A WORK OF VISIBLE ALLI WHO ARE PREPARED AND WILLG TO PROVI SUPPORT. SCE THE ARE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT RECEIVE SENSIVE OR PERSONAL RMATN, ’S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE WHO GO THROUGH THE TRAG IS READY TO BE HELPFUL. WH A MANDATORY TRAG, SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTED AS SAFE ZONE MEMBERS MAY NOT TLY BE VTED SUPPORTG LGBTQA PEOPLE. DO MY SAFE ZONE TRAG EXPIRE? NO, DON’T EXPIRE, BUT WE ARE GOG TO BE REGULARLY UPDATG THE CURRICULUM. SO WHILE ’S NOT REQUIRED, WE REMEND RENEWG SAFE ZONE TRAG EVERY 3 YEARS. WHY DO THE TRAG LAST SUCH A LONG TIME?! THERE’S A LOT OF RMATN! AND MORE THAN JT PROVIDG RMATN, SAFE ZONE TRAGS ALSO CLU DISCSN AND PRACTICE FOR REAL LIFE SUATNS. IN FACT, THE MOST MON FEEDBACK WE GET IS THAT THE TRAG SHOULD BE LONGER ORR TO VER TOPICS MORE PTH. IF YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE A SHORTER RMATN SSN, NTACT AND WE’LL WORK WH YOU TO MAKE SOMETHG THAT WORKS FOR YOU. CAN I REQUT A SAFE ZONE WORKSHOP FOR MY STUNT ANIZATN OR MP PARTMENT? WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE PACY TO OFFER SAFE ZONE TO DIVIDUAL UNS OR PARTMENTS. INSTEAD, WE ENURAGE GROUPS TO SIGN UP TO ATTEND A GENERAL SAFE ZONE WORKSHOP TOGETHER. WE DO OFFER WORKSHOPS AND TRAGS FOR STUNT GROUPS AND MP PARTMENTS. CHECK OUT OUR OFFERGS AND REQUT A TRAG BY FILLG OUT OUR CDI PRENTATN REQUT FORM SHOULDN’T ALL SPAC BE SAFE ZON? WHY DO WE NEED TO SIGNATE CERTA SPAC AS SAFE? DIGNATG SPECIFIC SPAC AND SPECIFIC PEOPLE ENSUR THAT THERE’S A PLACE PEOPLE N GO WHERE THEY N BE SURE THAT THEY’LL BE SUPPORTED AND WELED. I N’T E TO A TRAG. CAN YOU EMAIL ME THE MANUAL STEAD? WE BELIEVE THAT EXPERIENCG THE TRAG PERSON (OR VIRTUALLY) IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF VELOPG ONE’S SKILLS AS AN ALLY. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE WHOUT ATTENDG A TRAG, WE HAVE A GLOSSARY ON OUR SE AS WELL AS A TRANS TRODUCTN PAGE. WHAT IF I ALREADY RECEIVED A SAFE ZONE TRAG AT ANOTHER STUTN? THAT’S GREAT! AND WE VE YOU TO BRG WHAT YOU LEARNED AT YOUR PREV STUTN WH YOU. HOWEVER, WE STILL ENURAGE YOU TO ATTEND A SAFE ZONE TRAG HERE AT HOPKS. BY ATTENDG ONE OF OUR SSNS YOU’LL BE BETTER NNECTED TO JHU-SPECIFIC ROURC, AND LEARN ABOUT ISSU AND SUATNS SPECIFIC TO THIS STUTN. LOOKG FOR SOMETHG ELSE?

The symbol also means that homophobic and heterosexist ments and actns will not be tolerated, but will be addrsed an tnal and rmative manner. Colleagu and stunts have a right to their opn; however, if someone is statg myths or misrmatn about gay, lbian, or bisexual dividuals you will rm them of more accurate rmatn a rpectful manner. Do you ever not do somethg bee others may thk mak you look gay or lbian?