theOcean
Moderator
- Location
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Has anyone ever encountered "safe spaces" for LGBT, whether it's been at school, at hospitals, or otherwise?
My high school was Anglican and its principal was Catholic, so we had a really hard time there fighting for a gay-straight allies club within the school. Our principal even said she didn't want it to be talked about or openly advertised because it wasn't showing something she deemed "appropriate" to potential students or parents that would visit.
But eventually it went through, and now a safe space exists there.
My current college has been wonderful about safe-spaces, and it even has LGBT magazines all over the place and LGBT-friendly stickers posted on pretty much every office. It's to the point where I assume everyone is comfortable about it there, and I even noticed and came to be friends with a bunch of LGBT people there, which was awesome.
Outside of that, I've heard of establishing "safe spaces" at conventions, as well. Has anyone else encountered these? What were your experiences like with them? Are there places where you wished safe spaces would be created?
My high school was Anglican and its principal was Catholic, so we had a really hard time there fighting for a gay-straight allies club within the school. Our principal even said she didn't want it to be talked about or openly advertised because it wasn't showing something she deemed "appropriate" to potential students or parents that would visit.
But eventually it went through, and now a safe space exists there.
My current college has been wonderful about safe-spaces, and it even has LGBT magazines all over the place and LGBT-friendly stickers posted on pretty much every office. It's to the point where I assume everyone is comfortable about it there, and I even noticed and came to be friends with a bunch of LGBT people there, which was awesome.
Outside of that, I've heard of establishing "safe spaces" at conventions, as well. Has anyone else encountered these? What were your experiences like with them? Are there places where you wished safe spaces would be created?