Safe Zones - Coral Glades High

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Why Safe Zones?
All students deserve to learn in an environment that's supportive and friendly, regardless of differences

Safe Space program will give you an opportunity to learn about yourself and others, and will
help you make your school a better place for everybody—LGBT or straight. With all these great
reasons for joining, who wouldn't want to be a part?


school community
community — students
family
guidance
health staff
school administrators
leaders, coaches/athletic staff,
classroom teachers
cafeteria staff
security and transportation personnel.


We all were taught not to know.

Standing up for LGBT rights is challenging business

• Respect others. You will hear ideas today that may be new or different
for you, and opinions that may run counter to your own. As you
participate and interact, try to take in new information without judgment
and keep an open mind. Make sure that your words and body language
reflect a respectful attitude towards others. Learn by listening to others
and be supportive of the "place" at which they currently are.

• Speak from the "I". Speak from your own personal experiences, and do
not judge or moralize the thoughts or experiences of others. Use Istatements
such as "I feel..." or "In my experience...." Avoid "You
should..." statements and generalizations and globalizations of any kind.

• Be open to new ideas. New ideas or techniques may be utilized or
suggested today. Be open to considering new information and
incorporating new practices.

• Ask questions. Please feel free to ask any question that comes up
without fear that it is to "silly" or "stupid". Make sure to phrase all
questions in respectful and value-neutral ways.

• Respect confidentiality. Please make sure any personal information
given in the room stays in the room. When sharing personal anecdotes,
make sure to avoid using the real names of other people.

• Respect commitments. While you are encouraged to take care of your
personal needs throughout the training, please honor your commitment
to being here by observing time guidelines during breaks, turning off
beepers and phones, and limiting unnecessary interruptions.

• Respect time constraints. While we encourage you to express your
opinions or ask any pertinent questions, please respect the fact the
training is run on a tight schedule, and we might have to redirect or stop
a conversation in order to make sure everybody leaves fully trained to be
an ally.

84.3% of LGBT students reported hearing homophobic remarks such as "faggot" or "dyke,"
frequently or often.
90.8% reported hearing the expression "that's so gay," or "you're so gay," frequently or often.

83.2% of LGBT students reported being verbally harassed (name-calling, threats, etc.) because of
their sexual orientation.
48.3% of LGBT students of color reported being verbally harassed because of both their sexual
orientation and their race/ethnicity.

68.6% of LGBT students reported feeling unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation.

80.6% of students reported that there were no positive portrayals of LGBT people, history, or
events in any of their classes.
39.7% of students reported that there were no teachers or school personnel who were supportive
of LGBT students at their school.
* Information about methodology and demographics, as well as full results, are available online at
www.glsen.org

The effects of oppression differ for specific target and agent groups, in the end everyone loses.

Homophobia and transphobia prevent some lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people from developing an honest self-identity, and add to the pressure to marry and/or have children, which places undue stress on themselves and their families.

Homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism

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[datillest1]

go on youtube type in therealyoungkid he is from the school and the biggest faggot of them all.

[fretshr3dder]

nice video.

but if i was epileptic, youd be in some serious crap

[erasehate08]

they need something taught in our schools about hateing kids like this it should be a law in all 50 states kids are as much ignorant as adults are!

[ProFriend]

Just to be clear, homophobia is NOT the fear of others who are homosexual. The official APA definition is fear of BEING homosexual.

Also, transgender is not related to sexual orientation - it is gender identification, something very different and distinct. Correct use of terms helps avoid confusion and misunderstandings.

[aceofspades0028]

love it! (and you!)