The Safe Zone workshop promotes awareness of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer +) people. The workshop provides education concerning LGBTQ+ issues and seeks to improve the environment for LGBTQ+ people. This workshop helps to build a support network of allies for the BGSU LGBTQ+ community.

Workshop goals and learning objectives include:

• To increase awareness of LGBTQ+ people and issues.
• To help build a visible support network of LGBTQ+ allies on BGSU's campus.
• To introduce working definitions of LGBTQ+ terminology, symbols and flags and to clarify misconceptions.
• To help clarify understanding of gender identity, gender expression/presentation, sex assigned at birth, sexual and romantic orientations.
• To explore topic of social construction of LGBTQ+ identities.
• To discover an understanding of heterosexism, homophobia and transphobia.
• To learn about local LGBTQ+ resources and sources for continuing education.