SU26 - VirTual Safe Zone 101 2pm Thursday

Term: Summer 2026

Date: July 13th to August 14th, 2026

Time: Thursday 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Online Only

Instructor: Katlyn Griffin

Presented By: Virginia Tech Pride Center

Description:

VirTual Safe Zone is an online five-week course addressing LGBTQ+ identities and issues.  This course aims to

• introduce participants to contemporary introductory information regarding gender, sexual, and romantic minorities;
• contextualize this new/refreshed knowledge with some of the complexity and nuanced characteristics of these elements;
• provide the opportunity to engage in introspective or reflective thinking;
• engage individuals in discussion with one another regarding their own understanding, feelings, and experiences with the course content; 
• and encourage active allyship during and after the course has ended.