FA25 - VirTual Safe Zone 101 Thursdays 10am

Term: Fall 2025

Date: September 8th to October 10th, 2025

Time: Thursday 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Location: Online Only

Instructor: Kelsey Hammer

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.