Allies Safe Zone Program

 

The Allies Safe Zone Program is a network of UCR students, faculty, and staff who are supportive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and of anyone dealing with sexual orientation or gender identity issues.

Allies Safe Zone members include staff, faculty, and students at UC Riverside who display an ALLY placard outside their office or residence hall room. This sign identifies them as individuals who are willing to provide a safe haven, a listening ear, and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people or anyone dealing with sexual orientation or gender identity issues.

All Allies have attended a training seminar to learn about the benefits and responsibilities of being an Ally. Every Ally has signed a contract before posting their placard.

Allies Responsibilities

An Ally Is... - Visible Support - Safe Zone - Role Model - Someone who combats heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia
An Ally Can Be... - Activist - Speaker - Educator
An Ally Is Not... - Expert on Issues - Counselor - Spokesperson for all