Making Queer Spaces into Safe Spaces

A Critical Social Justice​ Week 2015 event

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Although there has been significant progress made in expanding the safe(r) spaces available for queer-identified people, there has also been a pervasive and troubling misconception that queer space is necessarily safe space. This fallacy often obscures the unfortunate reality that queer spaces are not always safe for certain people/groups/identities, and queer communities are not exempt from perpetuating oppression. 

This roundtable discussion will address some of the problems and barriers preventing many queer communities from being truly safe and inclusive spaces. The program will also focus on how attendees can make changes in their own lives and advocate an intersectional approach to social justice in queer communities.

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Sponsored by Student Life's Mosaic: Culture & Diversity Center and The Women's Center at UMBC​.