The UNH Safe Zone Program provides training and support around issues of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Safe Zones at the University of New Haven are individual allies and their work and/or personal space. Those participating in the Safe Zone Ally program display a Safe Zone symbol demonstrating their support and advocacy with GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning) individuals and will disseminate information regarding the existence and location of campus Safe Zones.
In the Nazi concentration camps, prisoners were classified according to their "crimes". Jews, for example, wore a yellow star (compound of two triangles); a pink triangle was assigned to gay men. After WWII, wearers of the pink triangle remained imprisoned for years afterward, even after Jews and political prisoners were released. The UNH Safe Zone logo incorporates an upside down triangle, which is symbolic of those pink triangles; it also includes the UNH logo as well as the rainbow (Freedom) flag, which is a international symbol of ending oppression.
The mission of the University of New Haven Safe Zone Program is to create a safe environment for anyone who is questioning or wishes to celebrate differences in sexuality, sexual identity, and/or gender identity. Through education, outreach, community resources, and identifying allies, we will promote understanding and support to students, faculty, staff and families.
