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Safe Zone educates JMU faculty, staff, and students about issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and questioning individuals (LGBTQIQ) and their loved ones.

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• Sexual Orientation:
What Is Sexual Orientation? - What Causes a Person To Have a Particular Sexual Orientation? - Is Sexual Orientation a Choice? - What About So-Called "Conversion Therapies"? - Is Homosexuality a Mental Illness or Emotional Problem? - Can Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals Be Good Parents? - Why Do Some Gay Men, Lesbians and Bisexuals Tell People About Their Sexual Orientation? - Why Is the "Coming Out" Process Difficult for Some Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual People? - What Can Be Done to Overcome the Prejudice and Discrimination the Gay Men, Lesbians, and Bisexuals Experience? - Why is it Important for Society to be Better Educated About Homosexuality? - Are All Gay and Bisexual Men HIV Infected? - Where Can I Find More Information About Homosexuality?

• Some of The Effects of Homophobia:

• When A Friend Comes OUT To You:

• Being An Ally:
Active Oppression – Indifference – Oppression Through Lack of Action – Growing as an Ally – Challenging Oppression – Joining an Ally Support Network – Challenging heterosexist Systems

• 51 Fabulous Ways to Support Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Students on Your Campus

 • Heterosexism:
Some manifestations of heterosexism - Labeling Homosexuality, Bisexuality or Transgender a Problem – Heterosexual Privileges

• Bisexuality:
Bisexual Identity? - How Common Is Bisexuality? - Bisexual Relationships? - Bisexuals and AIDS? - Bisexuality and Politics?

• Gender Variance:
Sex and Gender Dichotomies - Sexual Orientation vs. Gender Identity vs. Sexual Identity - Terms and Definitions

• American Psychological Association Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns Policy Statements:
Discrimination Against Homosexuals - Child Custody or Placement - Employment Rights of Gay Teachers - Use of Diagnoses "Homosexuality" and "Ego-Dystonic Homosexuality" - Hate Crimes - Sodomy Laws and APA Convention - Department of Defense Policy on Sexual Orientation and Advertising in APA Publications - Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths in the Schools - State Initiatives and Referenda - Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation - Legal Benefits for Same - Sex Couples

• The History of Gay and Lesbian Experience During World War II:
Symbols – Paragraph 175 and other sexual deviance laws – Lesbians

• LGBT Timeline (from the 60’s to the 90’s):