A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome or unsafe because biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age or physical or mental ability; a place where the rules guard each person’s self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others.

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville: Safe Zone. (n.d.). LGBT terminology. Retrieved from https://www.siue.edu/lgbt/definitions.shtml.