safezone training
Saturday, November 22
10am - 1pm
Kendal at Oberlin
600 Kendal Drive
Oberlin, OH, 44074
Free!
LGBTQ+ Lorain County is pleased to offer this free SafeZone Training opportunity to members of the community. SafeZone is an opportunity to learn about LGBTQ+ identities, gender and sexuality, and examine prejudice, assumptions, and privilege. The workshop will also give you a better awareness and understanding of the LGBTQ+ community and how to be an effective ally. It is also a safe place to ask questions and get resources for further education.
Attending a SafeZone training can help create deeper familiarity and comfort with vocabulary, inclusive practices, and privilege to help individuals identify ways to provide a more safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ loved ones, friends, family members, coworkers, and others we interact with in our day to day lives.
There is no cost to attend, but please consider donating what you can to support the mission of LGBTQ+ Lorain County! Advanced registration is required.
Save the date! Lorain County Pride 2026 will take place on June 27, 2026 from 12-4pm in Oberlin. Our Pre-Pride Drag Show will take place on Friday, June 26, 2026 at the Oberlin ‘Sco.
Thank you to all who made Lorain County Pride 2025 happen!
We are so thankful to everyone who helped us put on an amazing Pride celebration in Lorain County. It was our biggest Pride ever, and we could not have done it without the help of so many people, including all those who showed up to enjoy the events.
Thank you to our board members, volunteers, sponsors, vendors, partners, performers, and attendees. It was truly so heartwarming to see all of us come together to share in some queer comradery under the June sun.
We'd like to extend a special thank you to Oberlin College and their Office of Gender, Sexuality, & Attraction Initiatives for providing a wonderful space for both the drag show and Pride festival, the Lake Erie Crushers for hosting Pride Night at the baseball stadium, Community Foundation of Lorain County for hosting our SafeZone training, and to all of our amazing drag kings and queens who truly slayed with out of this world performances - The Twisted Transitioner, Chelsea Enchantress, Riley Poppyseed, Karma Couture, Oliver Pickles, Frieda VonFreakum!, Dusty Bucket, and lavendger GoodNight. Plus, the amazing DJ RoRo!
LGBTQ+ people don't just exist in large cities - we are everywhere. Our organization will continue working to provide resources, connection, and a sense of community for queer people living, working, and thriving in Lorain county and our neighboring areas.
Thank you to our 2025 Pride Sponsors!
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Eric & Richard’s 35th Anniversary
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"It takes no compromise to give people their rights...it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression." -Harvey Milk
