A free resource created by the LGBTQIA+ Community for Everybody
Especially during these troubled times, you can celebrate PRIDE all year long by helping people from the LGBTQIA+ Community and their allies become better prepared to take charge of their emotional and personal safety.
Millions of people today face greater risks of bullying, harassment, isolation, and discrimination because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression—and even more people face harmful prejudice because of how they look, any kind of disability, what they believe, or other differences.
Robert Holgate, the generous donor who provided a start-up grant to develop and publish the initial Pridepower Safety Skills videos, says, “These are the skills I wish I had when I was a lonely gay teen growing up in a small midwestern town and facing intense harassment and rejection. I am so glad we can provide this resource to you now.”
Thanks to Robert’s support, Pridepower was created by and for members of the LGBTQIA+ Community and their allies to show how positive communication, relationship-building, and personal safety skills can help people be successful in handling problems that often harm their wellbeing. (Click below to watch the video)
These engaging and educational videos address the following topics so far:
- Advocating to stop disrespect in the workplace
- Speaking up clearly and kindly about a thoughtless hurtful comment
- Advocating to respect someone’s identity
- Setting boundaries on invasive questions
- Coming out to an unsupportive parent in a way that doesn’t break the relationship
- Getting help from a distracted friend
- Moving away from deliberate cruelty
- Setting boundaries with a friend on overprotective behavior
- Reaching out to a lonely person
- Being an ally to a new neighbor
- Using target denial to avoid harassment in public
- Dealing with confrontation by setting boundaries and getting help
Here are 7 ways you can help:
- Visit org/pridepower
- Take about two minutes to watch the ‘Welcome to Pridepower’ intro video
- Share this free resource with individuals, organizations, and groups you think might be interested
- Sign up for the free course, watch the videos, and use the worksheets to discuss and practice these skills for yourself and others
- Volunteer to make videos to show how to address other problems—or help translate Pridepower video captions into more languages.
- Organize a live online Pridepower or Kidpower workshop for your workplace, school, or community organization—we provide tailored skills-based training on many topics, such as Skills for Protecting Psychological Safety; Safety at PRIDE Events; Skills for Creating Cultures of Safety, Respect, and Kindness; and Skills to Stop Bullying, Harassment, and Violence.
- Make a donation to Kidpower International to support Pridepower and/or our other services by providing skills that help to prevent trauma and protect lives for people of all ages, abilities, identities, beliefs, and cultures everywhere. Ask your company to match your gift or make a grant to support our work. org/donate
As Alan King, WPO President and CEO says, “We want to create inclusive environments where employees feel respected, valued, and safe to express themselves.”
The Pridepower Safety Skills videos help prepare individuals to take charge of their safety and wellbeing so that they CAN be their authentic selves at work—and everywhere they go.
