Mission Statement: We provide a welcoming safe space–an inclusive home that celebrates, nurtures & empowers the LGBTQ communities and our friends and neighbors in South Florida.
Community Culture Statement
Safe Space
Safety: The Pride Center will strive to offer our visitors physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, and educational safety.
Acceptance: The Pride Center’s campus is a diverse body that boasts a multiplicity of clubs, organizations and communities all representing various interests. We promote nonjudgmental treatment of all.
Fair treatment: The Pride Center promotes an atmosphere where:
- We treat each other with respect and dignity.
- We respect the law and act accordingly.
- We are fair, transparent and honest in our dealings.
- We strive to achieve beneficial outcomes for our people and the communities in which we operate.
- We are accountable for our actions and their consequences.
Unfair treatment includes:
- Bullying – Persistent and ongoing ill treatment of a person that victimizes, humiliates, undermines or threatens that person.
- Discrimination – When a person is treated less favorably than others on the grounds of age, disability or medical condition, race, sex, sexuality or gender identity, marital status, religion, political opinion, criminal record (when irrelevant), trade union activity, pregnancy or family responsibilities.
- Harassment – Unwelcome, offensive, humiliating or intimidating behavior or comments aimed at a person or group that makes the person or group feel belittled, intimidated, insulted and/or offended.
- Sexual Harassment – Unwelcome sexual behavior where a person feels offended, intimidated or humiliated, and it is reasonable in the circumstances to feel that way.
- Victimization – Single someone out for unjust treatment. Treating someone unfairly because they are different.
- Vilification – Occurs when a person speaks or writes in an insulting, abusive or defamatory way about or to a person or group.
Equality: Each person at the Pride Center is an equal community partner.
Sexual Respect: The Pride Center promotes an atmosphere where people will not intentionally do something that will make another person feel sexually threatened by unwanted and non-consensual sexual advances.
Pride: The Pride Center values the principles of self-respect and personal worth.
Agree to … deal with people with an attitude of respect and honor.
Cooperation: Visitors and Pride Center staff and volunteers will work in a collaborative manner to ensure success and healthy functioning on a personal and group level.
Ethics: Pride Center’s culture is one where we expect the community to conduct themselves with a high level of morals. All will strive to recognize right from wrong and act accordingly.
