A self-paced safety skills course by and for LGBTQIA+ folks

This personal safety skills course is made by and for LGBTQIA+ young adults to help grow your knowledge, skills, and peace of mind when dealing with a difficult interaction. 

These self-paced video topics include roleplays and practice tips to help you learn these communication and safety skills quickly, so you can use them right away to increase your personal safety when interacting with friends, family, coworkers, employers, or when out in public. 

Free thanks to the generous support of our donors! Learn more about these donors' stories and why they support resources that can have a positive impact in the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Pridepower is by and for people who face greater risks of discrimination because of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Videos include subtitles in English e en español.

Gains skills for dealing with difficult situations

  • Coming out to an unsupportive parent
  • Advocating for respect in the workplace
  • Speaking up about a careless comment
  • Advocating for respect of someone's identity
  • Setting boundaries on invasive questions
  • Safety in public: Using target denial
  • and more to choose from!
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Dealing with a confrontation

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How Pridepower got started

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Ellen Frankel is a longtime Kidpower Supporter, Board Member, and Senior Program Leader who is deeply dedicated to making sure that our work reaches those most in need. Ellen believed that people in the LGBTQIA+ community would greatly benefit from an online course that would show how to use the emotional, relationship, and personal safety knowledge and skills we teach to address the difficult issues that they often face.


Inspired by Ellen's vision and motivated by their many years of friendship, Robert Holgate then donated a generous start-up grant, which has made it possible to develop and produce these initial Pridepower lessons. Thanks to Ellen and Robert's generosity, we are to offer this online course free of charge to people who face greater risks of discrimination because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression and to their supporters. 

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A big thanks to the actors in our roleplays! 

Thank you to the New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) in San Francisco for providing the talented actors who perform the role plays for our pilot lessons! The mission of New Conservatory Theatre Center is to champion innovative, high-quality productions & educational theatre experiences for youth, artists, and the queer & allied communities to effect personal & societal growth, enlightenment and change.

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TMD is a creative agency that specialises in providing comprehensive marketing, design, and events services to non-profit organisations. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges that non-profits face, the team at The Marketing Department is committed to helping these organisations achieve their goals by developing and implementing effective marketing strategies, designing compelling visual materials, and executing successful events. 

The team at TMD has assisted us with digital strategy and some design elements for the Pridepower series. More here: bit.ly/WelcomeToTMD 

Meet the Pridepower team

WRITER & producer

Irene van der Zande

Project director, 
presenter, & video editor

Avery Holmes

DIGITAL & DESIGN STRATEGY

Christopher Graham

ROLEPLAY DIRECTOR

Erika Leonard

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Eamon Saki

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Ellen Frankel

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