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safe space

noun safe spaces

  1. A place or domain serving as a tolerant environment for people (especially a marginalized group) where they do not face harassment, criticism, scrutiny, etc.; especially one in which participants are understood to share a given political or social viewpoint. Lesbians at this conference often referred to the search for the sacred "safe space" where we are all the same. This is an avoidance of confrontation in our communities, in society. Separation is a retreat which only a privileged few can enjoy. Real safety will come by uniting with all our allies to

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noun place serving as a tolerant environment

Españoltaima, taime, lugar seguro, espacio a salvamano
中文安全空間 /安全空间 ānquán kōngjiān
Françaisespace sûr
DeutschSafe Space, Schutzraum
Русскийбезопасное пространство bezopasnoje prostranstvo

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@misc{safe_space_2026,
  title = {safe space},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/safe%20space},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}