Safety Guidelines
“We are dedicated to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community in our mission to ‘provide spaces for celebration, opportunities for education, and resources through community partnerships.’”
“Be respectful: Affirm the dignity of your fellow LGBTQ+ and ally community members through kindness and respect.”
Gate City Pride is committed to ensuring a safe Pride celebration for all attendees. As part of our safety plan, all Gate City Pride events have implemented safety guidelines and a Community Code of Conduct to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
Safety Guidelines
If you see something, say something: Pride is about community. Look out for each other and report any suspicious persons or activity to event staff, event security officers or a police officer. In the event of an incident that requires the immediate attention of law enforcement or paramedics, please call 911.
First Aid: A first aid tent will be available at the Pride Festival, in the event of a medical emergency please call 911.
Day-of Volunteer Crew: We will have a number of volunteers on-site at the festival. They will be identifiable by their Gate City Pride Sashes.
Security: Gate City Pride will have trained security officers present, these officers can be identified by their bright yellow shirts.
“Our rights, freedom, dignity, and our lives are not debatable. Focus your energy on the community celebration rather than those attempting to distract from the purpose of our event.”
Community Code of Conduct
All participants and attendees of Gate Pride events are expected to behave with respect and peace towards all who are present in our shared spaces. This code of conduct applies to all Gate City Pride spaces, including our social media channels, our public Facebook groups, comments on our website, and at Idaho Falls Pride hosted, sponsored, or co-sponsored public and private events.
Be Respectful: Gate City Pride is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
Consensual Content: We ask all event attendees including: volunteers, vendors, and attendees to be mindful of sharing and tagging content such as photos or videos. Please be sure your content is thoughtful, respectful, and embodies the mind of a peacekeeper. Do not make assumptions about fellow Pride attendees, their identities, and/or comfort with appearing in photos publicly. Please do your best to ask for consent before posting, sharing, and tagging. If we feel that you are taking photos of attendees without attempting to adhere to this policy, you will be asked to stop the behavior and are expected to comply immediately.
Zero Engagement with Protesters: In the event of a protest, do not engage in negative dialogue or debate. Debating only serves to reinforce their belief they have a valid position. Our rights, freedom, dignity, and our lives are not debatable. Focus your energy on the community celebration rather than those attempting to distract from the purpose of our event. Protesters want attention. Don’t give it to them. Learn to internalize a total indifference to their presumed positions of authority.
Participants not adhering to the Community Code of Conduct will be asked to stop the behavior and are expected to comply immediately. If a participant does not follow the Community Code of Conduct after being asked the Gate City Pride, staff, volunteers or other representatives may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including expulsion from all Gate City Pride spaces.
“Mental health, physical health, and community building are the things which began all of our Pride endeavors. ”