<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In educational institutions, safe space (or safe - space), safer space, and positive space are terms that, as originally intended, were used to indicate that a teacher, educational institution, or student body did not tolerate anti-LGBT violence, harassment or hate speech, thereby creating a safe place for all LGBT students . The term safe space has been extended to refer to an autonomous space for individuals who feel marginalized to come together to communicate regarding their experiences with marginalization, typically on a university campus . Safe spaces exist in educational institutions of anglophone countries . The idea of safe spaces has seen criticism on the grounds that it stifles freedom of speech . Critics claim safe spaces hinder the exposure of sensitive material that needs to be discussed and explained in an educational environment . </P> <P> In educational institutions, a safe space, safer space, and positive space has been used to indicate that a teacher, educational institution, or student body does not tolerate anti-LGBT violence, harassment or hate speech, thereby creating a safe place for all LGBT students . </P>

Where did the term safe space come from