Tomorrow is National Day of Silence, a day to call attention to the silence that many gay, lesbian, bi and trans-gendered people are forced to experience through bullying, harassment and intimidation. Because of this anti-LGBT attitude, the LGBT community fears coming out of the closet and must silence their true selves.
This day is primarily a youth event that takes place in middle schools, high schools and colleges. Its purpose is to encourage schools and classmates to address the anti-LGBT atmosphere in our education system. It started at the University of Virginia in 1996. Read these four truths for more information about Day of Silence.
I'm actually surprised this hasn't caught on outside of schools ... and maybe it has. If you notice people completely silent tomorrow in settings where there usually is conversation, this may be the reason.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
National Day of Silence
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2 comments:
You're a bit behind the times. California legalized gay marriage the other day. :)
Well, I posted this "National Day of Silence" entry back in April so I wouldn't say that this entry is "behind-the-times."
I do agree that I need to do an entry about the California ruling that occurred yesterday. I hope to do that later today.
Thanks for stopping in and commenting :)
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