"The Day of Silence is held by students every year to bring attention to anti-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) name-calling, bullying and harassment."-([link])

I took part in this today. A couple of friends did,too. I was told though by a few kids that this was stupid & that I should back out. They don't understand,though. Because they're not the ones loosing their humane rights.

Basically, I spoke to no one all day. I slipped a few times, but did pretty good. I simply wrote "Day of Silence" on my hand & when addressed showed it to the student/teacher who was trying to communicate with me. I realized how difficult this was. Even a couple of kids told me there was no way they could stay quiet all day. I smiled, they think not being able to speak is painful? Jesus, be glad you're not in love with the same sex then.

There were a couple of creative ways of doing this. Writing it on your hand, you can print a card that gives the information on DOS & I even saw a guy today with duct tape over his mouth.

Even though not many took participation in this protest, it still matters because at least some kids did.

4/17/09