Maybe you chicas may not think so (or even know what it is) but the Day of Silence is an important day to me. It loudens the silence and issues the lgbt community have to go through. On the Day of Silence, you take an oath to not speak for 6-9 hours. This expresses the silence lgbt people have to go through. Weather they have to be silent about their orientation and have to hide who they are for years, or if they're being harassed. Most people think nothing of it and go about their usual day, but since i've gone through a lot of this type of stuff it holds great importance to me. It hurts me to know that people have to face discriminition and stuff. It's a great way of creating awareness and a better understanding (hopefully). I know i am participating!
Here's some information if you're interested! thnx for reading
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"The Day of Silence’s purpose is to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment and effective responses.
You pin a paper on your shirt saying:Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating
in the Day of Silence (DOS), a national youth movement bringing
attention to the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which
is caused by anti-LGBT bullying, name-calling and harassment. This
year’s DOS is held in memory of Lawrence King, a 15 year-old student
who was killed in school because of his sexual orientation and gender
expression. I believe that ending the silence is the fi rst step toward
building awareness and making a commitment to address these
injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today.
other info1.)The goal of the Day of Silence is to make schools safer for all students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. In a Harris Interactive study on bullying, students said two of the top three reasons students are harassed in school are actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender expression. Additionally, 4 out of 5 LGBT students experience harassment at school.
Students across the country participate in the Day of Silence to bring attention to this problem, let students who experience such bullying know that they are not alone and ask schools to take action to address the problem.
2) Hundreds of thousands of students of all beliefs, backgrounds and sexual orientations participate in the Day of Silence.
Anti-LGBT bullying and harassment affects all students. Slurs such as “f.aggot” and “d.yke” are commonplace in school. The Day of Silence is an example of students, from middle school to college, working together proactively to bring attention to the anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment experienced by LGBT and straight students alike.
from www.dayofsilence.org
