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The Day of Silence: April 18th, 2007.
This year is the 11th national Day of Silence. The Day of Silence is a student led protest against harassment demonstrated towards homosexual, bisexual, transgender, and supporting people.
It is not only for people of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community to participate in, and it is encouraged that those who oppose harassment towards all sexual orientations join us in the Day of Silence. 69% of LGBT students under the age of 19 reported experiencing harassment by peers, family members, faculty, and strangers. [
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Take a stand and give your silence to demonstrate the silence those of the LGBT and supporting community endure for the fear of being harassed, abused, or killed. To have to keep your sexuality, something that plays one of the key roles in our student lives, silent in fear is tormenting. Please show your support by staying silent for the school day. It will be tough, but hopefully you'll imagine how hard it is to stay silent for a lifetime is.
For a piece of paper to show teachers that you are participating, you can print them here: [
PDF file]
PLEASE do
not use the Day of Silence as an excuse for not speaking in a class. You can alert your teacher that you're participating in the Day of Silence, but if your teacher insists that you speak, you must.
Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discriminaton. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today.
What are you going to do to end the silence?
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