By now you've likely Broken the Silence, and begun to speak about your participation in the Day, your experiences with anti-LGBT bullying and the importance of making all schools safer for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Keep the conversation going! The Day of Silence is the first step towards a deeper dialogue amongst members of your community about how to improve your school's climate for LGBT and all students.
While we know that this year's Day of Silence was the largest ever, we want to be able to show it! Please make sure you registered your participation by clicking on THIS LINK. By registering we can help show others the impact of this action.
We'd love to hear your stories about your participation--the ups , the downs, and everything in between. What did you do to end the silence? Tell us by emailing info@dayofsilence.org.
If you feel you were denied your right to participate in the Day of Silence or if you faced strong opposition from your school, please CLICK HERE to let us know. A representative from Lambda Legal may be in contact with you to assist.
Stay tuned to the Day of Silence Blog, the Day of Silence Facebook Page and the @DayofSilence on Twitter for ideas on how to take the next step to make your school a more respectful and supportive place for all students.
Thank you all for your hard work, and congratulations on taking a stand!
3 comments:
I have never been treated so horribly for standing up not only for my bisexuality rights but also my friends gay, lesbian, and bisexuality rights. It us ridiculous how crude and dissrespectful how some of these kids act and it's even worse that some of the parents promote these harsh acts of throwing objects, pushing, tripping, fighting , etc... torwards PEOPLE like us.
It was awesome! My friends and I did it and the some of the teachers were supportive, while other weren't. I think we made a difference. For once LGBT was recognized as important at my school! :)
It was awesome! My friends and I were silent and we really made a difference I think. People at my school are now a little more understanding about LGBT kids and the fact that we ARE people too! :)
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