Friday, April 17, 2009

Students Use Silence to Spread Message


Today Friday 17th is National Day of Silence, to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying, and harassment in schools. Each year the event has grown, now with hundreds of thousands of students coming together to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior. Participants take a vow to not speak during a portion or all of their day in honor of those who have been silenced.


Carl Walker-Hoover, a recent victim of anti-LGBT bullying, would have turned 12 on this Day of Silence.

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