11 Apr
What Are You Doing April 25?
You’ve probably heard of Lawrence King, the boy who was murdered in his school because he was too effeminate for a few of his classmates.
That kind of thing is over! Please join us in observing theNational Day of Silence : April 25, 2008 Click that link and find out how you can get involved.
Most important of all, if you’ve got kids from middle school through college, ask them to find out about it and make up their own minds.
Ah, if only I could get away with that now that I’m not in school anymore. I don’t think my boss would be particularly pleased if I told him I couldn’t answer any phone calls on a Friday.
Of course, doing this at my college could have been truly dangerous. I didn’t know about it back then, but I attended a right-wing conservative “Christian” school where this sort of behavior might have gotten me kicked out.
April 12th, 2008 at 10:34 amHere’s Sara Whitman’s experience with her school’s administration:
http://suburblezmom.blogspot.com/2008/04/update-on-day-of-silence.html
One way to sell the idea (which turns out to be easy because it happens to be the truth) is that this isn’t about TEH GAYZ, this is about violence.
Mind you, there will always be people who think that anyone who says hello to a GLBT person should be stoned to death or else they’ll OMG!!! have BUTTSECKS right in the middle of the street.
If that’s the kind of town you live in, it’s simple: don’t live there no more.
April 13th, 2008 at 2:11 amThe more things change, the more they stay the same…when Thomas Jefferson ran for president in 1800, his detractors said that if he won, adultery and incest would be practiced openly.
I’m not worried about the town I live in. It’s filled mostly with labor union Democrats. Granted, here, that means they vote Democrat because of labor unions but sympathize with the Devil on the other side of the aisle, but still, it would be unlikely that I’d catch any flak for keeping my mouth shut for a day.
It’s at work where I’d be in trouble. I work in a small department of 4 people plus our boss, and if I’m here, I have to answer phones. If I intentionally don’t answer phones because I’m protesting, I’ll get myself in trouble.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:49 amAnd too, you aren’t a student, and like me, physical bullying isn’t part of your daily life.
April 14th, 2008 at 4:50 pm