Day Of Silence -VS- Day Of Truth... & By Truth I Mean More Fundie Christian BULLSHIT

[jesus_h_biscuit]

Tomorrow there will be many people - mostly students - spending the day in silence in protest of anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. The 12th National Day of Silence Honors Lawrence King, the 15-year-old California student who was shot twice in the head and killed at school in February by a 14-year-old heterosexual

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[ex_dvk]

I got beat up a lot in high school and was silent the whole way through. I've accepted meathead insecurity long enough I think. These days I speak up against ignorance whenever possible. Enough to get suspended from work. ;)

[yuri_shoujo]

Great post. I never used to participate in the DoS because I didn't see the point, but that was because I was one of the kids who were silenced. No one missed my voice but those who were already okay with me. However now I'm in a place where I never stfu, so I've noticed a couple of times today where I've been quiet, gave the little info card, and I saw wheels thoughtfully turning. I think the protest only works under certain circumstances, and with enough people. Probably why it works better as a student movement

[brightnovafaeri]

I was discussing homosexuality and whether its possible to be born gay with my mother, and I brought up the fact that many gays and lesbians have NEVER been turned on by the opposite sex. She actually said that the bible says that some men are born eunuchs and that's why they aren't attracted to women. Her solution to that is for them to be celibate for their whole lives. I love my mom, but she's so fucked up.