The Day of Silence is the largest, national student-led action towards creating safer schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The day-long vow of silence symbolically represents the silencing of LGBT students and their supporters and brings attention to and protests the discrimination, harassment, and abuse (in effect, the silencing) faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex* (LGBTQI) people and their allies.
Students participating in the Day of Silence may use speaking cards or paper and pen to communicate with public service staff during this event.
*Wha now? Gay and queer? I need a gay thesaurus or sumpfing...
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