Day of Silence is in just two days!!! We want to make sure that you know your rights–and that they’re protected–so we asked Jeremy from North Dakota to record a short video explaining them.
If you think your rights are being violated, let us know and our friends at Lambda Legal will investigate! http://www.dayofsilence.org/legalhelp
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Lambda Legal’s Help Desk receives many calls and emails from students each year leading up to the Day of Silence. Many of the students who contact us want to know more about their right to participate in the Day of Silence, and others have been told by their school that they cannot. Lambda Legal has advocated in numerous schools around the nation to help students exercise their right to participate in the silent protest. In most of these cases, school officials responded to our advocacy by allowing the students to participate in the day of action.
The bottom line is that every student has the right to participate in the Day of Silence.
This powerful expression of strength and solidarity gives students like you the opportunity to shine a light on the continued anti-LGBTQ bullying and harassment that takes place in schools. This discriminatory treatment comes at the hands of other students, administrators, and even legislators. Given the current climate generated by anti-trans laws like North Carolina’s HB2, it is imperative that young people have the support of their classmates and people outside of their schools. This is where Lambda Legal comes in.
If you have any questions, if feel you have been discriminated against because of your sexual orientation, or if school administrators are interfering with your ability to participate in GLSEN’s Day of Silence, please contact Lambda Legal’s Help Desk at 1-866-542-8336, or see http://lambdalegal.org/help
Day of Silence is tomorrow. Know your rights about how you can participate.
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GLSEN’s Day of Silence is an opportunity for thousands of youth across the country to honor those who are silenced every day by bullying and harassment. At least that’s how we see it.
But according to the anti-LGBT Illinois Family Institute, the Day of Silence is like cancer. Here’s what they said about us:
“The Day of Silence…started in one university and then like a cancer metastasized to thousands of high schools, and then into middle schools. Before long it will take place in elementary schools. Leftists know that it’s easier to indoctrinate 16-year-olds than 36-year-olds and easier still to indoctrinate 6-year-olds.
“If it were solely about eradicating bullying, everyone—liberals and conservatives alike—would support it. But it’s not.
“The Day of Silence exploits government schools, captive audiences, and anti-bullying sentiment to advance the Left’s social, moral, and political beliefs and goals. [Event organizer Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network] seeks to advance the belief that all public expressions of moral disapproval of homosexual activity are bullying.
“A coalition of pro-family organizations is once again urging parents to keep their children home from school on the Day of Silence if their school administrations will be allowing students to politicize instructional time by refusing to speak.
“We must demonstrate the boldness and perseverance of the Left if we hope to stop the relentless appropriation of public education for the promotion of homosexuality.”
We think it’s pretty horrific to compare a youth empowerment movement to a deadly disease. That’s why we’re taking a vow of silence on April 17. Register here if you’ll be there, too.
As an official GLSEN Day of Silence rep, you’ll join a passionate community of people committed to making schools safer for LGBT students. We’ll be counting on you to spread the word about GLSEN’s Day of Silence however you can. Whether it’s collecting online registrations, writing a letter to the editor of your school newspaper, or sharing our mission on social media, your participation is instrumental in making this the biggest Day of Silence ever. In exchange, you’ll get exclusive access to Day of Silence resources, chances to win free stuff, and more!
Each year, thousands of students across the country participate in GLSEN’s Day of Silence, a daylong vow of silence symbolizing the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment. This year’s Day of Silence takes place next Friday, April 15, and students from all 50 states and many different countries will participate.
Planning a Day of Silence event at your school or in your community may seem daunting, but GLSEN’s Day of Silence team is here to help. Here are 11 things you can do to prepare.
1. Register your participation. Visit dayofsilence.org/register to let GLSEN know that you’ll be participating in the Day of Silence. Your registration helps us to stay in touch with you and allows us to know just how many people are committed to GLSEN’s Day of Silence each year.
2. Inform your school’s administration of your plan to participate. It’s a courtesy to let your school know that students will be observing GLSEN’s Day of Silence. Request a meeting with your principal, student affairs official, or other administrator to tell them about your plans. Be prepared to share approximately how many students will be participating, and answer any questions respectfully. Check out this letter to schools from the ACLU for help with discussing GLSEN’s Day of Silence with school officials.
3. Hold a Day of Silence meeting. Whether you hold an open GSA meeting or a meeting specifically dedicated to GLSEN’s Day of Silence, choose a time and place where students can gather to discuss the Day of Silence and pledge to participate.
Read more on the GLSEN Blog!
Ready to take your Day of Silence to the next level?
Join the Day of Silence street team to represent GLSEN at your school, in your neighborhood and online.
As an official Day of Silence rep, you’ll join a passionate community of people committed to making schools safer for LGBT students. We’ll count on you to spread the word about the Day of Silence however you can, like collecting online registrations, writing a letter to the editor of your school newspaper, or sharing our mission on social media. In exchange, you’ll get exclusive access to Day of Silence resources, free stuff and more.
Sultana High School is censoring and discriminating against its Gay-Straight Alliance. The Hesperia, CA school is limiting the GSA from using LGBT-inclusive language and participating in activities like GLSEN’s Day of Silence and Ally Week.
Today is the first school day since news broke last week during Spring Break that the ACLU of Southern California sent a letter demanding the school district stop discriminating against the school’s GSA.
Tell them that they are not alone
As they return to school today, the GSA members could face retaliation for their decision to stand up to their school district.
Along with our partners at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, It Gets Project, and the California-based GSA Network, we want to send a clear message to Sultana High GSA members as they head back to school:
We are proud of you and we’ve got your back.
Will you join us? Click here to send your own message to the brave LGBT students and allies.
They believe that every student deserves to be safe and treated with respect, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Help us show them that people all across the country stand with them against discrimination.
When we gather together and sanctify a day in the name of vulnerable silence, we bless the voice with a significance beyond measure. Yes, LGBTQ youth often don’t have a choice of whether or not to be silent, but on GLSEN’s Day of Silence, we recognize this. We hold a memorial for all the words unsaid. We mourn the suppression of LGBTQ voices. Silence is ours — and when we show that silence is a tool of oppression, we reject the idea that it is normal, it is acceptable, for us to be shut up by our environments. We claim our voices, and we reclaim our silence.
This year will mark my sixth Day of Silence. In some ways I am still that nervous queer kid I was in 2010 — every year, I still struggle to maintain composure throughout the day. I still need lots of support.
But in recognizing the importance of my voice on that day in April so many years ago, I forever altered my future. I unapologetically broke the silence again and again — no matter how far away I was pushed from the general public, I would not be quiet.
Read more on the GLSEN Blog!
IT’S OFFICIAL: The application is live to join our second-ever Day of Silence Street Team! We want to make this year’s Day of Silence the biggest and best it’s ever been, and we need your help to do it.
Join the team if you’re committed to getting other people involved in the Day of Silence and the safe schools movement. In exchange, we’ll give you exclusive access to Day of Silence resources, chances to win free stuff, and opportunities to have your organizing efforts featured on our national platforms. Last year, we even brought members of the Street Team to lobby for safe schools with us on Capitol Hill.
Click here to apply. We’re ready. Are you?
You have until 11:59 PM Eastern time TONIGHT – March 6 – to apply! Don’t miss out!
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Before we get on with the post, it’s important to note that these are two groups of diverse people who are very unique in many ways! However, in light of the month, (and mainly due to the fact that a lot of the resources available online are for both groups), here is a compilation of resources for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people! Other masterposts can be found here (and don’t hesitate to add anything if you have resources to contribute)!
GLSEN Pages:
Other organizations:
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
Some LGBTQ+ Asian/Pacific Islander Creators:
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Before we get on with the post, it’s important to note that these are two groups of diverse people who are very unique in many ways! However, in light of the month, (and mainly due to the fact that a lot of the resources available online are for both groups), here is a compilation of resources for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people! Other masterposts can be found here (and don’t hesitate to add anything if you have resources to contribute)!
GLSEN Pages:
Other organizations:
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
Some LGBTQ+ Asian/Pacific Islander Creators:
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
