Day of Silence

[Sir_No_Sir]

Break the silence!
A national day of silence to echo the silence of the gays,lesbians, and bisexuals who have been silenced.



Who's doing it, besides me?

[Fawkes]

Originally posted by [email protected] 17, 2007 08:51 pm
Break the silence!
A national day of silence to echo the silence of the gays,lesbians, and bisexuals who have been silenced.



Who's doing it, besides me?
Wait, I'm confused. Is the silence meant to represent the LGBTs that have died in the past due to their lifestyle/orientation?

[Sir_No_Sir]

Just silenced, not neccesarily dead.


EDIT:http://www.dayofsilence.org/

[Fawkes]

Originally posted by [email protected] 17, 2007 09:08 pm
Just silenced, not neccesarily dead.
In that case, wouldn't the best way to honor them and further their work be by being vocal about them and about LGBT rights and the Gay liberation movement in general because they are unable to because they have been silenced?

[Pawn Power]

Originally posted by Fawkes+April 17, 2007 09:11 pm--> (Fawkes @ April 17, 2007 09:11 pm)
[email protected] 17, 2007 09:08 pm
Just silenced, not neccesarily dead.
In that case, wouldn't the best way to honor them and further their work be by being vocal about them and about LGBT rights and the Gay liberation movement in general because they are unable to because they have been silenced? [/b]
No, that would make sense.


Anyway, I guess the aim is that you get a critical mass of silent people that resultantly and symbolically make a message.

[Everyday Anarchy]

I'm participating in this right now. The silence is meant to represent how gay and transgender people are silenced in their daily lives as others have stated.
But it's also meant to bring the issue to the front of people's minds. People begin to ask why others are being silent. Why we have these papers pinned to our shirts. Whether people are going to support us or not, they're thinking about LGBT rights.

So far, I've been called a faggot numerous times, hit with a book, and someone tried to write over my Day of Silence card. It's disgusting how homophobic my school is, but at least now everyone can really see the effects of homophobia and such. The bigots are being shown for who they really are.


People's true colors are really beginning to show. Just wait until tomorrow when I'll have to put them all in their place.

[Sadena Meti]

Think a better protest of solidarity would be for everyone to carry a rainbow boombox playing YMCA.

[Pawn Power]

Originally posted by rev-[email protected] 18, 2007 10:12 am
Think a better protest of solidarity would be for everyone to carry a rainbow boombox playing YMCA.
why?

[Sadena Meti]

Don't be quiet, be loud.

[RevMARKSman]

I tried but it was too hard. Could have put duct tape over my mouth but that was being given out in another building and I couldn't make it. Apparently a lot of kids in the other building were doing it.

[Sir_No_Sir]

Yeah I've been called a 'faggot' numerous times and stuff.
Oh well, time to organizefor May Day

[Everyday Anarchy]

Great. <_<

The bigots are declaring tomorrow "Anti-Gay Day."
My friends and I are declaring tomorrow "Ass Kicking Day."

[OneBrickOneVoice]

this was actually pretty big at my school. I didn&#39;t take part because I fundamentally disagreed with silence as weapon. Instead we should have done a walkout or something

[Sir_No_Sir]

Originally posted by Everyday [email protected] 19, 2007 03:51 am
Great. <_<

The bigots are declaring tomorrow "Anti-Gay Day."
My friends and I are declaring tomorrow "Ass Kicking Day."
"Day of Truth"
I hate to be an ass, but I&#39;d like them to honestly answer:what makes you think I care about what your &#39;god&#39; &#39;says&#39;?

[TC]

The Day of Silence stuff always kind of bothered me because it struck me as the most explicitly passive and ineffectual form of "protest", and i hate the symbolism of people refusing to talk as if they were being "silenced" when in fact they&#39;re not, it strikes me as a sort of liberal victimhood culture exercise rather than something progressive.

If you want to make a political point you should be noisy :-p.

[luxemburg89]

exactly TC, raise your voice don&#39;t lower it.

[Red_Pride]

Pacifist resistance rarely works.

[dez]

Originally posted by [email protected] 29, 2007 04:06 am
Pacifist resistance rarely works.
Tell that to Gandhi.


















I find the concept pretty good, but i think it&#39;s more important for people outside the LGBT movement to adhere the day of silence.
I mean, people that in the vision of ordinary people have nothing to do with it.
Imagine football players doing it.
That would lead to actual reflection from people that may indirectly support those bigots. And isolate them.