On the National Day of Silence hundreds of thousands of students nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools.
In support of LGBT youth and their allies, this blog will remain silent tomorrow - except for a single post promoting the Day of Silence. I encourage other bloggers to do the same. Thanks to Wicked Gay Blog for letting me know about this.
The bigots of the right-wing have already taken a stand against the Day of Silence - which, I guess, means they SUPPORT name-calling, bullying and harassment. How CHRISTIAN of them. Conservawhores Laurie Higgins (Illinois Family Institute) and Linda Harvey (Mission America) issued the following instructions to "Christian" parents (via Joe.My.God)...
Explain to your children why you’re taking a stand:
a. Homosexual behavior is not an innate identity.
b. No matter what factors may influence homosexual feelings, freely chosen homosexual behavior is immoral and should be resisted.
c. Homosexuality is not equivalent to race.
d. Disapproval of homosexuality is not equivalent to racism; nor is it hatred; nor is it bullying; nor does it constitute an incitement to violence. It is permissible and ethical to express disapproval of homosexuality. Just because someone may feel bad when hearing that someone disapproves of homosexuality does not mean that disapproval is cruel or wrong.
Whatever, Skanks. To find out more about the Day of Silence, you can check out their website HERE.
