http://blog.glsen.org/message-from-glsen-ed-eliza-byard-about-importance-of-day-of-silence-2/ the GLSEN blog Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:06:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.glsen.org/message-from-glsen-ed-eliza-byard-about-importance-of-day-of-silence-2/#comment-752 Anonymous Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:59:44 +0000 http://blog.glsen.org/message-from-glsen-ed-eliza-byard-about-importance-of-day-of-silence-2/#comment-752 >what i do not understand is that why be silent when people are being hurt? why not take a stand and say "enough" i do support this day more than alot of things but am i not right in what i suggest (please dont take this the wrong way i mean to question not to harm and deffinitly not to start problems >what i do not understand is that why be silent when people are being hurt? why not take a stand and say "enough" i do support this day more than alot of things but am i not right in what i suggest (please dont take this the wrong way i mean to question not to harm and deffinitly not to start problems

]]> http://blog.glsen.org/message-from-glsen-ed-eliza-byard-about-importance-of-day-of-silence-2/#comment-749 Anonymous Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:26:57 +0000 http://blog.glsen.org/message-from-glsen-ed-eliza-byard-about-importance-of-day-of-silence-2/#comment-749 >I know that a lot of negative things may happen, but let's not dwell on the bad... let's look at the good. This is a great event!! Here at a school in Seattle the school I teach at has over 200 students participating in the Day of Silence!!!! It's not perfect, but its definately sending a message about the importance of speaking out against homophobia.. by not speaking. Its sooooo powerful. Continue the great work you all do! >I know that a lot of negative things may happen, but let's not dwell on the bad… let's look at the good. This is a great event!! Here at a school in Seattle the school I teach at has over 200 students participating in the Day of Silence!!!! It's not perfect, but its definately sending a message about the importance of speaking out against homophobia.. by not speaking. Its sooooo powerful. Continue the great work you all do!

]]> http://blog.glsen.org/message-from-glsen-ed-eliza-byard-about-importance-of-day-of-silence-2/#comment-747 Anonymous Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:56:27 +0000 http://blog.glsen.org/message-from-glsen-ed-eliza-byard-about-importance-of-day-of-silence-2/#comment-747 >me and many of my friends are taking part today and we all live in this little redneck, hilbilly town called huffman,TX and the whole day we have heard nothing but fag and one chick came up to some of us and said "gay is not the way", and now some stupid kids are making these silence for straights in mocking day of silence. but we have held strong, because we strongly believe in this. >me and many of my friends are taking part today and we all live in this little redneck, hilbilly town called huffman,TX and the whole day we have heard nothing but fag and one chick came up to some of us and said "gay is not the way", and now some stupid kids are making these silence for straights in mocking day of silence. but we have held strong, because we strongly believe in this.

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