Students participate in Day of Silence to bring attention to LGBTQ+ discrimination
Held every year since 1997, the National Day of Silence brings awareness to hate that LGBTQ+ youth experience; the silence represents the silencing of their voices
April 22, 2022
The National Day of Silence is on the second Friday of each April.
Isaac Weldon (‘22) said, in his perspective, the purpose of the Day of Silence is to “make people more mindful” of bullying, discrimination, and hate.
“There’s a lot of people that don’t know about it,” shared Elijah Brady (‘23). He said the Day of Silence is a way to recognize and fight against the targeted bullying of LGBTQ+ students.
“The silence [of this day] is loud,” said Tyler Porter (‘23). He said it represents “the [LGBTQ+] people who are forced to stay silent [be]cause of discrimination”.
The National Day of Silence brings awareness to the challenges members of the LGBTQ+ community have faced and continue to face.
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) noted that “public schools often lead the way for the broader society in modeling inclusiveness and pluralism”.
In the U.S., students can take a day-long vow of silence to symbolically represent the silencing of LGBTQ+ students.
