The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. This year’s event will be held in memory of Lawrence King, a California 8th-grader who was shot and killed Feb. 12 by a classmate because of his sexual orientation and gender expression. Hundreds of thousands of students are expected to participate on April 25 so that Lawrence and the countless others who endure anti-LGBT bias will not be forgotten.
As a former member of The Gay-Straight Alliance in my old high school, i've been participating in this silent protest for 3 years, including this year. This is important to me, not because i'm gay or a supporter of the gay community, but because me voice is one of my biggest assets. It is loud, often very clear, strong, passionate, understanding and as human as anyone else's. I chose to participate because I think that discrimination on any level of society, on any frame, side of humanity is indeed wrong, as it has been happening since the beginning of mankind. My involvement in The Day of Silence is out of love and respect for those who have chosen to show their true colors to the world when so many find it hard to do so and exist in a lie.
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