Day of Silence

Today is The Day of Silence at schools across the country. Gay and lesbian students will remain silent to highlight the pressure placed upon them to hide, censor, and repress who they are. Conservative groups are objecting to the action because, as they say, schools are supporting the "gay agenda."

All students deserve the same protection from bullying, hazing, teasing and oppression. Students are bullied and teased because another student either thinks they are gay or because he or she holds prejudicial beliefs about homosexuality.

My point is that this issue-- violence and force in schools-- is not a Gay Issue. It's a bullying issue. It is about those perpetrating the action, not the victims of that action. And so, when someone says schools are supporting the "gay agenda," remember that this is not a gay issue, but a civil rights issue and that every kid deserves the same rights of citizenship.

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