Posted 04.17.09 at 12:00AM
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In observance of today’s Day of Silence, we will not be posting. We’ll be back at midnight.
Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence (DOS), a national youth movement bringing attention to the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by anti-LGBT bullying, name-calling and harassment. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward building awareness and making a commitment to address these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today.
Some things to keep in your thoughts today… Last week’s UVA attack brought awareness to the campus. Also, last week, an 11-year-old in Massachusetts hung himself after experiencing bullying at school. Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover would have been 12 today.
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Queer Action is holding a Breaking the Silence event tonight.
Posted 04.14.09 at 5:05PM
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VCU’s Queer Action gears up for the Day of Silence this Friday with a full line-up of events taking place on the Monroe Park Campus:
Tuesday, April 14th
“Milk” – the Academy Award Winning film will be screened at the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Room 215 of the University Student Commons, 2pm— OMSA Diversity Film Series
Wednesday, April 15th
“Bi-Chic or Biphobia?” Join us as we discuss bisexuality and biphobia in popular culture—LGBT Social Network Shockoe Room of the University Student Commons, 4pm
Thursday, April 16th
“Beyond the Binary: Gender Expression and Trans-Identity” Queer Action will be hosting a discussion on gender identity and expression. Shockoe Room of the University Student Commons, 8pm
Friday, April 17th NATIONAL DAY OF SILENCE
BREAK the Silence: Queer Open Mic Night! Join us for an evening of art, music, song, and poetry as we give voice to all those who have been silenced by anti-gay bullying and harassment. Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Room 215 of the University Student Commons, 5pm
More info on the Breaking the Silence event via Facebook.
The students at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Queer Action are having a busy week. Tonight, the group hosts their own campus-wide Transgender Day of Remembrance candlelight vigil from 7:30pm to 8:30pm at the Harris Hall Lawn outside of the Commons on 907 Floyd Avenue.
From VCU’s 