Today is the National Day of Silence. →
Today, people across the country are refraining from speaking in order to bring attention to the millions of LGBTQ youth who are bullied into silence every day.
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network is one of the major organizers of this annual event; this year, they’re collecting photos of those who are staying silent to show just how powerful this day can be. Submit yours here.
There are plenty of activities scheduled at my university today to commemorate this day, including a “Breaking the Silence” event at the end of the day where everyone will share their experiences. What will you do today?
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DC will build memorial for LGBT veterans →
In Washington, DC’s Congressional Cemetery, a new memorial thought to be the first of its kind will honor the contributions of LGBT veterans.
The board of directors for the National LGBT Veterans Memorial have already bought the plots and are currently seeking design submissions from artists nationwide. They’re hoping to unveil the monument on Memorial Day 2014.
Russell, a retired Army LTC and chair of the NLGBTVM board of directors, said, “The time has come for those of us who were forced to serve in silence to honor our fellow veterans with a dignified and impressive memorial in our national capitol. The National LGBT Veterans Memorial will provide a fitting resting place where our veterans may, as Leonard Matlovich urged us to do, ‘leave a lasting record of our accomplishments.’”
Four million for you, DC. You go, DC.
