As if you haven't heard from the title, it's the day of silence. The day of silence is devoted to gays, lesbians, transgenders, and bisexuals; to cause awareness to those that lost their lives and the ones that can't say who they are.
It's sad that a lot of people have lost their lives because of bullying, being ignored, and just being rejected. It's rare but a few kids either 12 or 13 have taken their own lifes, because they were accused of being gay or they were and they couldn't find another peaceful way to stop that hate towards them.
Here's a story about an 11-year-old boy that took his life away because of anti-gay bullying:
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2400.html
Not much people now hide their sexuality, but it's probably taken them awhile to open up.
This is another complication in some teenagers' life- not speaking out.
Parents, friends, teachers, and classmates make it hard for some people to open up, afraid of being rejected and or humiliated. And getting their lives taken away fro being who they are.
I know we can't stop the hate, but we can at least surpress it enough to help the ones dealing with the change.
Just have to say: Get over yourself! The world doesn't revolve around you.
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