GLSEN Day of Silence April 16th

Every year the GLSEN organization hosts a national day of silence to bring to light the issue of the bullying of students based on their implied or actual sexual orientation or gender preference. This year I've tried to get our school involved. At first things seemed to be going particularly well, the Principle seemingly approving. However, as time wore on, he became increasingly dodgy. He showed up half an hour late to meetings, and avoided approving or disapproving ideas leaving us floundering with a time constraint. After working diligently on posters for our Day of Silence he disapproved them based on the fact that we used celebrity images on them. He said we didn't have Ellen's permission or Angelina's permission to have their picture on our posters. Considering our school is in the middle of bumfuck nowheresville, I doubt Angelina Jolie will be prancing in anytime ripping down posters in rage. Not to mention the fact that the subjects of the posters were all openly gays, lesbians, or bisexuals and would most likely be thrilled to be used towards this cause. We will fight though. We will do whatever we must to get the student body revved up for Friday! We will be silent and make a stand. Because it's sick that homosexual teenagers are 300% more likely to commit suicide. Because no one deserves to be bullied. It is our generation that must take a stand to end the discrimination.

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GLSEN Day of Silence April 16th