GSA (Gay Straight Alliance)

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Comment by Ashley Mullinax on April 22, 2011 at 11:27pm

Anyone else siked about all the work the Harry Potter Alliance is doing for the LGBTQ community??

Comment by Cris XIV on April 16, 2011 at 9:23pm

I participated this year, just as I did last year. Unfortunately, barely any people participated because it wasn't advertised very well. Last year it was supported by our school's GSA, but that club no longer exists because the school cut its funding and barely anyone in the club participated in any events.

 

Also, I found myself frustrated with a lot of people this year that DID participate. My friends Dana, Cassie, and I were mature and refined with our silence, writing things on our boards only when asked direct questions. There was a certain girl, who really annoys me, who was constantly writing stupid things on her board and would carry around a sign saying something along the lines of "Don't make me talk, respect my opinion." and would shove it in people's faces. Not that I don't agree with that, but I was like, "no one is making you talk..." and she actually made it possible to be obnoxious while being silent. She'd flail around and get in people's faces to get their attention.

 

What I'm trying to get at here, is that Day of Silence is not just about not talking. It's about keeping yourself quiet, refined, and withdrawn; just like those who are too scared of being bullied have had to do.

Comment by Jennie Rae Urban on April 16, 2011 at 9:06pm

Here's the video that I made for the day of silence yesterday, as promised:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iR7dmwcQGw

I did end up finish the rest of the day silent.  It was easier for me this year, I think, because last year I was still living at home, and my family isn't exactly all that open-minded, and I didn't want them to think...well, we're all Christian, and it would have been difficult to explain to them, so I broke my vow after school.  But this year, it was much better.  :)

Comment by Fern on April 16, 2011 at 6:53pm

 I was silent except for a few accidental flubs untill 2:30.  The members of my family already get the message,  but the kids at my school... find it harder to grasp.  It was my first time, too!

Comment by Ashley Mullinax on April 15, 2011 at 7:48pm

Well, I didn't talk this morning and at school, but I figured I could slack off when I got home. The only thing is, It was MY idea and I was the one who suggested it to my friends. So then when I get to school, I had to give the speech cards to my friend to pass out to the people participating and there they all are talking away. I asked her (first I tried mouthing it, but she can't lip-read for shit) "Why are you talking??" I was kind of mad. She just said "Oh, I'm talking now, but I'm not during school." I was pissed. That's not the point. That's not how it works. Do you think that the members of the LGBT community had that choice? No. Not right. I could tell though that she was just doing it as a social thing. Not as a statement, like I was. It just got me mad. I mean, I didn't tell my parents "I love you" this morning because of it, and here you are talking up a storm? I don't know. I should have known in the first place that it wouldn't have worked. But other than that, the day went pretty well.

Comment by Becca on April 15, 2011 at 7:28pm

My day worked out great!...until I got home. I couldn't tell my parents what I was doing so I talked very little. @Ashley, how did yours go?

Comment by Willy on April 15, 2011 at 2:55pm

I did the day of silence at school today. There were a lot of kids doing it. Besides a couple of people joking about it, it went really well.

Comment by Jennie Rae Urban on April 15, 2011 at 7:11am

I was going to do it today, but then I remembered that I have to go out job hunting today, and that might make things difficult.  And I've already been drawn into two conversations, so it's kind of moot, now.  But I will be making a video about it, which I will post here as soon as it's made - which will be whenever my room mate wakes up and goes for breakfast.  :)

Comment by Ashley Mullinax on April 14, 2011 at 8:58pm

Oh, yeah, @Becca, I forgot to mention that tomorrow will be my first time doing DOS too.

Comment by Fiaria on April 14, 2011 at 8:34pm

I also have a video I made about Day of Silence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDB78oK9V2Y&feature=channel_vide...

It's a little lame, but at least it helps spread the word about it.

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