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A silent force against prejudice (against gays in Ithaca)
Ithaca Journal ^
| Originally published Wednesday, April 9, 2003
| By TANIA VILLA
Posted on 04/09/2003 6:39:14 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
Edited on 05/07/2004 8:00:57 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Listen. Listen closely. What do you hear? Do you hear silence? Is there an undeniable silence that is filling the air today?
Today, April 9th, 2003, is the seventh annual National Day of Silence. This is a day when people, traditionally students, that support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) folks vow to be silent for nine hours. This silence is a way to mimic the silence that has been forced upon LGBT people for years through harassment, prejudice, and discrimination.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; ithaca; thecityofevil
Today, April 9th, 2003, is the seventh annual National Day of Silence. This is a day when people, traditionally students, that support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) folks vow to be silent for nine hours. This silence is a way to mimic the silence that has been forced upon LGBT people for years through harassment, prejudice, and discrimination.I think this is GREAT idea, but it doesn't go far enough. Why not 365 days of silence? That would REALLY show us!
I note that the author is no mere journalist or college student, but the education coordinator at the Center for Crime Victim and Sexual Assault Services of Tompkins County, meaning she will be silent on taxpayer dollars.
Ithaca is the City of Evil.
To: All
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:40:08 AM PDT
by
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Does this mean the anti-America a-holes will shut up? Or will they dis the other degenerates?
Whooo-raaah!!!
MEGA- 
Stay Strong
Fuzzy
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:42:13 AM PDT
by
fuzzy122
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Ithaca, the city that praises Gay prejudiced and stereotyping sexual orientations
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:45:42 AM PDT
by
JudgemAll
To: governsleastgovernsbest; LibKill; gaspar; bentfeather; NativeNewYorker; drjimmy; Atticus; ...
City of Evil bump.
To: Behind Liberal Lines
"What will you do to end the silence?"
Speak out loud and clear and tell you to shut up. How's that? Whining fools. No one cares how you get your sexual jollies. You are the ones making it an issue.You can get off rolling your crap into little balls for all I care...but do not demand that I shake your hand. You are despicable pervs and don't want to be told that you are. Just a case of having cake and eating it too. But no one is supposed to say a word, lawd,lawd. Yeah right..I will. And will continue to do so.
The only rights you have are the right to be citizens. You do not get "rights" for anything else.
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:52:59 AM PDT
by
Adder
To: Behind Liberal Lines
The Day of Silence started at the University of Virginia in 1996
I knew it!
GO HOKIES!
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:54:50 AM PDT
by
GodBlessRonaldReagan
(where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
To: Adder
perhaps we could get this extended to other issues I don't care about...what about silence on the "selected not elected" president? What about "Republican budget cuts that put children at risk"? and so many more. How about nine hours of silence from Michael Moore or Martin Sheen? That is what I would call....a good start.
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posted on
04/09/2003 7:04:41 AM PDT
by
steve8714
To: Behind Liberal Lines
This silence is a way to mimic the silence that has been forced upon LGBT people for years through harassment, prejudice, and discrimination.Sorry, but it's been quite some time since the "love that dared not speak its name" became the love that would not shut the f*** up..
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
This drew a lot of media coverage, therefore proving that this first event was a success. By that standard, Saddam was a success too.
Oh, to be a liberal and not be constrained by logic and reality! Sigh.
But then, why exist if you're not going to have an honest life?
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posted on
04/09/2003 9:45:53 AM PDT
by
jigsaw
(God Bless Our Troops!)
To: Behind Liberal Lines
This sounds like a great day for dancing and singing loudly.
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posted on
04/09/2003 11:01:03 AM PDT
by
Kenton
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Oh, puh-LEEZ. I lived in Ithaca for years. Lesbians and gays
own the place.
Actually, I just might return and help take it back.
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posted on
04/09/2003 12:33:33 PM PDT
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Scothia
(If you pray for rain, prepare to deal with some mud.)
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