Really? How long do you think the activists at the school district level worked to get this event into the school? How long do you think the activists at the county level worked to put this event into the districts? How long do you think the statewide activists worked on the counties? And how long did the national activists work on the states? All to get a bunch of yappy kids to zip their lips for an entire day so they can think about nothing but what it's like to be gay.
The point is, the kids aren't the activists. They're the targets of the activists. And the activists have hit their target square in the bullseye.
Here's the concern -- what started out as a simple student-lead event is now sponsored by a major GLBTP activist organization:
From their history page:
"2001 - Current - Day of Silence Project; still growing, still strong
Chris Tuttle, GLSEN’s National Student Organizer, Gilliam and Palenchar developed a proposal to provide the Day of Silence Project with new funding, staff, volunteers and an official organizational sponsor, GLSEN. To ensure its success, GLSEN developed a first-ever Day of Silence Project Advisory Board (which includes Pulzetti, Gilliam and Palenchar) to help build upon past successes, a Leadership Team of students to support high school organizers around the country and a partnership with the United States Student Association, to ensure colleges and universities receive equal support."
Other GLSEN endorsements (you'll need RealPlayer to listen to the audio clips)
Other information:
Assemblyman MOUNTJOY opposes promotion of homosexuality in public schools