April 25, the Day of Silence, a project of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), is a student-led day of action when concerned students, from middle school to college, take some form of a vow of silence to bring attention to the name-calling, bullying and harassment–in effect, the silencing–experienced by LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) students and their allies.
Check out GLSEN’s FAQ page for more information.
I think this idea is just so marvelous. I wish it existed when I was in high school (or, rather, that it was more prevalent). Of course, I went to a conservative Catholic high school, so it might not have flown there, anyway 😛