"Day of Truth" indeed!

'Day of Truth' provides response to homosexual-themed day

Its counterpart, the Day of Silence, is sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and began in 1996 with students vowing a day of silence as a way to protest what homosexual activists see as discrimination against homosexuals, lesbians and "transsexuals." It has since boomed, and organizers say last year an estimated 100,000 students participated. In some instances, school officials have taken part, creating uncomfortable situations for conservative students.

Well ... first of all, the word is "transgendered", not "transsexual".

Secondly, if the fundie students aren't comfortable with the school administrators participating, nobody is forcing them to watch or participate themselves. I'm not comfortable with people preaching at me about their version of Jesus.

Do I go and complain about it? No.

Do I start a day just to show how uncomfortable I am with it? No.

Am I going to participate in the Day Of Silence? I sure as hell am.

For that matter, I might extend it to the 14th just because I can. And if any Jesus-freaks try to tell me about their special brand of holy, I'm going to very politely take out a sheet of paper and write a quick note telling them exactly where they can put it.

"The school that he attends was getting increasingly active with the Day of Silence," Infranco said. "In fact, they were stretching the events out to nearly a week. They were purposefully setting up the school schedule and events to accommodate the Day of Silence. There was tremendous pressure being exerted on the students to be a part of this and to approve of this."

Assuming that that is indeed true, I'll be the first to admit that it isn't equitable. However, they don't need to start their own day right after the Day Of Silence just to say that.