Students, Parents Debate Merits Of 'Day Of Silence'

[Natasha]

Students, Parents Debate Merits Of 'Day Of Silence'

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03/26/2008

""That's so gay."

"He looks like a homo."

"She looks like a dyke."

They're expressions that have become common in some American students' vocabulary. They even pop up in mainstream movies and music. But to a gay or lesbian student, they're demeaning words used to bully a person because of their sexual orientation or gender expression, according to Daryl Presgraves, media relations manager with Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network."

[tekla]

Debating a day of silence - god, people never cease to amuse me.