Today Is TransAction Day - Focus On The Family and Exodus International Comment

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Today Is TransAction Day - Focus On The Family and Exodus International Comment
by: Autumn Sandeen
Fri Feb 27, 2009 at 03:30:00 AM EST

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If you didn't already know it, today (Friday, February 27, 2009) is TransAction Day in the nation's schools. The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) TransAction Dayhas sponsored the day, in conjunction with their annual Day Of Silence website. From the webpage on TransAction Day:

    Did you know?

    The 2007 National School Climate Survey, a national study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) found:

        • 85.1% of transgender students reported being verbally harassed based on their sexual orientation and gender/gender expression