So Today Is The Day Of Silence

[Guest Seth]

And I'm silent, but it's so hard not to talk.

I'm also wearing my bra AND binder at the same time.

Just some useless info.

[Guest GoldenKirbichu]

I have a throat infection today. How convenient. I'm still talking though.

However, I completely support the Day of Silence. Being pan and trans myself, I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't... xD We do need to get people to see us as human.

[Guest mr_marc]

How ironic, ive barely spoke today. Been asleep for most of it lol

[Guest raydub]

i used to be able to keep up with event days like this in college.. now life just pretty much goes on as it will - sometimes without me - and i cant keep up anymore.

i dont like talking though anyway...so now i guess i have an excuse to keep the trap shut. grr pre-T voice.

Ray

[Guest KellyGirl]

yeah I've heard about it. it's cool. My school's GBLTS(the last being "strait") group "Project 10" is promoteing it and I'm glad. I am not a member however.... actually their highly Homosexual/Bisexual dominated. not there's anything wrong with that. I'm just not sure how much the group looks into Transsexual issues, I mean despite being part of the "community" Transsexuals are inherritly diffrent and it seems like they fade into the background as their celibrating gay pride week or somthing of that matter... but I'm getting on a tangent.

I'm not participating... I'm pretty darn quiet as it is(in the context of these issues) and should I be silent I'll only retreat into my head...which tends to create problems.

[Guest Ryan]

I'm just not sure how much the group looks into Transsexual issues, I mean despite being part of the "community" Transsexuals are inherritly diffrent and it seems like they fade into the background as their celibrating gay pride week or somthing of that matter

Well, then, you should get in there and make them pay attention (that is, if you feel comfortable doing so). Of course they're not going to pay much attention to trans issues if there are no trans people involved. In my experience, GLBT groups do tend to overlook trans people and may even harbor some amount of transphobia, but they also tend to be open-minded and supportive once they get to know a "real trans person." We have to stand up for ourselves and make people notice that we exist and that we're not freaks or anything so that we don't fade into the background and so that our issues are recognized, too.

Back to the topic: I've been walking around all day with duct tape over my mouth. Haven't talked; it's kind of weird not talking at all. I'm really glad to get to participate this year. In high school I never could; I went to a conservative Catholic school and I would have gotten in big trouble for doing it. We weren't even allowed to have a GSA or anything. Plus, I wasn't out yet then.

[Guest Ryles_D]

Didn't have school today, I think school planned it. Not that I'd've been silent, I do that enough at that school. Why make a whole day out of it?

[Guest Mr. Fox]

Yeah, I did it (just for school; not talking to my parents has no impact, and I don't want to waste a psychologist appointment), although I had to give a presentation (on Elton John, appropriately enough). Most of my friends did it, too, so I had a lot of conversations consisting of facial expressions and hand gestures. Funnily enough, it seemed to be mostly straight people doing it, probably due to the lack of the openly LGBT (at least two of our small number were absent that day!)

Adrian

[Guest Keiichi-kun]

Me and a few others in my school did it. It actually got some people talking I kept messing up and talking though >< I tried my best

[Guest Ryles_D]

Me and a few others in my school did it. It actually got some people talking I kept messing up and talking though >< I tried my best

Haha, don't worry. The one time I did it I didn't start until 2nd period and spent hte last period talking because it was chem and I can't not talk in chem. One guy was sooo funny about it, though. Spent the entire time saying that not talking wouldn't get anyone's attentiona nd was useless. I didn't point out that he just spent the entire class paying full attention to it. ^^

[Guest J-Walker]

I've done it for the last few years but I didn't do it this year. This year I wore a big sign saying "Transsexuals Speak Up" because after having been in the same school for four years, I've only JUST found out this year from one of my friends that there are two other FTMs in my school. We have over 3,000 people so it shouldn't have come as a huge surprise, but still. d:

It's a great event and anyone who participated in it has my respect.

[Guest Lee]

My school did this. The people participating even had little cards to show explaining why they weren't talking and a short explanation of the reason behind the day. Anyone could do it and the cards were lying out for anyone to take in the library. More people than I expected participated. It was amusing seeing them trying to communicate with teachers using facial expressions and gestures.