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Fighting For Silence: You(th) Have Rights Too

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April 15, 2016

Last year, my school’s GSA decided to participate in GLSEN’s Day of Silence because we believed that it sent a very important message about the oppression that the LGBTQ+ community faces every day. We wanted to publicize the event in our school with posters and PA system announcements because we believed that anyone in our school not involved with the club should have a right to participate as well—but our administration wouldn’t allow it.

See Also: Day of Silence, GLSEN, Youth and Schools
Day of Silence: Lambda Legal Stands with LGBTQ Students and Their Allies

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April 7, 2016

April 15th is GLSEN's annual Day of Silence. A powerful annual expression of strength and solidarity, this year this witness takes place as elected representatives in North Carolina, Mississippi and elsewhere move aggressively to enact hateful anti-LGBTQ legislation that will serve only to heighten the very anti-LGBTQ bullying that Day of Silence seeks to combat.

See Also: Day of Silence, GLSEN, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Resolves Lawsuit Against DeSoto County Schools on Behalf of Lesbian Student

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July 23, 2014

Today Lambda Legal announced the resolution of a lawsuit against DeSoto County School District brought by Amber Hatcher, an openly lesbian 17-year-old student who was punished for participating in an annual anti-bullying observance in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students.

See Also: Day of Silence, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Works to Ensure Students and Teachers Can Take Part in GLSEN’s Day of Silence

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April 11, 2014

For the past several years, Lambda Legal has advocated for and filed lawsuits on behalf of students who were denied the right to participate in GLSEN’s Day of Silence.

See Also: Day of Silence, Youth and Schools
Public Schools Must Allow GLSEN’s Day of Silence

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April 19, 2013

For the past two years, Lambda Legal has filed lawsuits on behalf of students who were denied the right to participate in GLSEN’s Day of Silence, the annual anti-bullying observance in support of LGBT students at their schools. Today we celebrate this year's National Day of Silence.

See Also: Couch v. Wayne Local School District, Day of Silence, Youth, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Supports the Student Non-Discrimination Act

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April 18, 2013

Ahead of GLSEN's National Day of Silence—when thousands of students across the country take a stand against bullying in support of LGBT students—we are reminded of the many LGBT youth who feel like they do not have a voice because of the bullying and discrimination they experience in school.

See Also: Bullying, Day of Silence, Schools, Youth
In My Own Words: Day of Silence

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April 18, 2013

By Amber Hatcher

See Also: Bullying, Day of Silence, Youth, Youth and Schools
One Year Later: The Importance of GLSEN’s Day of Silence

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April 17, 2013

Last year on GLSEN’s Day of Silence, I went to school wearing a T-shirt that read, “Jesus is Not a Homophobe.” The shirt is a representation of my identity – I’m gay. Wearing the shirt was a statement, yes. But at first, my school told me I wasn’t allowed to wear it, and threatened me with suspension if I did.

See Also: Bullying, Day of Silence, Same-sex relationships, Youth, Youth and Schools
Lambda Legal Sues School for Violating Student Free Speech Rights

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February 26, 2013

Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit today against a Florida high school on behalf of a lesbian student who was punished for participating in an annual anti-bullying observance.

See Also: Day of Silence, Know Your Rights, Youth and Schools
Justice for Maverick! Student Wins Right to Wear Shirt

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May 21, 2012

Victory! Lambda Legal client Maverick Couch can now wear this T-shirt to school any day he chooses. The school district and principal agreed today to have a judgment entered against them. Tell us what you think!

See Also: Couch v. Wayne Local School District, Day of Silence, Jesus Is Not a Homophobe, Out Safe & Respected, Schools