National Day of Silence
Fri, Apr 12
|All Day
Created in 1996 and taking place on April 12 this year, Day of Silence is a campaign that seeks to shed light on what many LGBTQ youth experience daily. Initially intended to focus on this problem within the school system and has expanded into workplaces and university campuses.
Time & Location
Apr 12, 2024, 12:00 AM
All Day
About the event
Day of Silence was created by a University of Virginia student named Maria Pulzetti. She felt that LGBTQ youth were consistently silenced and ignored by parents and administrators, and that their concerns and complaints were falling on deaf ears. Inspired by this, Maria created the Day of Silence as a one-time event held during the University’s LGBTQ pride week. She believed the day would promote awareness amongst those who might not have been tuned into these issues, by surrounding them with a silence they couldn’t help but notice. To learn more click HERE