Two weeks ago Thursday, I agreed to participate in the “Day of Defiance†on April 25, which is a counter protest to the now national “Day of Silenceâ€ÂÂ. This “observance†takes place in many high schools around late April nationwide. I planned on reading redacted paragraphs from the Little Black Book. I made this public statement on the MassResistance radio program, pre-recorded on Thursday, April 18.
Teaching tolerance and inclusion in school is, of course, a good thing. But I wonder how many parents from Brookline High were shown copies of the pornographic Little Black Book by their kids returning from a “Tolerance†Saturday? At that age, I’d probably be too embarrassed and the LLB would find it’s rightful place in the trash before coming home.
The Day of Silence is a school day without the spoken word to show solidarity with the “plight†of homosexuals in America today. Funny, the symbolism in silencing speech instead allowing some to speak out.…
I just received, a week after the event, the following email…. (more…)
