Hello Fellow Health Advocates!
This Wednesday, April 18, is the National Day of Silence, which is “an annual event held to bring attention to anti-LGBT bullying, harassment and discrimination in schools.” In its truest form, teachers and students take a vow of silence for the entire day to echo the silence that lgbtq and ally students face everyday. Because we recognize that taking a vow of silence isn’t the most practical thing for a medical student to do (although I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt sometimes :-)), QueerMed is asking all of you to help us recognize the silence that lgbtqa folks face on a daily basis by WEARING BLACK on Wednesday if you or anybody you know has experienced homophobia in your life. This is a simple yet powerful message that allows us all to stand in solidarity in recognizing the discrimination that lgbtqa folks face.
As somebody who still experiences homophobia in my life, it would mean a lot to me to see you wearing black this Wednesday.
Please consider participating. For more information on the National Day of Silence, you can visit their website at http://www.dayofsilence.org/ or simply respond with any questions that you may have.
On a separate and more uplifting note, QueerMed would like to invite you to celebrate pride month by attending the next Queer Grad/Med Wine and Cheese Social, this Friday night from 7-9pm in the LGBTQ Resource Center (Faunce House, Room 321). We hope that you can make it!
As always, we appreciate all of your support.
Jason and Andrea
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