Lance Bass PSA for Day of Silence

Lance Bass of *NSYNC talks about the importance of GLSEN's National Day of Silence in this public service announcement, leading up to the Day of Silence to address anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Hundreds of thousands of students are expected to participate.

Visit www.dayofsilence.org for more information.

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[luv2shop18]

its tomorrow ppl. any1 going to do it?

[LuciferFalling]

Wait. Why did it say Brothers and show a girl and Sisters and show a boy?

[MadThad0890]

So the logic here is lets be silent with them?

[popazz1]

Any event which highlights LBGT bullying,especially in schools can only be a good thing.But I fail to see how a 'Day of Silence' would make a difference.Surely being silent is exactly what the homophobes/bigots would like,for us all to be silent,permanently! But nor do I see how fighting bullying with violence,(as someone here suggested),can be of any help.

[gratedrawur]

This is fucking stupid. Day of silence never works in my community, nor does it work anywhere else. Teenagers live in a world of angst, it's high time you stopped being such pussies and fought bullies by sticking a finger over your mouth and shuttingtfu and punch them in the goddamn face. That's how you counter a bully, you fight the fuck back, and if they keep coming after you, guess what? YOU KEEP FIGHTING!

[xeagaort]

@jettpax :) well thank you kind sir!

[jettpax]

@xeagaort I apologize to you both.

[xeagaort]

@jettpax

dude we respect your opinion but you dont gotta insult the dudes education that only makes you sound stupid.

[L1LpRiNc3sSsAkUrA]

Not to be a troll or anything, but can you explain to me what you mean by day of silence? Are we promoting to keep quiet? Shouldn't it be the day that we stand up and voice our opinions about open sexuality and use our voices to stop bullying? I had a discussion with a few friends about this because I don't quite get how it effects anyone if we remain silent... So isn't it contradicting that you the motto is "How will you end the silence?" when it's called Silence Day?

[jettpax]

@rapolitical Incorrect... Marriage existed LONG before Christianity ever existed. The institution of marriage pre-dates reliable recorded history. Each culture on this planet has a different way for people to be married. If you had any reliable education beyond that sand-pit you hid your head in, you'd know this.

[gr8phuk]

@angiegreen1 I get why they're doing it, but bullying is already at the forefront of topics people are talking about, but there's no one really DOING anything constructive about it, and, the silence only creates more silence.

Awareness is great, but what brings more attention to this is creating solutions and merging alliances with teachers and schools and outside sources that can oversee the broader problem of bullying.

Only talking brings about change.

[deadizle]

This is so gay.