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“The Silence Itself Is Enough of a Statement”: The D ay of S ilence and LGBTQ Awareness Raising
Author(s) -
Woolley Susan W.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-1492.2012.01180.x
Subject(s) - silence , harassment , lesbian , raising (metalworking) , alliance , face (sociological concept) , human sexuality , gender studies , homosexuality , sociology , social psychology , psychology , political science , law , social science , philosophy , aesthetics , geometry , mathematics
This ethnographic study of a high school gay–straight alliance club examines unintended consequences of silence during the D ay of S ilence, a day of action aimed at addressing anti‐ LGBTQ bias in schools. While this strategy calls for students to engage in intentional silences to raise awareness of anti‐ LGBTQ bias, it does not necessarily lead others to address harassment or silences around gender and sexuality. Rather, silence makes students more defenseless in the face of verbal harassment. [ LGBTQ youth, homophobia, harassment, D ay of S ilence, gay–straight alliance]