So, what actually happened on this day of multiple programs -- gay Silence, fundie condemnation and Golden Rule Day? Any actual incidents to report? Or were the students smart enough to ignore all this adult uproar?
Here is a first-person account of a gay kid who participated. The only people who had tried to get him (her?) to talk were other kids trying to make him break his vow of silence. It seems much of his day was spent getting rid of defaced Day of Silence posters.
A commentator notes the anti-gay participation seems to be down this year, even in the school that is in the "backyard" of a highly vocal Washington state homophobe. Another group put out a video of threats, intolerance, and violence they claim were perpetrated by Day of Silence supporters. Both it and accompanying emails are highly suspect. There is no way to prove any actual incidents or that Fundie kids were involved. The kids in the video seem to be well coached by adults (the Day of Silence, in contrast, is run by the kids). Some incidents mentioned were not associated with Day of Silence, but with last November's Calif. marriage ban. In all, the video follows the Fundie effort to get a visceral reaction, not an accurate or logical one.
As for actual news, the previous link includes links to a half-dozen newspaper articles, including one from Jackson, Mich. I don't find any attempts at national tallies.
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