Vow of Silence for Day of Silence - Workology

Vow of Silence for Day of Silence Vow of Silence for Day of Silence You may or may not have noticed that on Friday, April 15th there were no social media messages from me.   There wasnt a peep from me on Twitter, Tumblr, my blog, or even Facebook.   On Friday, I took a Vow of Silence as part of supporting the GLBT community and their goal to eliminate bullying and anti-GLBT harassment in school. Vow of Silence for Day of Silence Day of Silence encouraged students to remain silent in schools to bring attention to this problem, and since I work virtually most days, it made most sense for me to take a social media vow of silence. Earlier last week my friend, Laurie Ruettiman wrote a very compelling article about being gay at work and some of you may also remember when I lost my cousin to suicide last year.   My cousin was one of the smartest and most musically talented persons I know.   He was gay and like many was verbally abused and made to feel less than human because of something genetic and not of his own control. So when I stumbled onto www.dayofsilence.org after seeing a Facebook message, I felt compelled to participate.   So maybe you wondered where I was on Friday or maybe you didnt.   I took a vow of silence to honor the Day of Silence as well as my family. And while my phone didnt ring off the hook on Friday, I did receive a handful of calls inquiring on why I was taking a vow of social media silence.   And maybe you did too.   So now you know.