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Day of Silence
Students stay silent for a day for LGBTQ classmates; there is no set colour, but rainbow badges and tape are common.
The colours of Day of Silence
The Day of Silence began in 1996 at the University of Virginia and is now organised by the education group GLSEN in schools and colleges across the United States, usually on a Friday in April. Students who take part do not speak for the school day, to show how bullying and harassment silence lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people. They hand out small cards that explain why they are quiet. The day has no official colour. Many students wear a rainbow badge or ribbon, some wear black or red, and some put a strip of tape over the mouth or draw a cross on a face mask. The silence is often broken together at the end of the day.
#1A1A1ASilence blackWorn by many who take part.#E40303Rainbow redRainbow badges; red shirts in some schools.#732982Rainbow violetThe last stripe of the rainbow badge.#FFFFFFCard whiteThe printed cards that speak for the silent.Values are fair approximations, not official shades.
Read about the colours
Also part of it, and being written: Rainbow (The pride colours on badges.).
Written by the Rang desk with AI assistance. Background: "Day of Silence" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.