Today, as many of you know, marks the twelfth annual Day of Silence, which aims to combat homophobia in schools and commemorate those who have lost their lives to anti-gay violence.

A reported 6,500 schools are participating in this year's festivities, which also honors slain 15-year Lawrence King, so you can be sure the event's big news. And Michigan's local CBS affiliate fumbled in their coverage, says gay activist Sean Kosofsky.

Director of policy for The Triangle Foundation, Kosofsky specifically who takes issue with the station's repeated use of the word "homosexual" and citation of anti-gay American Family Association as a "family values" organization. Kosofsky calls that description "a flat out lie."

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